The popularity of CG acting as stop-motion paper has grown over the last five years because the analog handcraft associated with origami and the apparent low-poly modeling both provide a warmer counterpoint to the too-shiny, machine-made perfection often associated with 3D. [Watch]
High concept and striking CG execution from the all-Amsterdam team of design/production studio Onesize and ad agency TBWA\NEBOKO in this quick 20-second spot for the 100% electric Nissan Leaf called “New Year’s Resolution.” [Watch]
Vancouver narrative masters Giant Ant mix traditional animation and 3D in this updated take on 1930’s cartoons for Slack powered by the song “Count Your Blessings And Smile” written by legendary English actor, singer-songwriter George Formby and re-recorded by Toronto’s Danny Simmons. [Watch]
Director Matt Smithson and his Man vs Magnet mini-crew help UNESCO deliver an important message about the agency’s global education goals with this engaging motion work accented by a lovely muted palette and clever transitions. [Watch]
Hey, no pressure – it’s just the entire Beatles’ catalog finally available online for the first time. LA creative director Clarice Chin and the Mill+ team handles design, animation and editorial in this vivid flurry of updated iconography for BBH and Google Play. [Watch]
Take a peek at four months of intensely detailed work by Oscar-nominated stop-motion star PES and his team of animators and illustrators as they recreate the evolution of Honda products with thousands of hand-rendered drawings on real live paper with pre-vis and VFX/finishing by a52. [Watch]
