Jack Cunningham & Nicolas Menard Join Forces as Eastend Western
February 4, 2025
By day Ben West toils as a VFX supervisor at Framestore in LA, but by night he writes and directs short films like FUGU & TAKO, a surprisingly poignant buddy film about turning into a pufferfish. His newest labor of love explores a different relationship: a man breaking up with himself. [Watch]
The hypnotic combination of Eoin Duffy’s witty, minimalist animation with the understated confidence of narrator Addison Anderson may be the secret to helping everyone understand everything. [Watch]
Contribute to the conversation at STYLE FRAMES and help build a bigger picture of what’s really going on at the heart of the creative ecosystem where everything starts – the pitch. [Watch]
Early Bird tickets fly south Oct 9, so grab yours before Sunday and save some cash while you stay inspired. Remember, the last STYLE FRAMES conference sold out… just sayin’. [Watch]
Fresh off his Emmy win for Outstanding Main Title Design on The Man In The High Castle, Elastic director Patrick Clair invokes a touch of future-tech terror pushing 3D printing into beautiful and ominous new territory in these opening credits from Episode 1 of Westworld on HBO. [Watch]
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]
