Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
London animation studio Seed gathers wildly disparate micro-animations from 26 directors in this cheeky and eclectic 30-second spot encouraging women to “Check ‘em” during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. [Watch]
Warsaw studio Juice teams with VFX pioneer/icon Scott Ross (creative producer and narrator) to conjure much drama and volumetric atmosphere in this mix of live action and CG for the fourth edition of Portugal-based digital art event Trojan Horse was a Unicorn. [Watch]
One bright spot in the otherwise cringe-inducing first presidential debate of 2016, was the launch of another man vs woman “Duel” in the form of this :90 blast of action for Audi from Rattling Stick director Ringan Ledwidge with invisible VFX from The Mill. [Watch]
Pitching is often the most exhilarating part of the creative process – and the most frustrating. Join Stash and 35 outstanding speakers Nov 7-8 in NYC at the STYLE FRAMES Design Conference for an inspiring look at where everything starts and where it’s all going. [Watch]
“Into The Current” is the first novel from Canadian writer and agency creative director Jared Young. Here’s the happy story of how the trailer for the book – a striking sequence created by Ottawa motion artist Chris Moberg – came to be. [Watch]
Have a look behind the scenes as everything spirals to hell at the Pandora diner in this painstakingly detailed music video for “L’Aurore” from Paris psych-rock band Yeti Lane, co-directed by stop-motion master Simon Gesrel and editor Arnaud Viemont. [Watch]
Moscow artist/illustrator/animator Arina Shabanova whips up a curious romp filled with peculiar characters in this new ID for Russian cable and satellite channel Paramount Comedy, all powered by an infectious track from UK composer/sound designer Max Brodie. [Watch]
If you like the “California Inspires Me” animated series from California Sunday Magazine and Google Play, you’ll love this enchanting new piece from Oscar-nominated Montreal animator/illustrator Patrick Doyon for The Red Bull Music Academy. [Watch]
Just when you thought you were done with pixel art animation (again), veteran illustrator, concept artist and character master Andres Restrepo unleashes this 2D adventure that feels more like a Cartoon Network series pitch than a music video. [Watch]
The Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg’s massive annual four-day music bacchanal, launches today with these playful titles full of smooth and soothing CG via hometown motion designers Vitaly Grossmann and Vincent Schwenk. [Watch]
New on the Stash radar: Shawn Wang, a CG generalist and motion designer living in Shanghai who completed “Planet Unknown,” his audacious debut 3D short (complete with a sweeping cinematic score from Echoic Audio) during his final year at Communication University of China. [Watch]
Confessed football and sneaker zealots, London studio FutureDeluxe admit they pour too much time and love into jobs like this spot for Nike’s Magista 2 boot. Revealed here for the first time are some of the striking style frames from the pitch that landed the gig. [Watch]
Partizan director Grady Hall, best known as a founding father of Motion Theory, teams with Beck to co-helm “WOW,” a non-linear amalgam of wild west imagery, general randomness, and arresting CG and animation clips sourced from Instagram talent including… [Watch]
Moonbot co-founder – illustrator/designer/sculptor/director/Oscar and Emmy winner – Brandon Oldenburg turns the studio’s many talents to a new in-house 3G animated short called “Taking Flight” inspired by the life of Antonio Pasin, inventor of the Radio Flyer wagon. [Watch]
