Merging live-action, stop-motion, 2D, and 3D, director Fx Goby (whose wonderful BBC Olympics spot you can re-watch here) leads the Nexus and Mighty Nice crews into an ambitious three-spot campaign for US insurance brand Lemonade. [Watch]
Gobelins animation graduates Antoine Dahan, Clement Delaby, and Rayan Takhedmit step into the director’s chair for the first time with this moody, mystery-soaked music video produced by Paris studio Les Monstres. [Watch]
Passion Pictures and Feral Child (who also brought us this bit of mania for Lush), team with MJZ director Steve Ayson for a delightfully dark take on the stress parents endure when it comes to the safety of their children. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, Brand film, Character Animation, Featured · Tags Alto New York, Dan Flosdorf, Feral Child, Kevin, Life360, MJZ, Nick Lutsko, Passion Pictures, Steve Ayson
Veteran animation director Suresh Eriyat and his crew at Studio Eeksaurus in Mumbai showcase the cultural importance of Deccani sheep and their wool in this music-driven film for Indian research institute Centre for Pastoralism. [Watch]
Here’s a full rundown of the 10 new short films included in season 4 of Tim Miller and David Fincher’s Emmy-winning anthology series Love, Death + Robots returning to Netflix May 15, complete with head credits and voice cast. [Watch]
Category Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured, VFX · Tags Aaron Sims Creative, AGBO, Andy Lyon, Blur Studio, buck, David Fincher, Diego Porral, Emily Dean, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Love Death + Robots, Luma Pictures, Patrick Osborne, Polygon Pictures, Robert Bisi, Robert Valley, Tim Miller, Titmouse
One minute into this Snoop Dogg cover of the Tom Petty track “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”, Psyop studio partners Temple Caché take over the visuals with a cannabis-fueled mashup of live-action, 2D, 3D, motion design, and AI. [Watch]
Category AI, Animation, Character Animation, Collage, Featured, Motion Design, Music Video · Tags Chris D Smith, Dave Meyers, Death Row Records, Freenjoy, Interscope, Psyop, Station Cachée Animation, Temple Caché