Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
If you love character design and animation, you’ll find the ultimate blend of both in the incredibly diverse shorts programs just announced by the always-fabulous Pictoplasma Festival which takes over Berlin May 3–7. [Watch]
Following up on the voguing praying mantis they created in 2021 for the Nothing Ear (1) earphones, Stockholm studio Swiss International continues to push the boundaries of insect acting with a dung beetle launching the Ear (2). [Watch]
On March 23, the new HBO Max original series Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection went to air featuring eight films created by 12 underrepresented artists responding to the prompt “What’s a story only you can tell?” [Watch]
The new Oneplus 11 concept phone and its Active CryoFlux liquid cooling system flare to life in this detailed and dramatic film crafted by a passionate CG team led by creative director Somei Sun. [Watch]
Working with an open brief from festival founder Héctor Ayuso, Framestore AD Chris Friesen and CDs Jake Cuddihy, Lawrence Jones, Brian Drucker, and Timothy Williams head up a company-wide collaboration to create a dramatic opening film for OFFF 2023. [Watch]
High fashion meets upcycled car parts in this graceful film from the Builders Club team anchoring the campaign for Hyundai’s Re:Style 2023 couture collaboration with American fashion designer Jeremy Scott. [Watch]
Alisher Akhmedov, a CG artist and 3D motion designer based in Uzbekistan, just released a notable new personal project based around London technology startup Nothing’s Phone (1) and its LED Glyph Interface. [Watch]
After watching the growth of AI in video with both curiosity and anxiety, Berlin-based director Xaver Boehm says he felt overwhelmed but decided to embrace the tools when he realized the technology was here to stay. [Watch]
Bypassing the usual formulas for design event titles, director Marcel Ziul assembles a wide variety of talents and styles for an introspective look at the stresses and strengths of emotions and their impact on our lives. [Watch]
Sergio Saleh, CD at LUMBRE studio in Buenos Aires: “No brief. No feedback. No deadline. We created this Tiki series for ourselves from ideas we had floating around mixed with various whims that popped up in the process.” [Watch]
The 22nd running of the Barcelona OFFF festival opened yesterday on the heels of this innovative chapter-based campaign film, an allegorical journey crafted by hometown studio Vasava and London CG specialists Found. [Watch]
LOBO director Diogo Kalil, illustrator Vini Bustamante, and BBDO Dublin pull together with voice-driven AI on this poignant pro-bono effort for Irish homelessness charity, Dublin Simon Community. [Watch]
Mixing inspiration from sci-fi film classics with the energy of modern Nike spots, Massive Assembly in LA and NMBRS Studio in Stockholm serve up an intense and kinetic trailer for Riot Games’ Valorant Champions event. [Watch]
The latest CG short film from Athens-based director and 3D artist Dimitrios Sakkas visualizes the struggles of life as a series of obsessively detailed natural vignettes in a very personal project titled Reborn. [Watch]
