Iron Maiden “The Writing On The Wall” Music Video by Nicos Livesey
Blinkink director Nicos Livesey, whose range of animation techniques stretches from embroidery to Plasticine, pours his passion as a lifelong Iron Maiden fan into this six-minute epic for the band’s latest single. [Watch]
“LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS” Season Two Lands May 14th
The second installment of David Fincher and Tim Miller’s landmark anthology series LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS explodes on Netflix this week with eight new animated short films from Atoll Studio, Axis Animation, Blink, Blur, Passion Pictures, and Unit Image. [Watch]
MPC Drums Up “The Book of Dreams” for Argos
This rousing holiday spot finds MPC in the VFX supporting role (cranking out 100 shots in four weeks) as directing collective Traktor pair the emotional gold of a father/daughter relationship with 80’s gold from Simple Minds. [Watch]
Behind the Scenes on BBC “The Supporting Act”
Take a look at the love and obsessive attention to detail that went into the BBC One Christmas Film 2017 created by director Elliot Dear and the Blinkink crew – a painstaking combination of practical sets, stop motion puppets, and CG animation. [Watch]
BBC One Christmas Film 2017 by Elliot Dear
Blinkink director Elliot Dear helps the BBC build on the message of the channel’s “oneness” idents with a two-minute holiday tale of a talented teen and her busy dad guaranteed to pluck at your heartstrings. [Watch]
How to Rally English Rugby Fans: “Make Them Giants”
Blinkink director Elliot Dear (who moved a nation to tears with “The Bear and the Hare”) unites the talents of 37 animators, artists and designers to create a similar effect in this monumental hand-animated call to action for English Rugby Team sponsor O2 in advance of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [Watch]