Nathan Love_Aardman | STASH MAGAZINE

Nathan Love Loves to Tease: ANL#2

The character insanity continues in the second teaser from NYC animation house Nathan Love leading up to their big announcement on Sept 22. We swore not to reveal what the “A” in ANL stands for, but we can tell you the news has to do with the continued invasion of the US by UK animation/VFX studios. [Watch]

Glen Keane Future of Story Telling | STASH MAGAZINE

“That Doorway to the Imagination Opens a Little Wider”

If you need a kick in butt to start animating again or just want to fall back in love with the craft, Glenn Keane is your guy. After four-decades of character work on animated Disney features, Keane’s passion and excitement remains infectious and then becomes outright visceral as he explores 3D drawing in virtual reality with the HTC Vive headset paired with 3D painting app Tilt Brush. [Watch]

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Ben Hibon Returns with League of Legends: Project Overdrive

It’s been far too long (for my liking) since we last heard from UK director Ben Hibon but the wait was worth it as he re-teams with Axis Animation to push his singular brand of stylized/atmospheric 3D and surgical timing to new levels for Riot Games’ League of Legends: Project Overdrive. [Watch]

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Evaporating Slowly: Sophie Koko Gate on “Half Wet”

Beakus animation director Sophie Koko Gate created her short film “Half Wet” during her studies at the Royal College of Art in London after discovering the water level in the human body decreases as we age, “meaning in a way we evaporate very slowly over time.” [Watch]

Blinkink_O2 VCCP | Stash Magazine

How to Rally English Rugby Fans: “Make Them Giants”

Blinkink director Elliot Dear (who moved a nation to tears with “The Bear and the Hare”) unites the talents of 37 animators, artists and designers to create a similar effect in this monumental hand-animated call to action for English Rugby Team sponsor O2 in advance of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [Watch]

Estudio Ronda_CMYK | Stash Magazine

The Secret Lives of Process Colors: Ronda “CMYK”

The character masters at Ronda in Buenos Aires strike again. Their new animated mini-film “CMYK,” populated by three eccentric and translucent men feels like a kids’ primer in color mixing and a handy refresher for those of us trapped in the world of RGB. [Watch]