Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
A new short film from 3D artist Julian Glander is always cause for gleeful anticipation as you have absolutely no idea what awaits in the coming frames except for the fact it will be excentric, fun, and subversively philosophical. [Watch]
The latest issue of Stash just hit the Permanent Collection with a whole new crop of inspired design, animation, and VFX work. Sneak a peek at the new two-minute trailer to see which work made the cut. [Watch]
The avatar of LA fashion designer Melody Ehsani dominates the basketball court with a 2D/3D wave of confidence and style in this animated spot by Mathematic director Boris Zaiontchkovsky for Beats by Dre. [Watch]
Director Joseph Mann and London Studio Blinkink merge CG and stop-motion into a mini-meditation on isolation and the importance of personal connection in this holiday heart warmer for 02 thru VCCP London. [Watch]
The irreverence and audacity of Adult Swim’s Smalls short films serve up the perfect pallet cleanser between commercial projects with Mike Anderson’s 10-minute epic “Hot Future” providing the latest proof. [Watch]
Mixing tactile 3D explorations and live-action, the design and animation team at Buck craft a smart and smooth product film for Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 5 full of “abstract, magical moments.” [Watch]
Starting with a single line, London-based creative director Vladislav Solovjov builds his latest personal CG exploration Purity into a complex series of shifting and lyrical and compositions. [Watch]
Directing duo Shan Christopher Ogilvie and Ewa Smyk (aka Bare Golly Films) gather a remote team of artists to paint 1,200 watercolors and fuse them into a gently fluid music video for multiple Grammy-winner Jacob Collier. [Watch]
Feral Child directors Nella Addy and Rogan vd Berg follow up last year’s Lush Snow Ferry film with a complimentary piece of fantasy adventure featuring The Lord of Misrule, a creative renegade inspired by David Bowie and Mick Jagger. [Watch]
NOMINT follows up their 2021 WWF stop-motion ice spot with an even more improbable go with fire in this global campaign designed to raise awareness about the danger of wildfires caused by climate change. [Watch]
In their latest in-house CG study, the design and animation crew at Panoply in London investigate the psychological condition known as derealization, which involves feelings of detachment from one’s self and surroundings. [Watch]
In his two-part Flowless series of short CG films, Florida-based director/animator Alex Maltsev takes a meditative look at “the collision of surface and light as it changes angle and speed.” [Watch]
From the team at NotReal: “Our mission was to show how the Microsoft Designer app works in a fun and easy way, looking for the right balance between a realistic product UX and the emotional thrill to engage users.” [Watch]
UK duo Sad Night Dynamite (aka Josh Greacen and Archie Blagden), who Equate Magazine described as “The Blair Witch Project meets Gorillaz”, team with Canadian director/VFX artist Lucas Hrubizna for a riveting and unrelenting nightmare. [Watch]
