Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
Blinkink directing duo Tom & Nicos create a striking in-camera mash-up of replacement stop-motion techniques including plasticine, felt and colored wool, plus projections and UV paint in this trailer for the “Cannibis on Trial” episode of Channel 4’s controversial Drugs Live doc series. [Watch]
Swiss minimalism slams sideways into glitched pixels in Sebastian Onufszak‘s seizure-inducing music video for “Laid Out” by Funkstörung feat. Anothr. which he calls “an artistic retrospective of Funkstörung’s discography inspired by the colors, symbols and typography used in their cover artworks.” [Watch]
Joseph Kahn broke the internet and the patience of two large media companies (looking at you Saban and Lionsgate) with the recent release of POWER/RANGERS, his hardcore update of a certain action franchise inexplicably dear to many otherwise sane people.
The 14-minute film was pulled down and then reinstated and has now spawned this BTS clip (shot and cut by Renn Brown with music by Brain and Melissa) showing just how the self-funded project happened from tech scout thru to cast/crew screening. [Watch]
Vancouver’s master storytellers Giant Ant take on the challenge to “communicate an environmentalist message to a right-leaning audience” in this warm and welcoming clip for Costa Sunglasses and their #Kickplastic campaign. [Watch]
Toronto’s Tendril showoff their full in-house toolbox in a interactive music video combining live action, haute design, animation and VFX to intro Molson Coors new Altitude lager thru Rethink. [Watch]
Barcelona studio Manson create the next installment of the animated first-person “California Inspires Me” series from Google Play and California Sunday Magazine: a surprising and insightful peek into the childhood of musician/composer/painter and DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh. [Watch]
Passion director Jon Saunders follows up his epic Nike “The Last Game” World Cup spot with another massive CG romp. The :60 spot is one of 14 produced thru Ogilvy & Mather, Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of arguably the most recognizable package design all time. [Watch]
If you’re as tired of cooler-than-thou skater videos as we are, you’re ready for Keith Schofield‘s new take-the-piss clip for “Somebody New” from Rochester’s Joywave. Make it past the first 50 seconds and things get weird, then progress into absolute madness. [Watch]
NYC freelance designer/animator Naoko Hara chooses an understated, abstract and painterly motion treatment for a powerful message from NYT best selling author, editor and transgender activist Janet Mock. Commissioned by the Fusion Network for their online series called Self Evidence. [Watch]
Helping a government agency educate citizens on how and where to partake of their legal cannabis is not an assignment that comes along everyday (or lifetime). Kudos to LA studio Roger for nailing the style and tone needed to make this potentially hilarious/heavy-handed/cloying assignment informative, upbeat and stylish to boot. [Watch]
Known for their character-driven craziness, Buenos Aires design/animation studio Ronda turn their talents to The Amazing World of Gumball creating this series of lunatic loops for Cartoon Network including a claymation clip by fellow Argentinians Can Can Club. [Watch]
Check this spectacular chrome, flesh and feather extravaganza designed and directed by Barcelona’s one and only Dvein with animation and post by Blow Studio for UK clothing label River Island and their Design Forum showcasing new fashion talent (in this case, London’s Jean-Pierre Braganza). [Watch]
What does uber-director Joseph Kahn have to say about his 14-minute bootleg of the Power Rangers franchise starring Katee Sackhoff and James Van Der Beek? [Watch]
London motion designer and visualisation artist, Thom Haig crafts a thoughtful and carefully rendered full-CG personal project exploring the relationship between connectivity and individuality. [Watch]
