The pressures of high-stakes marketing can often crush the chance for true creative experimentation in game trailers, but these six outstanding films prove that personality, passion, and playfulness are alive and well in the genre. [Watch]
Buckle up. The animation teams at Mathematic and their game-focused division Player II launch the latest edition of “The Crew” franchise for Ubisoft Ivory Tower with a lovingly rendered and fully energized film directed by Jehan Bouazza. [Watch]
First-time director Lucas Durkheim, who started at Paris prodco Eddy as a storyboard artist after graduating from Gobelins and CalArts, fuses 2D and 3D animation into a visceral rampage for Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. [Watch]
While nudging forward the art and craft of 3D animation, these eight outstanding game trailers, cinematics, and tournament films also offer deeply considered narratives and a possible peak into the future of filmmaking. [Watch]
In a massive merger of live-action and VFX, Stink director Felix Brady teams with post houses Platige and UPP to condense 2000 years of history into 80 seconds and mark the 15th anniversary of Ubisoft’s mega franchise Assassin’s Creed. [Watch]
Grandly atmospheric set pieces and genuinely emotional moments with the protagonist elevate this trailer crafted by director Emnet Muluget and Goodbye Kansas for Ubisoft’s upcoming action-adventure game Skull and Bones thru DDB Paris. [Watch]
