ECD Ryan Honey and CD Joshua Harvey lead the Buck crew on a riveting 2D/3D journey for UK charity ChildLine, a confidential, 24-hour counseling service for anyone under 19. Artful abstraction, dynamic typography and engaging transitions keep you glued even as the message becomes uncomfortable. [Read more]
The world is just so way better when you share Oreo’s and here’s the proof: a striking 3D/2D confection cooked up by ECD/partner Brien Holman and the crew at Royale in LA and featuring heavy behavioral modification of your favorite fairy tale and folklore characters. Agency: The Martin Agency.
[Read more]
Don’t miss Mill+ NY ECD Angus Kneale and BBDO ECD Toygar Bazarkaya at Collider, June 10 at 10am as they present a look at the concept and execution of this new spot for PETA called “98% Human.” The superb performance from this CG chimp, very effectively pushes forward both PETA’s goal to remove real [Read more]
Director Luciano Neves and the CLAN vfx crew in São Paulo gather seven fellow artists and designers to contribute their own animation styles to this three-minute charmer and effectively make the point that the Red Cross works “through the cooperation of everyone.” [Read more]
Based out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, prolific director/animator/AD Kaism Lim works for many major brands but this 4.5-minute online opus produced thru DMG promoting the VW Golf GTI in China crowns his resume with completely over-the-top styling/editing/acting/blocking, etc. Check out the three-part [Read more]
Join director and YouTube phenom Patrick Boivin at COLLIDER on Monday, June 10th and discover how he combined his commercial directing experience and an uncanny sense for pop culture with the reach of YouTube to propel his career to a whole new level including the attention of Hollywood studios. He will also reveal how he was able to ramp up his YouTube channel to over 200M views and how he now makes an excellent living with it. [Read more]
Toronto director/photographer Ryan Enn Hughes takes a break from his shooting duties for the NY Times, Wired, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Facebook, DDB, etc. to engage some frame by frame combat for “Beat Up Kidz” by hometown pop-punks The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores. Click thru to see the BTS video and full credits… [Read more]
Andrew Thomas Huang goes three for three, following his elaborate work for Bjork’s “Mutual Core” and his mind-ripping short “Solipsist” with this frenetic and primal mystery tour showcasing the Icelandic ambient gods’ first performance video. Prodco was LEGS with VFX help courtesy of the Mill LA. [Read more]
To wrap up the work week, here’s French digital artist collective Pleix delivering a new project that’s part music video, part euphoric experience for French music duo Discodeine. From Pleix: “The entire video is made of CGI. Motion capture was used for all animation and rendered as colored solids. This technique is [Read more]
Our friends at Cut&Paste know how to put on a slammin creative event and their newest adventure is called CHARACTERIZED where teams square off for character design supremacy. The New York version happens Thursday, May 16th at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Use promo code “friendo” when you grab your ridiculously cheap tickets. [Read more]