Music videos selected for The Stash Permanent Collection will always value the director’s design/animation/VFX craft over the popularity/sales of the performer, which makes our year-end list refreshingly different than most. [Watch]
155 issues later, the Stash Permanent Collection has never looked better as it continues to document top talent, trends, and techniques in motion design, animation, and VFX. [Watch]
Kouhei Nakama, the director/animator who first stormed into the Best of Stash with his short film Makin’ Moves in 2017, pushes his signature CG character experiments to intense new levels in this music video for EDM producer/DJ Ummet Ozcan. [Watch]
Director and CG designer Kouhei Nakama extends 3D techniques he pioneered in his delightful 2017 breakout film “Makin’ Moves” for the winter collection of Japanese fashion brand Tiger Magic Bottle. [Watch]
Music videos continue to provide a fertile and fully democratized space for creative expression where the most inspired and interesting work is driven by passion instead of budget. [Watch]
Kouhei Nakama’s personal films have always pushed the creative and technical boundaries of 3D to create a sense of wonder. But this latest short, called “Makin’ Moves,” is his first designed make you smile. [Watch]
