Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
As proof the CG handbag wars are heating up, take a peek at this lush and atmospheric product film from Los Angeles 3D motion studio Stylo Creative built around the details and textures of Louis Vuitton’s classic Coussin bag. [Watch]
With a light touch and a massive cast of 3D and 2D characters, London prodco NOMINT and Italian animation studio Rocketpanda make the case that Discord is dedicated to building a safer place for teens to hang online. [Watch]
Lead by Mill+ director Tim Fox, The Mill’s London and Paris animation teams craft Coca-Cola’s first ever spot celebrating Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community observed by Muslims worldwide. [Watch]
Montreal art director/motion designer Joanna Goldman takes on the surprisingly racy story of the birth and evolution of the humble Graham cracker in this personal explainer/mini-doc created while on maternity leave (during nap times). [Watch]
Packaging up live-action footage with X-ray and thermal design treatments, ManvsMachine and London agency Pablo, deliver a visceral global launch campaign for Formula 1 “celebrating not only the sport but the humans at the heart of it.” [Watch]
Take a peek at the making of three new animated spots from the Aardman team as they revive the unscripted stop-motion techniques they pioneered on Nick Park’s timeless (and Oscar-winning) 1989 short film Creature Comforts. [Watch]
This year’s edition of Savannah College of Art and Design’s CoMotion conference opened with this title sequence which anchored a full branding package of 100+ deliverables designed and produced by a team of 40 students. [Watch]
Deploying an all-woman crew of directors and animators, Paris prodco Eddy teams with the local office of TBWA and confectioner Le Chocolat des Français to help raise the profile of four French women who changed history. [Watch]
In this hand-rendered and heart-felt mini-doc for ACLU Arizona, Washington DC director Elyse Kelly and the animation team at her studio Neon Zoo bring to light the issue of immigrant property confiscation at the southern US border. [Watch]
São Paulo animation studio Histeria!, who showcased their 3D and 2D character skills in this League of Legends trailer, return with more fantasy game action in this cutscene compilation from Lightbulb Crew’s Nova Hearts franchise. [Watch]
Join Tokyo-based director/CG artist Yves Dalbiez as he takes us deep into the making-of this experimental spec ad that he says “delves into the essence of human performance, merging live action with AI-crafted animation.” [Watch]
The latest automotive-inspired motion art piece from Ash Thorpe and friends layers up a dense and enigmatic fusion of atmosphere and design into a 75-second short film called Tri-Sect. [Watch]
The crew at Argentinian CG studio MinimalChat, who blew onto the Stash radar earlier this year with a shiny new Ray-Ban spot, tackle more natural materials in this film showcasing The House Of Marley’s Get Together Duo speakers. [Watch]
Madrid studio JVG, whose impossibly cool spot for Audi led off the line-up on Stash 162, steers their CG skills in a far more psychedelic direction in this film for the Volkswagen ID BUZZ celebrating Pride Day, thru agency BBDO Dublin. [Watch]
