Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
Creative director Cristina Pasquale at Illo in Turin, Italy: “We crafted a unified motion language for a global technology leader (who we can’t reveal due to an NDA) with grid-based shapes, outlines, and animation rules to convey the complexity of their services. [Watch]
The next chapter in the history of motion design is here. Watch the two-minute trailer for Stash 159 and ID all the stellar design, animation, and VFX projects that are now part of the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
Few motion artists have a style as distinctive as Ruffmercy and in a time when design often feels homogenous, new work from the UK director/animator – such as this film for Swedish musical instrument developer Elektron – is a refreshing thing. [Watch]
Partizan Studio and director Warren Fu head up a flotilla of animation talent including Picnic Studio, H5, Light, Machine Molle, and Meat Dept for this grand exercise in walk cycles for “Infinity Repeating” off the 10th Anniversary Edition of Daft Punk’s landmark album Random Access Memories. [Watch]
Director/writer Adam Paloian, best known for his SpongeBob SquarePants exploits, and animator/YouTuber Chris O’Neill leave few tropes unturned in this comic romp for Tenacious D (all rendered in Unreal Engine). [Watch]
From the team at FutureDeluxe: “Working in close partnership with the Global Brand team at Amazon, we crafted a new cinematic opener, reimagining the Prime Video experience in motion for a global audience of over 200 million people.” [Watch]
Have we reached peak CG watch wars? Impossible to really tell of course but one thing we can state for certain: for sheer quantity and quality of commissioned output, Swiss luxury horologists Hublot are the current front runners. [Watch]
Taking time off from their diet of television and film VFX work, the crew at Motif Studios in Cape Town dig in for a fun blast of character design and animation in this short film they call Gelato Roboto. [Watch]
The narrative finesse of Passion Pictures’ directors againstallodds is on full display in this new animated spot thru agency LOLA MullenLowe for Dove highlighting the brand’s fight for more inclusive representation in gaming. [Watch]
Apple’s post-apocalyptic science fiction series Silo launched May 5 with this ominous sequence by the multi-Emmy-winning crew at Antibody coupled with a dark and dreamy score by composer Atli Örvarsson. [Watch]
Studio AKA director Manddy Wyckens leverages her sharply graphic illustration style to set a tone of enigmatic elegance in the opening titles for Shondaland’s newest Netflix series Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton Story. [Watch]
Designer/director Ash Thorpe offers a 90-second preview of his newest motion art project Orion, which he describes as “an intense glimpse into a story of sacrifice and violence explored through the lens of fantasy and myth.” [Watch]
The crew at Detroit design, animation, and post studio Lunar North help clarify the mission of Newlab’s newest deep-tech incubator in the heart of their city with this approachable and engaging explainer. [Watch]
If you were wondering just how and when AI could impact the design/branding industry, this explainer from Leftchannel for San Francisco generative AI company Typeface should provide clarity on both fronts. [Watch]
