Reel of the Month Club (Jan 2025): Virak Path
Virak Path: “I recently graduated from 3dsense Media School in Singapore, where I specialized in Motion Design. This show reel is a compilation of my most notable projects, including a title sequence for Steins;Gate, a GUI design project for the Nothing Ear (a), a TVC for the Steam Deck, a brand ident for The Game Awards, and a TVC for RAMA WORKS. [Watch]
Buda.tv Takes a Jab at the Effects of AI on Creativity
Buda.tv CDs Martin Dasnoy and Dalmiro Buigues cast a half-naked dolphin in this comic and mildly apocalyptic in-house short film that ponders the serious side effects AI could have on the art and craft of animation. [Watch]
Stash 169 Drops Two New Hours of Insight & Inspiration
If you’re serious about staying inspired in 2025, Stash 169 is the perfect place to start. Preview all the motion projects selected for this issue and are now part of the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
Join José León Molfino on a CG Deep Dive
José León Molfino, co-founder at Buenos Aires motion studio Stato, puts Houdini and Redshift through their paces in Deep Seeds, his brief but beautiful passion project complete with a masterclass-level breakdown reel. [Watch]
Le Truc Heads to the Opéra de Paris With Devialet
Le Truc Studio, whose stellar Bell & Ross film we featured in Stash 166, keeps the luxury coming with this work for French audio brand Devialet and the Opéra de Paris edition of their Astra integrated amplifier which is wrapped in gold leaf and retails for a cool US$25K. [Watch]
Media.Work Explores Color Spectrum in New Motion Research
The team at Media.Work are back with a new in-house CG motion experiment that aims to reimagine color “not just as an established variable but as a living entity, evolving and interacting within its surrounding context.” [Watch]