Hong Seong-hyun short film JVC 3100R | STASH MAGAZINE

Time Capsule: Hong Seong-hyun Rediscovers the JVC 3100R

Veteran 3D motion artist Hong Seong-hyun (aka UNIQUEMO) takes time away from client work to craft a delightful homage to the classic (and very collectible) JVC 3100R, a compact TV and radio capsule from 1978. [Watch]

Yukai Du Keeps the Social Sciences Engaging for UCLA

Applying her unmistakable combination of vibrancy and texture, London-based illustrator/animation director Yukai Du elevates what could have been a dry and academic branding film for the UCLA College of Social Sciences. [Watch]

Fabian Aerts UNFOLD short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Choreography of Becoming: Fabian Aerts Releases “UNFOLD”

Director/designer Fabian Aerts, whose CG talents we track here, weaves AI into his 3D pipeline for this latest personal short film, a process he says “allowed the project to evolve beyond predetermined trajectories.” [Watch]

“Noesis” Titles: Bottled Brains & Retro-Future Consciousness

Artashes Stamboltsyan, lead CD/motion artist at Triada Studio, just dropped us his enigmatic titles (and BTS) for a spec sci-fi series “where memory and consciousness are extracted and preserved like radioactive artifacts.” [Watch]

Project Unbroken The Beauty of Broken Alex Levinton & Ariel Danziger | STASH MAGAZINE

Piecing Together Shattered Lives for Project Unbroken

Teaming with Landia director Ariel Danziger, Buenos Aires 3D artist/animator Alex Levinton and his motion crew anchor this emotional film for US non-profit Project Unbroken with powerful CG metaphors. [Watch]

LINES short film by Martin Schmidt short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Martin Schmidt Captures Panic Attack in “LINES” Short Film

German director/animator Martin Schmidt just dropped us his new personal short film LINES – a minimalist yet intense collision of sound and motion inspired by animation pioneers Norman McLaren and Oskar Fischinger. [Watch]