The design and animation crew at Oddfellows (San Francisco and Portland, OR) leverage their narrative skills to highlight Airbnb hosts who take hospitality to the next level by investing rental income back into their communities or going above and beyond to ensure their guests’ safety. [Watch]
Bristol animator/director Ruffmercy (aka Russ Murphy) and his accomplice in visual crime Patch Keys swab their signature chaos all over this “glitchy soundscape of minimalist beats” from DJ Shadow called “Three Ralphs” found on ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ album released by Mass Appeal Records. [Watch]
Studio AKA director Marc Craste’s new spot for European online retailer OTTO shakes up this year’s flow of heart-tugging animated holiday spots by combining the mandatory emotional punch with unexpected character design and art direction. [Watch]
Twelve years and 120 issues later, the Stash Permanent Collection keeps growing – delivering inspiration and insight to subscribers on six continents with access to over 4,400 outstanding design, animation and VFX projects PLUS behind-the-scenes features and exclusive Stash interviews. [Watch]
ECD Orion Tait and the Buck crew in New York conjure a psychotropic intro for David Blaine’s latest magic special (complete with VO by Christopher Walken) reflecting just how disoriented and delighted the audience feels after witnessing Blaine’s low-key but mind-f#cking feats. [Watch]
Oscar-nominated Passion Animation director Sam Fell updates traditional stop-motion characters with 3D-printed expressions for this year’s Sainsbury holiday film thru AMV BBDO complete with the voice talents of James Corden and a track by Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie. [Watch]
