Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
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]
Working with Miami agency AKQA Bloom, LA prodco Landia, and an array of animation styles and techniques (including CG, 2D, and stop-motion), the crew at Le Cube highlight Coca-Cola’s returnable bottles in a fun and frenetic :30 spot. [Watch]
The creative industry’s MOST award opens for entries with four brand new categories reflecting the changing landscape of the creative world. [Watch]
