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Buck and YCN Studio Take the “First Step” for ChildLine
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]
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Royale and the Martin Agency: Oreo’s “Wonderfilled”
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.
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The Mill and BBDO: “98% Human” for PETA
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]
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Clan VFX and Friends for the Brazilian Red Cross
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]
Megaforce and Mathematic: Is Tropical’s ‘Dancing Anymore’ (NSFW)
French directing collective Megaforce follow up their exceptional and somewhat disturbing live action and 2D hybrid video for Is Tropical’s “Greeks” track with this SERIOUSLY NSFW opus with hilarious/low tech porn courtesy of Mathematic in Paris.
The New BTS Gallery Goes Live!
Behind the Scenes features offer so much insight and inspiration we believe it’s time they got the recognition they deserve. Check the new BTS Gallery for peeks into the creative and technical heroics of studios big and tiny. Some of our faves include the perfectly formed “How MAKE Made “Quitsmoking.com” and Peter [Read more]
Vimeo Moves into Content Creation with Brand Creative Fund
Vimeo’s new branded content initiative launched this morning with four short films created for the Lincoln Motor Company by filmmakers selected from Vimeo’s massive pool of users. The Brand Creative Fund provides Vimeo a brilliant way of ramping up advertising while maintaining their tasteful anti-YouTube vibe and creating real, paid, career-boosting opportunities for Vimeo users.
The four filmmakers selected for the Lincoln project include: Lucy McRae, Jeff Frost, Eliot Rausch and Becky & Joe. [Read more]
Nike Free 5.0 Gets the Royale Treatment
No matter how tired of kaleidoscopes you think you are, this CG-free work for Nike by Royale kicks proverbial butt, “The effects were created completely in-camera on the RED EPIC. To achieve this, we built special rigs; painstakingly positioning the kicks to create multiple levels of reflections and patterns. We needed a [Read more]
Katerina Athanasopoulou “Apodemy”
London-based animation director and Athens native, Katerina Athanasopoulou combines long lenses and stark lighting to dramatic effect in her latest artful animated short called “Apodemy” commissioned by The Onassis Cultural Center on the theme of Emigration for Visual Dialogues 2012. “In a time when Europe seems to be imploding, this is my portrait of Athens. [Read more]
COLLIDER MASTER CLASSES: Raise Your Career to the Next Level
The buzz around The COLLIDER Conference keeps growing – with studios, talent and the media charged up about the stellar speakers and the New York location. On Sunday June 9, COLLIDER also offers a full day of high-powered MASTER CLASSES. Boost your creative and technical advantage with in-depth [Read more]
STYLE FRAMES GALLERY
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Herve Lopez just left Paris Prodco Mr. Hyde and took his roster of directors with him to launch Lord of Barbes promising to “make all kinds of commissioned films: and even print.” [Read more]
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LA’s Royale scoops up ex-Superfad stars EP Chris Volckmann, head of digital production Beck Henderer-Peña, and senior art director Loren Judah to lead Royale’s new Seattle location. [Read more]
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Venice, CA, editorial house Spot Welders moves into the VFX fray with the launch of Shipping + Handling headed up by VFX Super Casey Price and EP J. Patrick McElroy. [Read more]
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NY VFX and design house Phosphene grows its core creative team with the addition of CG Supervisor Vance Miller, Lead Digital Artist Eddie Porter, and Lead Compositor Scott Winston. [Read more]
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Industry professionals and young talents alike are invited to submit their work to the 2013 animago competition. The international contest is free of charge and covers the entire field of digital media and visualisation. The submission deadline is June 30th, 2013. [Read more]
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Shotbox® invites you to test out their the new web-based pre-production tool now in Public Beta (and free). “Our goal is to become the number one tool where you as a filmmaker take [Read more]
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VFX veteran Mark French joins Brand New School in NY after nearly a decade of freelancing as a Flame Artist and VFX Supervisor at The Mill, Psyop, MassMarket, Framestore, and well, Brand New School. [Read more]
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The Incredibly Short Film Festival in Sydney wants your animated GIFs (and other tiny works) for screenings with a live musical score at the Museum of Contemporary art during the Vivid Festival (May 24-June 10) and assorted projections onto buildings around Kings Cross. [Read more]
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Check out the winners in the first edition of the BassAwards selected from entries from 50+ countries in Broadcast Design, Cinema, Video Games and Mapping categories. [Read more]