Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
In their latest product film for Los Angeles wellness brand Therabody, Denver studio DNGR crafts an intimate and meticulously rendered love letter to the Theragun PRO Plus massage device. [Watch]
Partnering with BMW and Epic Games, the design and CG crew at Mondlicht Studios in Germany put Unreal Engine thru its paces to add flashes of the surreal to this cinematic for the 2023 Game Developers Conference. [Watch]
If you’re a Little Shop of Horrors fan, you’ll appreciate this fun take on the aggressive house plant genre from VFX force Electric Theatre Collective and Riff Raff directors Megaforce for John Lewis’ much-anticipated Christmas spot. [Watch]
With ample helpings of visual wit and style, director Jonny Kofoed and the motion team at Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand, transform dry facts and numbers about corporate change into an engaging message for Deloitte. [Watch]
With a manic mash-up of 3D and 2D animation, Paris studio Nōbl make sure the tone stays light and lively in this hype trailer for the global championship of Teamfight Tactics, Riot Games’ spinoff of League of Legends. [Watch]
Just two weeks after dropping this crazed spot for Opel, director Henry Scholfield and Cape Town studio Wicked Pixels are back with more VFX fun – this time for Nike China thru prodco Hamlet and the Shanghai office of Wieden+Kennedy. [Watch]
Leveraging their mastery of character and narrative, Passion Pictures directing collective MegaComputeur escort us back through relatable and touching moments in the life of a regular family for Spanish nougat brand Suchard. [Watch]
CD Morgan Powell and the animation team at Seed in London knit a cozy tale of Stevie the Sheep and the strangers who help him find a home in this seasonal spot for British lifestyle brand FatFace and tenant rights charity Shelter. [Watch]
Jungler director (and Oscar-winner) Ludovic Houplain channels Las Vegas show choreography to illuminate a Christmas film “that stands out from the usual clichés while retaining a festive spirit” for French luxury perfumer Diptyque. [Watch]
French director Geoffroy Barbet-Massin, who we last covered for his twist on traditional Japanese art for France TV’s coverage of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, flies off in a totally different direction in this CG holiday comedy for Duracell. [Watch]
The team at London motion and VFX studio We Are Covert join The Mayda Creative Co. directors Ben Smith and Carl Addy to craft a pair of visual utopias for US wireless provider Boost Infinite thru Grey. [Watch]
Machinery found on the factory floor is seldom the subject of sleek and artful product films, which is a big part of what makes this austere CG opus from FutureDeluxe and CD Raj Davsi for the Markforged FX10 metal 3D printer a treat. [Watch]
Proving effective holiday spots don’t always have to trigger your tear ducts, director Ulf Johansson and the creature animation teams at The Mill in London and Bangalore strut their stuff for UK department store chain TK Maxx. [Watch]
An accelerating existential crisis drives a young woman to an epiphany about life’s important things (like cats) in this animated comedy from UK director Sam Southward and German studio Foreal for OFFF MX in Mexico City. [Watch]
