To celebrate their first birthday, the team at AI creative agency faith used themselves as the guinea pig to explore practical uses of Gen-AI and test the tools’ abilities “to create films within a consistent brand world.” [Watch]
Apple’s latest volley against the online surveillance economy is a gently comic nod to Hitchcock and Orwell courtesy of Smuggler director Ivan Zacharias with avaricious metalic avians via VFX shops Legacy Effects and House of Parliament. [Watch]
The planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to motion design, animation, and VFX – aka the Stash Permanent Collection – keeps growing with the addition of issue 166, packing in another two full hours of inspiration and insight. [Watch]
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The recent uptick in beautifully rendered spec CG product films (here for example) is certainly a welcome trend and this project from Stockholm 3D artist and motion designer Floris Kruger extends the genre with a refreshing touch of comedy. [Watch]
UK director Joseph Wallace brings his stop-motion and puppetry powers to this film shot by Malcolm Hadley (Corpse Bride, Chicken Run 2) thru London prodco Atime Works for a BBC podcast designed to help listeners fall asleep. [Watch]
Nexus Studios’ director Fx Goby, whose wide-ranging character work you can see here and here, captures the passion and pain of 36 athletes in this rousing spot for the BBC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. [Watch]