Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
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VCCP’s AI Creative Agency Experiments on Itself in New Short Film “finding faith”
To celebrate their first birthday, the team at AI creative agency faith used themselves as the guinea pig to explore practical uses of Gen-AI and test the tools’ abilities “to create films within a consistent brand world.” [Watch]
Sylvain Gaussens Explores the Mercurial and Mechanical in New “Dreamers” Short Film
Paris-based 3D artist Sylvain Gaussens, whose previous CG motion experiments we covered here and here, recently dropped a dramatic new short film called Dreamers that he describes as a “personal playground”. [Watch]
Rohan Mcdonald Elevates “Admissions Granted” Doc With Affirmative Motion Design
Drawing inspiration from editorial illustrations, Boston-based director/animator Rohan McDonald develops a minimal yet warm and engaging collage treatment for the animated segments of the documentary Admissions Granted. [Watch]
Raman Djafari and Friends Collab for Coldplay on “feelslikeimfallinginlove” Music Video
Blinkink director/animator Raman Djafari gathers 14 very diverse animators (whose styles include stop-motion, 2D, 3D, oil pastels, watercolor, and felt) to join him in this visual feast for the Coldplay single “feelslikeimfallinginlove”. [Watch]
FutureDeluxe Delivers a Quirky Take on Golf Shoes in New G/FORE Film (Director’s Cut)
In direct contrast to the cool temperament of their recent spot for Arc’teryx (and the vast majority of the sports footwear category), the crew at FutureDeluxe choose a refreshingly irreverent and quirky direction for G/FORE’s G/18 golf shoe. [Watch]
“The Birds” Meets “1984” in Ivan Zacharias’ New Apple Spot
Apple’s latest volley against the online surveillance economy is a gently comic nod to Hitchcock and Orwell courtesy of Smuggler director Ivan Zacharias with avaricious metalic avians via VFX shops Legacy Effects and House of Parliament. [Watch]
