Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Rimantas Lukavicius, founder/CD at Korb: “It was a pleasure working on this one. The shoe has an amazing design itself, we just needed to place it in the right environment with the right pace for the viewers to admire it.” [Watch]
The all-Stockholm team of branding/design studio SNASK and animation prodco Filmic Art combine forces to craft a minimalist and playful CG brand film for Lithuanian-based online payments platform Kevin. [Watch]
The team at Tigrelab in Barcelona use AI to transform still imagery into a philosophical brand film commissioned by Spanish renewable energy corp Acciona to celebrate the opening of their new headquarters in Madrid. [Watch]
Try Hard, the first animated short film from the 2023 graduating class of Gobelins Paris premiered this morning with a passionate and ultimately emotional examination of what we are willing to sacrifice for ambition. [Watch]
Advertising for retirement financial services is most often a bland mix of silver hair and generic smiles but the design and animation crew at BUCK take a decidedly different tack in this playful spot for Australian Retirement Trust. [Watch]
Jungler directors Ambre Verse (Jonathan Plesel and Thibault Zeller) are back with a throbbing and ominous vision of near-future Paris to compliment the darksynth output of electronic artist Sierra. [Watch]
A serious tool for serious esports players is transformed into a sculptural hi-tech object of desire in this brand film from ManvsMachine for Logitech’s G Pro X Superlight wireless (and certified carbon neutral) gamer’s mouse. [Watch]
In what may be the most fun dental care animation of all time, motion designer Gabriele Calvi and Milan’s Reframe Studio create a branded music video for Italian toothbrush/toothpaste brand SilverCare. [Watch]
From the team at Found Studio in London: “Our first film for Toblerone isn’t just an advert; it’s a sensorial experience created for their all new Truffle launch.” [Watch]
Working with nonprofit marketing agency Media Cause, Los Angeles animation and design studio TheLittleLabs conjure a unique cast of monsters to “imagine a world for a youth-led group of advocates building a world without bullying.” [Watch]
French motion designer and 3D artist Aurelien Thomas just popped onto the Stash radar by serving up this sleek, envy-inducing brand film for German brand TERMINO and their sustainable, modular kitchen system. [Watch]
The twelfth season of American Horror Story returned to FX on September 20 with this sinister and blood-tainted title sequence, the latest for the franchise from the design and VFX crew at Prologue in Venice, CA. [Watch]
Paris-based director/concept designer/CG artist Mehdi Hadi unleashes his deep passion for the universe of automotive racing in this glitchy, hyper-detailed merger of 3D and motion design. [Watch]
Director Gustavo Carreiro and the animation crew at Favo Studio in Porto, Portugal, take a whimsical peek at tourists and their foibles in the context of “an industry that is shaping entire cities and cultures in profound ways.” [Watch]
