The Motion Plus Design conference lands in Tokyo Saturday, June 15 for a full day of creative presentations and networking at the Line Cube Shibuya venue with a live stream of the talks also available. [Watch]
Illustrator and comic artist Arthur Sevestre steps into the directing chair for Paris animation prodco Remembers in this bouncy and intricate animated charmer for French pop band L’Impératrice starring a rebel senior citizen named Marilù. [Watch]
Director Martijn Hogenkamp and the animation team at PlusOne® in Amsterdam let it all out in this (literally) visceral in-house short film called Screeaam capturing the emotions brought on by personal isolation. [Watch]
High-drama character action here from the teams at Psyop and Le Cube designed to drive anticipation for the May 18th boxing spectacular that saw Oleksandr Usyk edge Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. [Watch]
German 3D artist and motion designer Jona Pahl makes his Stash debut with this intriguing spec CG title sequence and process reel for a sci-fi series called The Ark, exploring the complex bonds between animals and humans. [Watch]
Following up on the delightfully surreal 2022 CG short Launderette, the team at Bureau Klaus Alman just released Conductor, a client project rescued from cancellation and now the second in their series of Anomaly films. [Watch]
Augmenting a full branding project by AD/designer Paolo Vendramini for mental health non-profit Coffee Foundation, Milan illustration/animation house Ianus Studio crafts a relaxed and upbeat manifesto film. [Watch]
The July 2024 Motion North event in Manchester will feature live presentations from star motion design studios Art&Graft and NotReal. [Watch]
In their latest in-house motion experiment, the team at Media.Work explore abstract and tactile representations of collaboration, both as connective social tissue and to “visualize flows of ideas between curious minds.” [Watch]
In direct contrast to the sly comedy of his recent title work for the Roast of Tom Brady, Imaginary Forces CD Ronnie Koff leads viewers thru an austere brutalist labyrinth in the opening for Dark Matter on Apple TV+. [Watch]
Director/ECD William Bartlett leads the Framestore production and VFX teams in this merger of 2D, 3D, and AI designed to raise awareness and support for the Refugee Olympic Team as they prep for the Paris games this summer. [Watch]
Clim Studio in Barcelona ventured forth to Milano Design Week this year to craft a digital exhibition on behalf of Samsung and agency Cheil International designed to give audiences “contemplative, meaningful, dream-like experiences”. [Watch]
The Stash Permanent Collection, aka the planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to motion design, animation, and VFX, just added another massive chapter of inspiration and behind-the-scenes features with issue 165. [Watch]
Photoplay director/animator Dropbear (aka Jonathan Chong) helps Greenpeace draw attention to the consequences of rampant deforestation in Australia and its tragic effects on the koala with this stop-motion film. [Watch]