Alain De Botton: “We tend to imagine that we can only become addicted to a few sorts of things. But real addiction is about using something, anything, to keep our real emotions, fears and hopes at bay. There are many more addicts among us than we think.” [Watch]
Snappy, vibrant, and a joy to watch, “Big Buddy Blue” by Zurich motion house Team Tumult is the third film in the Tarp Blanche series commissioned by Swiss bag manufacturers Freitag. [Watch]
London animation studio Animade: “This studio project is a celebration of music, experimentation and of course, robots! “The animation is based on a band of talented robots performing their catchy hit, Robot_Song_03.mp3. We had great fun making this 3D piece and the process involved many layers, with a few twists and turns along the way. […] [Watch]
Animator, director, and artist Ollie Magee in Bristol, England: “A falling man finds peace in his fate as a he learns to let go of emotion, sensation and his physical body. His impact on the city and people below is felt if only for a brief moment.” [Watch]
Oats Studios (Neill Blomkamp’s new experimental filmmaking venture) just released “Kapture: Fluke,” an all-CG short with the look and feel of a 2010 game cinematic powered by what Blomkamp calls “a very macabre sense of humor.” [Watch]
The Cobb Studio crew in Seoul, South Korea ignore all the tired tropes that dog TV drama and bust out a cast of geo-minimalist characters in these effervescent on-air brand IDs for SkyDrama. [Watch]
