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September 17, 2024
Inspired by lunar cycles and their effect on tides, veteran motion designer/illustrator Bran Dougherty-Johnson conjures a minimalist and meditative short film from his studio on Shelter Island, NY. [Watch]
Director Danny Robashkin at Make in Minneapolis: “Procedural Light is an in-depth exploration of the sculptural quality of light, in the materials that generate, capture or reflect light and the unique gestures they create.” [Watch]
As the CG smartphone wars continue to produce a flood of clone-like videos, the team at UoU Studio in Shanghai sets out to nudge the genre’s potential with director’s cuts of two recent spots for the Xiaomi M3 and Vivo X Fold+. [Watch]
Director/animator Sava Zivkovic, whose talents for sci-fi storytelling we’ve followed for a while, walks Stash fans thru the creation of his launch trailer for the political strategy game Solium Infernum. [Watch]
Director/designer Jeremy Mansford channels his lifelong obsession with Street Fighter into an impressionist fan film powered by a VO from artist/musician Vo Williams paying tribute to Capcom’s flagship franchise. [Watch]
London-based director/3D artist Vladislav Solovjov and Steelworks Studio, whose lovely CG experiment we featured here, reteam for this dramatic product film highlighting the details of a special edition Halo gaming chair. [Watch]
3D artist Sebastian Marek in Warsaw, Poland: “The Adobe Substance 3D team approached me with a very open brief: take objects from the Substance 3D Assets library and essentially just play with them.” [Watch]
Director/founder Tony Zagoraios and his crew at Yeti Pictures in Athens, Greece say goodbye to 2022 and welcome the new year in badass style with a new Harley-riding mascot. [Watch]
From the team at Radugadesign in Moscow: “In a new joint project with Russian media agency Intention, we turn to op art, an abstract art trend of the 20th century, rethinking it in a new, digital format. [Watch]
To be heard above the constant yammer of consumer marketing, brands need production partners armed with breakthrough creative, polished execution, and the insight to ensure the results resonate emotionally. [Watch]
While nudging forward the art and craft of 3D animation, these eight outstanding game trailers, cinematics, and tournament films also offer deeply considered narratives and a possible peak into the future of filmmaking. [Watch]
The animation team at Shed in Montreal, whose 2020 IGA holiday spot caused many a tear, capture the magic of giving with this sweet stop-motion-style CG project directed by François Hogue about a boy and his teddy bear with a missing ear. [Watch]
Comic, tragic, or satirical, characters who trigger a meaningful emotional response will always provide the single most reliable way to ensure your narrative, commissioned or personal, resonates with an audience. [Watch]
We don’t know of any other best-of-year lists that recognize explainer videos but Stash has a definite soft spot for designers and animators with the skillset and patience required to distill complex ideas into engaging content. [Watch]
