Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
The first in a compelling new series of research films from the CG-futurists at XK studio in London, XKR_001 “examines the aesthetics of footwear and the craft of tailoring in a digital realm.” [Watch]
Director David Pagaille and the 2D animation team at Passion Paris spent a full year crafting this energized 5 1/2-minute trailer/short film for the launch of the latest edition of Warframe, Digital Extremes’ free-to-play sci-fi game. [Watch]
In the first spot of a new campaign highlighting how Squarespace “Helps Creators Build Their Own Empire”, ManvsMachine visualizes the dreams of a young fashion designer and her stitches to riches ambitions. [Watch]
Working with Wieden+Kennedy London, MJZ director Craig Gillespie (Cruella, I, Tonya) and VFX house Time Based Arts crash fearlessly thru walls of all sorts to empower money underdogs for British bank Revolut. [Watch]
If you need a break from the marketing and commerce-driven motion industry, this ambient art film by Brooklyn sculptor and digital artist Dev Harlan may be just the visual oasis you’re looking for. [Watch]
Merging 3D character scans and CG chaos into drone and 360 live-action footage, Builders Club translate a glitchy gaming aesthetic into a world-building exercise for Swiss sportswear brand On Running and their new Cloudgo trainers. [Watch]
You’re feel-good moment of the day just arrived with this richly layered promo for British electronic duo Snakehips and American rapper Duckwrth by the master of color and chaos himself, Ruffmercy (aka UK director Russ Murphy). [Watch]
The next chapter of Bungie’s action MMO game Destiny 2 snaps into sharp focus in this trailer directed by Ilya Abulkhanov who marshaled production and VFX teams from The Mill studios in LA, New York, Chicago, and Bangalore. [Watch]
French luxury department store Galeries Lafayette embraces their inner enfant terrible in this grand and aggressive TV/online spot from Hamlet directing duo BRTHR and VFX shop HIMIA thru DDB Paris. [Watch]
Director Morten Vinther at The Mill in LA teams with the company’s Shanghai crew to nudge the boundaries of realism and atmospherics in this full-CG trailer for the Tencent/Morefun Studios FPS game Arena Breakout. [Watch]
Brooklyn CD/director Chris Carboni just dropped a fresh bit of AI-generated fun with this visual book review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone driven by the disarming honesty of a 98-year-old reader named Lillian. [Watch]
Directors CRCR and the animation team at Wizz in Paris let loose with a frenetic visual anthem to mark the second edition of Riot Games’ Valorant Champions esports tournament, the culmination of the game’s 2022 competitive tour. [Watch]
Working with Park Pictures director Terri Timely, VFX/post house ArtJail manifests a vast gallery of virtual joy in this breezy short film for Google’s subscription cloud storage solution for Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos. [Watch]
Working with Pulse Films director Colin Read, CD Will Johnson and the Scholar crew return to the Made on iPad pipeline with this hand-animated guide to the three phases of a breakup as experienced by singer-songwriter Maren Morris. [Watch]
