Blue Zoo Animation Launches Advertising and Shortform Director Roster
July 3, 2025
Laurie Rowan and Nexus Studios Go Cuckoo for Telstra
Fabulous character work here courtesy of Nexus director Laurie Rowan, who deploys a stop-motion aesthetic in a series of deadpan CG social media clips for Australian teleco Telstra thru Sydney agencies +61 and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire. [Watch]
Preview All the Motion Projects Selected for Stash 171
The planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to motion design, animation, and VFX (aka the Stash Permanent Collection) keeps growing with the 31 new and outstanding video projects included in Stash 171. [Watch]
John Likens and Method Studios Destroy “Your Friends & Neighbors” for Apple TV+
Teaming up with showrunner Jonathan Tropper for a third series (after Warrior in 2019 and See in 2021), director John Likens and Method Studios set about shattering Jon Hamm’s world in the titles for Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV+. [Watch]
Zoic Taps Nicole Fina as Senior EP and Aladino Debert as ECD
From the release: Zoic Studios, the legendary visual effects studio, has announced Nicole Fina has joined the company as Senior Executive Producer of its Advertising arm. [Watch]
Best of Stash 2024: Passion Projects!
Whether created to bolster a reel with new capabilities or simply as an escape from client-imposed restrictions, personal projects and spec work provide a vital outlet for pent-up motion talent. [Watch]
Wizz x Psyop vs. Nike x Nigö for Ranger AF3
Wizz director Gary Levesque channels vintage Japanese TV vibes in this film for the Ranger AF3 shoe, a collab between Nike and Japanese fashion designer Nigö, merging lux sneaker fashion and anime nostalgia. [Watch]
