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McDonalds “Enjoy the Now”

Passion Paris directing duo Timekeepers (aka Stephane Montel and Raoul Barbet) launch their animation studio Capsule with the yearnings of reincarnated fast food lovers in this spot for McDonald’s Switzerland. [Watch]

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“Endless Space 2” Launch Trailer

The full release of Amplitude Studios’ sci-fi strategy game Endless Space 2 hit PCs last week with the help of this sleek clip created by French director Niels Prayer, ULF Productions, and the irrepressible 3D specialists at Supamonks in Paris. [Watch]

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Short and sweet: Léa Cousty “Sur Ecoute”

Strong character work, wonderful art direction and a brief lesson in listening from Léa Cousty and her short film “Sur Ecoute,” created during her fourth year studying animation at Supinfocom Valenciennes. [Watch]

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Cooking up the Geffen Towers in Tel Aviv

Yambo Studio in Tel Aviv nudges the architectural visualization industry out of its comfort zone (of pristinely rendered but often sterile imagery) with this playful retail spot for a residential tower in their hometown. [Watch]

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Psyop Short Film “Sisters”

David Chontos, a director and the head of CG at PSYOP LA, describes his latest short film as “part exercise of passion and part love letter – ‘Sisters’ is a fragment of some lost, tragic opera.” [Watch]

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Behind the Scenes on CJ Cook’s “Totems”

Los Angeles freelance art director and designer CJ Cook reveals the design and motion process behind “Totems,” his personal experiment with “colors, camera moves, and different kinds of animation.” [Watch]

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