Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
A machine to help reduce the 46 million tons of household food wasted each year is obviously a great thing but how do you elevate this merger of vacuum pump, gas injection, and lithium batteries into an object beyond its technology? [Watch]
Take a peek behind the scenes as Blinkink directing duo Stevie Gee & Essy May whip together 2D animation, stop-motion, CG, puppets, and VFX into a genre-skipping 60-second treat for Amazon Music thru Droga5 London. [Watch]
Charming treatment for a serious subject from Polyester Studio in Toronto for Mozilla and their efforts to help students of color who are often flagged to their teachers because testing software can’t see them. [Watch]
3D designer/animator Sebastian Helene in Ireland: “The task was to bring Timeline Nutrition’s products into the 3D realm, creating modular scenes which they could use for marketing/advertising purposes. [Watch]
The animation and experiential crew at Digital Kitchen light up the Vegas strip in spectacular fashion with an array of eclectic eye candy running on the largest LED screens in North America. [Watch]
The London duo of director/animator Hannah Jacobs and animator/screenwriter Harriet Gillian combine forces to lead the Strange Beast animation crew on a fluid and dream-like journey with a young woman who has stopped listening to her intuition. [Watch]
Part of a mixed reality presentation for Verizon’s keynote at CES on the future of 5G connectivity, this CG film by UK director/designer Douglas Bowden (aka Pandayoghurt) parallels the theme of blending physical and digital worlds. [Watch]
Master stop-motion animator Tobias Fouracre (Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Corpse Bride) applies his considerable clay talents to highlighting the anti-theft features offered by Dutch E-bike brand VanMoof. [Watch]
Director Yves Geleyn and the CG animation team at Hornet carve out a timely and timeless story about a father and son, a homecoming, and the chance for new beginnings to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year. [Watch]
With a labor-intensive mix of in-camera effects, 3D-printed stop-motion, and algorithmic CGI, Blinkink director Balázs Simon showcases “how Olympians push themselves to the extreme” for the BBC Winter Olympics coverage. [Watch]
The string of transcendent product launches from Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot continues with this film by London CG mavens Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir at XK studio for the Sapphire Rainbow timepiece designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. [Watch]
VFX shop Artjail and Reset director Henry Scholfield let loose in a spectacular manner for this over-the-top ode to the transformative powers of Doritos – a mad mix of 2D, CG, 360, motion design, and matte painting. [Watch]
Director Sou Ootsuki and composite director Takashi Ohashi combine talents in this glitchy action anime for an apparel collaboration between Youtube channel ChroNoiR and the Japanese gaming community vaultroom. [Watch]
BAFTA Award-winning director Jac Clinch and the Blinkink animation and model crew unravel the strange tale of an astronaut’s encounter with an ancient civilization of Martian crows for British band Police Dog Hogan. [Watch]
