Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
3 Body Problem, the Netflix sci-fi series from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss, premiered March 21 with these intricate and enigmatic titles from Patrick Clair and Raoul Marks at Anitbody in Sydney. [Watch]
CDs Bianca Sangalli Moretti and Gianluca Patti, who met at art school in Italy, just dropped us the launch film for their Florence-based animation/illustration studio NORA, an energized flurry of design styles designed to showcase their “desire for discovery”. [Watch]
CD Fernando Marcilla and the team at Madrid motion design studio MonoGrafo, whose versatile talent for title sequences can be witnessed here and here, sets a gritty and menacing tone for the Netflix Spanish crime thriller series Iron Reign. [Watch]
In their latest opening titles for the SXSW Film & TV Festival, the design and animation crew at West Virginia studio Coat of Arms wrangle a collage of materials and techniques into a playful motion style they call Western Pop. [Watch]
Continuing their quest to conquer projects beyond commissioned client work, the animation team at MAKE in Minneapolis just dropped us the trailer for their latest animated micro-short, a retro-styled action-comedy exploring “the duality of power and the thin line between good and evil.” [Watch]
South Korean motion designer Shin Hansol’s latest personal project casts the elegant bottle of Dior’s Homme Eau de Toilette Cologne as a type of elusive talisman in this carefully choreographed and lovingly lit CG work. [Watch]
From Golden Wolf: “We teamed up with our mates at agency Homeground, alongside Adidas and Arsenal, to celebrate the legendary footballer Ian Wright’s 60th birthday through a special edition football jersey. [Watch]
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, who just took home the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Godzilla Minus One, introduces a new kaiju named Foodlosslla in this spot for Japanese food and biotech brand Ajinomoto. [Watch]
Director Maria Leon (aka Diederik Jeangout) at Belgian prodco Fledge leverages generative AI to drive home a powerful message from Amsterdam-based marine conservation NGO Plastic Soup Foundation on the problem of nanoplastics now being detected in unborn children. [Watch]
CG veteran Pierrick Picaut, who currently heads up the character department at French indie game studio Atypique, released this fabulous two-minute animated rampage to rally interest in his latest Blender rigging course. [Watch]
Dublin agency Third Mind teams with South African animation studio Pocket on a dark and dramatic spot evoking a rough woodblock aesthetic for Forged Irish Stout, the beverage brand owned by MMA star Conor McGregor. [Watch]
The Stash Permanent Collection, aka the planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to exceptional motion design, animation, and VFX, just added another two hours of inspiration and insight with issue 164. [Watch]
Carefully weaving together archival imagery, live-action footage, and animation, the Digital Kitchen motion team sets a tense and foreboding tone in the main titles for the Apple TV+ true crime drama series “Manhunt”. [Watch]
Woot Creative, the Seoul-based 3D motion and animation studio whose versatility we’ve seen demonstrated in very different spots for Dell and Fissler, are back with a delightful set of four looping films for Samsung’s digital Wallet. [Watch]
