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March 31, 2025
Undaunted after pitching their animated drama series “AIKO” to reluctant networks around LA, creators Evan Viera and Charley Pope committed to develop this atmospheric proof-of-concept teaser about “a young girl who discovers a well of mystical power within herself that she neither wants nor understands.” [Watch]
Shoreditch prodco Golden Wolf build a poignant collage of the excitement and ennui of youth in this dense and collaborative black and white opus for the “Papercut (Grey remix)” track from Grammy-winning producer/musician Zedd. [Watch]
Trip to the late 80s, as NYC graffiti artist and painter Cey Adams and fellow SVA grad Steve Carr recall their days as Def Jam Recording’s in-house design firm called the Drawing Board – creating classic album covers and overseeing the visual style of the artists. [Watch]
Brand New School and Grey New York convey visceral tension with the most unassuming of graphic treatments in this PSA for anti-domestic violence org No More running on Super Bowl 50. [Watch]
Ominous new trailer from Elastic director Patrick Clair for the March 2016 release of HITMAN: The World of Assassination, an episodic game experience with a major live component designed to unfold over multiple seasons. [Watch]
London design and motion house weareseventeen help spread the word about UK charity The Feel Good Bakery who employ disenfranchised youth to make the sandwiches they cater to local businesses with all profits going to feed children in Africa and Romania as well as helping the recent wave of Europe-bound refugees. [Watch]
Part of the global positioning campaign for Jim Beam by The Works Sydney designed to “recruit Millennials and enable them (over time) to charge a premium for their bourbon.” Shot at the Red Studios in LA by SuperPrime director Eli Sverdlov with solid VFX work by Sydney studio Fin. [Watch]
UK artist/photographer Miles Aldridge teams with Barcelona visionaries Dvein to laser target the most primal areas your brain (as well as your sense of political correctness) in this stunner for Jean-Paul Gaultier with post by Mikros Image and production by Stink Paris thru agency Mlle Noi. [Watch]
Director Pablo Vazquez and his crew at the Blender Institute in Amsterdam are determined to lighten your winter blahs with a snappy slice of 3D character comedy topped with a warm and squishy ending. [Watch]
A tiny upstate New York coffee company is going to Super Bowl 50 with a big league commercial created by an A list production crew including Prettybird director Isaiah Seret and DP Claudio Miranda (Oscar winner for Life of Pi) with feature-level VFX by MPC. [Watch]
Trollbäck teaches Spotify a thing or three about partying with hand-held cameras, greenscreen, hi-con make-up, and bold typography in this ad for Spotify’s new Party app which “curates playlists from Diplo and other DJs.” [Watch]
With a running time of almost 2.5 hours, Stash 115 is guaranteed to overload your inspiration receptors with brilliant design, animation, VFX, and behind-the-scenes features plus exclusive interviews with the talent behind the brilliance. [Watch]
A refreshing 3D twist on the standard 2D animated explainer video via new UK studio One Small Pixel and London motion/design house Mr Kaplin for Ericsson’s Connected Traffic Cloud thru Jack Morton Worldwide. [Watch]
British-Japanese actress, model and ballerina Sonoya Mizuno transforms into a 3D-printed structure inspired by procedural cellular structures in this meticulous video for The Chemical Brothers from Outsider directors Dom & Nic with VFX by The Mill. [Watch]
