Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Vancouver director/animator Eoin Duffy explains his views on the announced cuts to public broadcasting in the US (PBS, NPR, etc.) with this thoughtful visual essay. [Watch]
Rendering modern phone-zombie masses in the style of early 1930s cartoons, London director/animator Steve Cutts creates a stark contrast between form and tone in his interpretation of Moby’s ode to the dangers of the always-connected life. [Watch]
They weren’t the first virtual animated band but they were the coolest. Sorry, ARE the coolest. After seven years, 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs (aka Gorillaz) are back with a new album and most importantly a new video. [Watch]
Careful writing and pristine production make these introspective short films worth a peek as London experiential studio UVA reveals the thoughts, processes, and inspiration behind a selection of recent work. [Watch]
Strange Beast director I Saw John First (aka London’s John Christian) packs 2D animation, live action, 3D and a fair dose of ruff rotoscoping into this cascade of visual chaos for the Mr Jukes track “Angels / Your Love.” [Watch]
Connecting emotionally with viewers is important for all brands but especially for charities, a mission that gets harder every year as the rising tempest of modern media pounds our senses with horrors and half-truths. [Watch]
The new CBC series “Anne,” revisits the most popular Canadian narrative of all time “Anne of Green Gables,” and opens with a sequence of striking vignettes created by a US studio (Imaginary Forces) based on the work of a US artist (Brad Kunkle). Hmm. [Watch]
Stash 122 does what every Stash issue does, it keeps subscribers inspired by adding another 31 amazing films to the Stash Permanent Collection, the planet’s largest online video library of design, animation, and VFX.
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Brooklyn’s Sander van Dijk is a motion renaissance man: designer, director, writer, teacher, speaker, festival co-founder, and builder of After Effects workflow tools.
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In his latest animated short, “Wednesday with Goddard,” Nexus designer/director Nicolas Ménard pairs realistic pencil illustrations by his wife Manshen Lo with his own simple, geometric characters and compositions. [Watch]
I’ve been a fan of School of Life founder Alain de Botton’s brand of pop philosophy (and calm, erudite voice overs) for years, but this newest film rings so true I want to hug him. [Watch]
In their ongoing attempt to convince the world they’re just good corporate citizens, randy entertainment colossus Pornhub just released this film explaining how you can help save giant pandas by getting them in the mood for love. [Watch]
The romantification of the European home improvement business continues with this captivating odyssey of a young couple adrift in their clapboard fixer-upper. [Watch]
Maintaining visual and narrative interest for a three minute music video can be hard enough. And it certainly gets tougher when you restrict yourself to a few pins, a roll of paper, red thread, and a glacial camera move. [Watch]
