Microsoft Loop Product Film by NotReal
From the team at NotReal in Madrid and Buenos Aires: “Loop is a space to plan, think, and co-create. For the announcement of this brand new app, we created this video in coordination with the Microsoft product and marketing teams. [Watch]
Doritos “Another Level” by Henry Scholfield and Artjail (Director’s Cut)
VFX shop Artjail and Reset director Henry Scholfield let loose in a spectacular manner for this over-the-top ode to the transformative powers of Doritos – a mad mix of 2D, CG, 360, motion design, and matte painting. [Watch]
Oatly “The New Norm&Al Show” Episodes by Conor Finnegan and Nexus
Friends Norm and Al attempt to de-complexify the complexities of switching to a plant-based lifestyle in this off-kilter and often awkward series of five shorts from Nexus director Conor Finnegan with puppets built by Andy Gent. [Watch]
BlinkInk’s Renee Zhan Asks “What’s that Lurking in the Basement?”
In her debut work with London prodco BlinkInk, director Renee Zhan mixes heavy metal and horror tropes in a puppet-driven appeal to Austrians to exterminate the old and inefficient furnaces hulking in their basements. [Watch]
Best of Stash 2021: Titles and Broadcast Design
Few design assignments demand more nuance than setting the tone for what an audience is about to see. Whether in real life or on a screen, the goal is to create the perfect balance between anticipation and revelation. [Watch]
Best of Stash 2021: Brand Films
Films produced for online, social, and point-of-sale distribution have evolved beyond TV advertising’s second-class siblings into a marketer’s most flexible weapon for telling more complex and emotional brand stories. [Watch]