Lighting & Lasers: Studio Sentempo Finds Beauty in Industry

Director/designers Alessandro Fantoni and Mario Coppola at Studio Sentempo in Milan (whose work we’ve featured here and here), turn the mechanics of laser etching into a dramatic reveal for Italian industrial technology company Angelini. [Watch]

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Loop Explores the Finer Points of Cotton for Bella+Canvas

One of the true tragedies of CG motion design is the quantity of beautiful R&D visuals that don’t make the final cut. The solution of course (which, in our opinion should be legally mandatory) is to assemble an extensive exploration reel. [Watch]

Buff Keeps Frontify on Brand With Motion Toolkit

Building a motion branding toolkit for a high-profile brand management platform comes with high expectations and as this case study demonstrates, UK studio Buff Motion rises to the occasion for Frontify with both style and functionality. [Watch]

Sculpting the Senses: Plains Of Yonder Opens “Sirens”

Plains Of Yonder directors Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore (whose work we track here), reteam with the CG talents at Makmac in Barcelona for a sculptural mix of emotion and typography in their titles for the Netflix series Sirens. [Watch]

Colors And The Kids Launches Granite for IBM

Elevating the explainer film is an underrated talent that Stash has aggressively celebrated for more than 20 years, and this latest example, produced by Berlin CG specialists Colors And The Kids for IBM, is a perfect example why. [Watch]

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Dancing With Myself: Okto the Octopus Oscillates for BMW

In one of the most technically impressive and fun CG creature performances you will see this year, the animation and VFX teams at Untold Studios and Parasol Island deliver a cephalopodic waltz for BMW thru agency Jung von Matt. [Watch]