Best of Stash 2022 BRAND FILMS | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2022: Brand Films!

As audiences have slipped away from traditional TV viewing, most marketers have embraced the flexibility of brand films (produced primarily for online, social, and point-of-sale viewing) as their promotional weapon of choice. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2022: 3D Style!

The genre of motion design we call 3D Style (a type of CG magic realism) continues to grow exponentially, but the most exciting work still emerges from a fluid regimen of rigorous R&D, surgical curation, and emotional impact. [Watch]

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The Beatles “Here, There and Everywhere” Music Video by Rok Predin and Trunk

Trunk director Rok Predin walks Stash fans thru the complexities – both technical and creative – of animating the rerelease music video for “Here, There and Everywhere” from The Beatles’ landmark 1966 album Revolver. [Watch]

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“The Very VERY First Christmas” Short Film by Brian O’Donnell and The Mill Design Studio

Director Brian O’Donnell at The Mill Design Studio in NY: “‘The Very VERY First Christmas’ is a deep dive into holiday nostalgia – a take on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer starring a bright-eyed pterodactyl who hasn’t quite learned to fly. [Watch]

-M- & Gail Ann Dorsey “À toi” Music Video by Stéphane Berla and Eddy

Eddy director Stéphane Berla, who dropped the emotional Kwoon “King of Sea” music video earlier this year, is back and madly mixing media in this sweeping fantasy for French musician -M- (aka Matthieu Chedid) and former Bowie bassist Gail Ann Dorsey. [Watch]

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Shane Griffin Brews Up Motion Art Installation for Guinness

Beer fans who flock to the 120-year-old Guinness Storehouse building in Dublin are now treated to a thoroughly modern art installation courtesy of director/CG artist Shane Griffin and local prodcos Archetype and Algorithm. [Watch]

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Velvet Badger Conjures a Luxurious Fairground Christmas for Christian Louboutin

Back with their third holiday film for Christian Louboutin’s luxury label, CD Chris Joyce and the Velvet Badger motion design team in London transform a classic fairground into a shiny and enchanting spectacle. [Watch]

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Hooray for Andy Martin’s “Box Reviews Festive Special!”

UK director/animator Andy Martin – aka Handymartian, aka animation director at Passion Pictures – just sent us this holiday treat starring the planet’s foremost box reviewer (which you may remember from this fine outing). [Watch]

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Found Takes Devialet to the Opéra De Paris

London motion design studio Found spins up a tastefully festive holiday feeling in this digital film campaign for French luxury audio brand Devialet and the reveal of their signature Opéra de Paris speakers. [Watch]

Ordinary Folk Explains WTF Nouns Is

No matter if you believe crypto is the future or financial folly, you have to agree that this explainer by the crew at Ordinary Folk for the generative NFT art project called Nouns is both insightful and highly entertaining. [Watch]

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Marvel Snap “Hero” Music Video ft. Martin Garrix & JVKE by The Line

Directors Tim McCourt and Max Taylor at London animation force The Line intro Marvel’s new digital collectible card game Snap with a stylized three-minute blast across the brand’s multiverse of hero couples. [Watch]

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The Mill Design Studio Shifts Gears for Honor with New Brand Film

The motion team at The Mill Design Studio helps Chinese smartphone maker Honor pivot from a youth-oriented electronics company toward a more sophisticated direction with an elegant and tactile brand film. [Watch]

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Ambre Verse Drop “Games Without Frontiers” Trailer for The 2022 Game Awards

Given carte blanche by The Game Awards organizers, directors Jonathan Plesel and Thibault Zeller at Paris studio Ambre Verse craft a trailer inspired by the madness of Dr. Strange’s multiverse and Apple’s landmark “1984” spot. [Watch]

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Polyester Leads with Character in New Manifesto

Jeremy Dimmock, CD/partner at Polyester in Toronto: “We wanted to create a story that communicates why characters are important. Something aspirational, optimistic, an anthem or manifesto for characters. [Watch]