Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Singapore illustrator/animator Khoo Siew May carefully renders the intimate and inspiring story of Melissa, a 14 year-old girl struggling to “be the parent” when her dad is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. [Watch]
Born and raised in Kerala, India, Robin Joseph moved to Canada to study animation and has since worked as a production designer and concept artist on films for Pixar, Illumination, Dreamworks, Bluesky, and Sony. [Watch]
From Buck: “For this latest El Jimador campaign, we teamed up with the good folks over at Scoppechio to help gather folks to the local bar and join the rest of the world in one giant Day of the Dead tequila toast.” [Watch]
A trio of dreamy clips from Toronto hot shop IAMSTATIC interpreting flavors available for the Vuse Vibe, an electronic cigarette created and marketed by the R J Reynolds Vapor Company. [Watch]
A non-stop stream of whimsical design and typography, this new music video for “Viewtiful” by Japanese pop duo Frasco was crafted by Tokyo creatives Yorocine, aka director Eisuke Shirota and art director Shun Yonemura. [Watch]
Designed and animated by the Moth team in London, Conan’s wish to have The White Stripes perform on the final episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien comes true in the most fabulous way. [Watch]
Toronto motion house Polyester Studio animates a heartfelt talk by Canadian director Clement Virgo on what it means to be Canadian for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). [Watch]
Not To Scale director Colin Hesterly applies his signature bold palette and seamless transitions to help raise awareness of the work Red Cross and Red Crescent do to reunite friends and family separated by conflict and disaster. [Watch]
The sixth edition of OFFF Mexico opened this month with these striking and enigmatic main titles conceived and directed by Sharon Lock at Framestore Design Studio in London from a wide open brief. [Watch]
Wonderfully understated visual treatment for “You Grew Up,” a powerful new track from Sudanese/American hiphop artist Oddisee (aka Amir Mohamed el Khalifa) by Belgian creative studio, Eugene and Louise. [Watch]
Two of four new spots from Erin Sarofsky and crew for the Jeep Renegade subcompact crossover SUV aimed squarely at female car-buyers who, according to Wards Auto, purchase 65% of new vehicles. [Watch]
Dutch confectionery Tony’s Chocolonely is on a mission to eliminate slavery and child labour from the chocolate industry and build what sounds like a truly Wonka-esque factory in Amsterdam. [Watch]
To punch up the launch of “SYFY25: Origin Stories,” a podcast featuring interviews with sci-fi notables, LA motion studio Laundry designed a series of animated shorts illuminating key moments from the 15-part series. [Watch]
foam Studio, the commercial extension of Berlin 3D innovators Zeitguised, show off their talent for art-driven CG in “Material World,” a collection of reworked assets used in commercial work for clients Covestro and Serviceplan. [Watch]
