Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
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]
In a mesmerizing mix of CG and live action, Psyop directing duo Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick reprise their Aldi holiday hero Kevin the Carrot while packing the full 90 seconds with layers of characters, gadgets, food, and comic details. [Watch]
Hard on the heels of the titles for Lessons in Chemistry, Elastic ECD Hazel Baird delivers a standout opening sequence for the 2nd episode of “Daphne”, the third season of FX’s anthology series American Horror Story. [Watch]
Like a drone flight over an alien landscape, this film from Minneapolis medical animation studio Hybrid reveals the strange beauty and intense detail of the world inside a tumor, with some scenes requiring the rendering of over 10 million cells. [Watch]
Lead by directors Kun Chang and Fabien Fulchiron, Tonic DNA in Montreal re-teams with grocery retailer IGA and agency Sid Lee to conjure a grandfather’s magical story of Mr. Beaver and how he came to share his favorite holiday dessert. [Watch]
