The 2024 holiday ad season arrives today with UK retailer Argos mascot Trevor the dinosaur living his best life as a rock star courtesy of Partizan director Michael Gracey and the (very busy) Electric Theatre Collective animation crew. [Watch]
Playing off Guinness’ infectious “Dancing Man” ad (an audience and industry fave from 1994), Nexus director Johnny Kelly and Yamination Studios mix live-action and stop-motion to channel the feel-good vibes of the original. [Watch]
The design and animation team at ManvsMachine teams with London agency Lucky Generals to conjure a frothy anchor spot at the center of a new branding campaign for Uswitch, the UK price comparison service and switching site. [Watch]
Art director/animator Ignacio Osorio (who won an Emmy for his motion work on CNN’s The Hippie Trails doc), conjures a tactile ode to geometric abstraction in this passion project, an intriguing mix of handmade collage and digital tools. [Watch]
Iconoclast directing duo Alaska (aka Gustavo Moraes and Marco Laver) launch Droga5’s new global campaign for LinkedIn with a riveting mix of dance, puppeteering, and VFX all held together by LA post house Kevin. [Watch]
Untold Studios directors Ivo Sousa, Mark Harrison and editor James Humby layer up a fun assembly of live-action, animation, and 3D for the UK’s National Art Pass, with VFX help from London studio We Are Covert. [Watch]
