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João Vaz Oliveira Commits “Blasphemy” for New Moullinex △ GPU Panic Music Video

Motion designer/director João Vaz Oliveira teams with Lisbon animation house Dialogue to craft an atmospheric music video that transitions from 2D into 3D for “Blasphemy”, a track by Portuguese artists Moullinex and GPU Panic. [Watch]

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TheInsaneum vs Pink Floyd for the 50th Anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon

The animation competition launched by Pink Floyd to mark the 50th anniversary of their landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon just got way more interesting with the posting of these two clips by German artist/animator TheInsaneum. [Watch]

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Santi Zoraidez Hooks Up With Hinge

Barcelona-based art director/designer Santi Zoraidez, who we first met thru his slick and whimsical film for Vitra, just dropped this quick blast of CG fun for the online dating app Hinge, acclaimed for its Nobel-Prize-winning matching algorithm. [Watch]

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Olly Reid and Axis Studios Bring Barbarian Rap to Clash of Clans Hammer Jam

In their latest crazed cinematic for Supercell, Axis Studios and director Olly Reid drop what they call an “homage to the 90’s style hip-hop music video aesthetic” for the 2023 Clash of Clans Hammer Jam event. [Watch]

Diogo Kalil and LOBO Open 2023 Ciclope Festival | STASH MAGAZINE

Diogo Kalil and LOBO Open the 2023 Ciclope Festival

Enhancing 3D animation with AI, director Diogo Kalil and the LOBO crew opened the 2023 Ciclope Festival in Berlin with this trippy sequence the director describes as “an instigator piece that brings more questions than answers.” [Watch]

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JAMM and Director Chris Balmond Get Furry for VIZIO in “Watch us” Spot

Culver City VFX studio JAMM bring their CG creature skills to this jaunty holiday spot for US smart TV brand VIZIO directed by Chris Balmond thru agency David&Goliath with Imaginary Forces crafting the new animated logo mnemonic. [Watch]

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NOMINT and WWF Reteam to Keep the World From Going “Up in Smoke”

Continuing their work for the World Wildlife Fund, director Yannis Konstantinidis and the NOMINT animation team in London mix 3D-printed stop motion and live-action atmospherics into a haunting message about the climate crisis. [Watch]

Steelworks Studio Ventures into the “Worlds Of Japan” in New Short Film

If you need a retreat from the rush and stress of your work week, Steelworks creative directors Nidia Dias and Miguel Rato have just the thing – a peaceful, CG fantasy tour through the “Worlds Of Japan”. [Watch]

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The Sacred Egg and The Mill Go Balls to the Wall in “Atomic” Smirnoff Spot

Riff Raff Films’ directing duo The Sacred Egg and The Mill, whose recent collaboration for Topgolf we featured in Stash 162, are back for another intricate mix of VFX and partying – this time for Smirnoff through McCann North America. [Watch]

Alla Kinda and Benjamin Hackman Slide Across “The Algonquin Bridge”

Toronto poet/composer Benjamin Hackman teams with Barcelona animation house Alla Kinda to recount a personal commuting mishap that leads to a frenzied yet thoughtful monologue on the rush of modern life and what it all might mean. [Watch]

Polyester Launches Weekend Characters Retail Shop with Short Film | STASH MAGAZINE

Polyester Launches Weekend Characters Retail Shop With Short Film

To mark the opening of its retail shop Weekend Characters, Toronto animation studio Polyester produced this wonderfully whimsical short film mixing characters featured on merchandise in the store with live-action. [Watch]

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Zachary Corzine and James Jean Find “Harmony” in Latest Motion Art Piece

In his latest collaboration with LA visual artist James Jean, director and CG artist Zachary Corzine again extends one of Jean’s paintings into four dimensions using gentle, ambient 3D animation. [Watch]

Please Call Me Champ Conjures Typographic “Chaos” for Commvault

LA motion designer Champ Panupong Techawongthawon, whose work for Mezmo we featured in Stash 160, is back with another impossible-to-ignore brand film – this time in concert with John Mcneil Studio for cyber security firm Commvault. [Watch]

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Joshua Stocker and ACHT Studio “Discover a New Kind of Space” for the Škoda Kodiaq

German post and VFX house ACHT backs up English director Joshua Stocker as he takes a bee’s eye view in this mix of motion-control and CG exploring the exterior and interior of the new Škoda Kodiaq crossover SUV. [Watch]

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