Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Toronto design and motion studio Polyester layer non-stop action and ambitious transitions onto a brisk script from SID LEE copywriter Egin Kongoli in their in-house tribute to the many facets of the number 7. [Watch]
Amphibians of various shapes and stickiness crash the aftermath of a decadent party, indulging in the leftovers and satin sheets before uncovering a dark secret hidden at the bottom of the pool. [Watch]
UK VFX shop nineteentwenty bring their 3D and Nuke skills to this desert music fest featuring Gorillaz and a massive cast of solar powered toys – all directed by Noah Harris at Blinkink. [Watch]
Kouhei Nakama’s personal films have always pushed the creative and technical boundaries of 3D to create a sense of wonder. But this latest short, called “Makin’ Moves,” is his first designed make you smile. [Watch]
The 2017 AMP (Association of Music Producers) Awards went down last night in New York and opened with this bit of genius from Buck and Antfood that anyone who creates anything creative for clients will appreciate. [Watch]
Stash 123 packs another 31 inspiring films into the Stash Permanent Collection, the planet’s largest online video library of design, animation, and VFX. [Watch]
In this new CG spot addressing the gender gap in technology for University of Phoenix, Hornet directors Dan & Jason return to the emotional approach they used so effectively in their 2015 breakout work for Cineplex. [Watch]
MJZ directors The Perlorian Brothers enlist the CG creature talents of The Mill in London to create a ridiculous but stylin’ new giraffe/flamingo hybrid for Three Mobile thru W+K London. [Watch]
Passion Paris directing duo Timekeepers (aka Stephane Montel and Raoul Barbet) launch their animation studio Capsule with the yearnings of reincarnated fast food lovers in this spot for McDonald’s Switzerland. [Watch]
The winners of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s The Cut competition were announced today and their videos released for “Tiny Dancer,” “Bennie and the Jets,” and (most importantly) an animated version of “Rocket Man.” [Watch]
Fresh and light animated collage treatments for two fun spots from director Tony Zagoraios and the motion crew at YELL in Athens for Cyprus-based fruit juice brand KEAN thru Ogilvy Pandora. [Watch]
The full release of Amplitude Studios’ sci-fi strategy game Endless Space 2 hit PCs last week with the help of this sleek clip created by French director Niels Prayer, ULF Productions, and the irrepressible 3D specialists at Supamonks in Paris. [Watch]
Inspired by their shared fascination with myths and stories, the directing duo of Chris Lenox Smith and Jesse Casey at Mixtape Club in NYC, teams with children’s author Adam Gidwitz and illustrator R Kikuo Johnson to update a Japanese folk tale. [Watch]
US studio Swell.tv and Buenos Aires motion designer Manu Correa Soto apply snappy moves and a stripped down collage treatment to this online film for artisanal San Francisco coffee company Port of Mokha. [Watch]
