South African directors Tulips and Chimneys (formerly Shy the Sun) re-team with Cape Town animation/VFX house BlackGinger to meld CG with stop motion miniatures in this spot for Cerebos salt thru FCB Durban. [Watch]
Buenos Aires motion house 2veinte say they had a blast cel-animating some of their childhood faves – Scrooge McDuck, Donald, his nephews and Launchpad McQuack – for Disney XD’s worldwide reboot of the DuckTales series. [Watch]
ManvsMachine conjure “a super/natural journey through the depths of a mountain” in this CG stunner designed to highlight the purity of Coca-Cola’s Japanese mineral water brand Ilohas. [Watch]
A brisk and breezy showcase of 35 characters created by Copenhagen motion design studio ccccccc to help Tinder reveal the top jobs among their estimated 50 million members who get swiped right. [Watch]
To celebrate the release of the MASH Dynamics node in Maya 2018, UK 3D masters Mainframe “set out to create a selection of experimental, dynamic scenes using simple primitive shapes as the base objects.” [Watch]
Royal College of Art student Dan Castro calls “Big Finds A Trumpet,” his charming first-year animation film, “A love letter to 50s design and 80s British children’s TV; a love letter to my childhood.” [Watch]
