Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
In their latest elegant and energized product film for Chinese skincare brand Zhiben, Final Frontier and Copenhagen CG masters Frame choreograph a compelling showcase for the brand’s Dermal Defender refill system. [Watch]
Expanding on his 2021 CG motion experiment Synced, Belgian designer/3D artist Fabian Aerts crafts a poetic visual allegory for the corrosive power of deceit and deception in this new short film LIE. [Watch]
Head into fall fully inspired with a preview of Stash 161, the latest issue of outstanding motion design, animation, and VFX now streaming as part of the one and only Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
To open their doc about three modern pioneers experiencing challenges in their home state of West Virginia, the crew at design/animation studio Coat of Arms crafts a tactile and symbolic sequence built from maps of Appalachia. [Watch]
While admitting he is still ambivalent about AI, Amsterdam-based director/digital artist Menno Fokma embraced the new technology to jump-start this proof of concept for a short film he describes as “a hyper-real nature simulation.” [Watch]
Passion Pictures’ directing/animation team Future Power Station merge 2D animation with 3D motion capture to transform Norwegian triathletes Gustav Iden and Kristian Blummenfelt into Viking warriors in new work for Swiss sportswear brand On. [Watch]
The immense cruelty of factory farming snaps into emotional focus in this meticulous CG creature work from The Mill London and All Mighty Pictures’ directors Mark Harbour and Anthony Dickenson for non-profit World Animal Protection. [Watch]
Jeremy Dimmock, co-founder at Polyester Studio in Toronto: “In these times of stress and uncertainty, animators often feel a lack of control that causes us to be unaware we are breathing more rapidly and elevating our cortisol levels.” [Watch]
Prajay Mehta, director of animation at Vancouver prodco The Heist: “We assembled a crew of talented artists and let them loose on Thinkingbox’s brand redesign. Charged with looking beyond the (thinking)box, what resulted was creative exploration in the truest sense of the word.” [Watch]
Canned vino may not be classy yet but it certainly is fun according to this blast of motion chaos for Archer Roose Wines from Zero VFX thru Boston agency Colossus and starring the brand’s co-owner and CCO Elizabeth Banks. [Watch]
JVG, the Madrid CG boutique whose skills we witnessed here and here, pays homage to the Audi R8 high-performance coupe in this passionate in-house project full of both atmosphere and obsessive detail. [Watch]
London’s Black Kite Studio provides the drive-by VFX in this music video for the Stones’ new single featuring actress Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, The White Lotus) by Riff Raff director Francois Rousselet (who designed all 109 billboards). [Watch]
The design and motion team at weareseventeen in London takes on the mission of elevating and expanding the often dry and rigid world of brand management with an ambitious and energetic film for the Frontify platform. [Watch]
Director/digital artist Kevin Jaeger in Hamburg: “Habibi is a German clothing brand that works to destigmatize the Arabic script: “28 letters misread. Countries mistreated. A whole culture, misunderstood.” Habibi in Arabic means ‘Sweetheart’.” [Watch]
