Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Originally commissioned by a brand but never released, this sly and suggestive animated clip takes on new life as a “celebration of sexual freedom” designed by Psyop with animation handled by French creative studio nöbl. [Watch]
London motion men Pedro Allevato and Miguel Rato mix illustration, design, 2D, and 3D animation into a lively promo for Character Lab’s self-control program called WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan). [Watch]
Smuggler director Adam Berg and The Mill London mark the worldwide launch of FIFA 18 with this extended online film highlighting “how skills and ideas flow from EA Sports FIFA into both football and culture.” [Watch]
Amsterdam art director Maxim Goudin takes us into a fog-bound and unforgiving future metropolis of impenetrable structures and cryptic lighting in his CG short “At the Mountains of Madness” set to the haunting music of Kiev’s Monocube. [Watch]
Cartoon Network just hit their 25th anniversary on the air and revealed the logo for occasion with this manic explosion of the network’s characters designed and directed by Benjy Brooke. [Watch]
London 3D innovators FutureDeluxe extend their recent dynamic particle experiment “Colour on Colour” to include stylized character work in these striking opening titles for OFFF London. [Watch]
Amid the violence of the independence referendum in their home region of Catalonia, Spanish motion studio Tigrelab sent us this piece of calm and beauty inspired by the topography of Barcelona, the Catalan capital. [Watch]
Director Rob Petrie of MPC Creative NY bathes ancient Egypt in deep twilight then dissolves it into shimmering grains of sand in this dreamlike pre-launch film for Assassin’s Creed: Origins. [Watch]
Eddy director Hugo Ramirez and Paris animation studio Brunch re-team for the second collaboration of Jean-Paul Gaultier and La Monnaie de Paris (the French mint) based on the work of illustrator Leïla Courtillon. [Watch]
The ABCs of preserving the environment for future generations as spelt out by ECD Orion Tait and the Buck crew for a social media campaign extolling Honda’s new Clarity hybrid vehicle. [Watch]
With the cute and adorable dials cranked to 11, Paris-based Picolo Pictures founders Claire Paoletti and Julien Bisaro introduce Shooom, an intrepid baby owl on a mission. [Watch]
Indian animation innovators Rocketscience Lab reveal how they blended 700+ beautifully illustrated stop-motion dinner plates and 3D animation into a cheerful charmer for Kohinoor sauces and meals. [Watch]
Meet Matt the cell phone. His memory is not what it used to be and that can be very frustrating. Thankfully Matt has friends who know how to help. [Watch]
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation just released 20 animated shorts hosted by imaginary friends to help kids with cancer better understand cancer-related topics – from diagnosis and MRI’s to radiation and hair loss. [Watch]
