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Yves Geleyn Makes Your Happy Meal Happier

Thirty crew, 12 weeks, six sets, plus hundreds of 3D-printed and hand-painted miniature characters culminate in director Yves Geleyn‘s intricate new stop-motion Happy Meal clip shot on Hornet’s stage in Brooklyn for McDonalds thru Leo Burnett UK. [Watch]

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Peace One Day Wants to Build the “McWhopper”

Assembly director Jonny Kofoed and his intrepid team of three animators makes a compelling case for the proposed 24-hour detente between Burger King and McDonalds in peaceoneday.org’s continued campaign to make the world a nicer place. [Watch]

Buck Bakes Up McDonald’s “Muffins”

Buck continues their string of character-driven charmers for McDonald’s with a 3D romp including the world’s yummiest-looking CG blueberry muffin, all fresh from ECD Ryan Honey and crew thru Cossette Chicago. [Watch]

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Buck’s Manic Happy Meal Montage

Back in May of 2014, McDonald’s new Happy Meal Characters were branded as “scary” by the press and the Twittersphere. Looking at this compilation of slap-schtick, minion-like, decidedly non-scary clips of Buck’s work on the character, I can only assume it must have been a very slow news week. [Watch]