London animation and illustration studio Moth Collective combines both those talents into a powerful promo for the 130-year old American charity HIAS who work “to address the global refugee crisis by protecting refugees and displaced persons throughout the world and helping them to build new lives in safety and with dignity.” [Watch]
Every E3 event produces a swarm of 3D game trailers but this violence-packed opus for Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands stands apart for closing the gap between pre-rendered cinematic and real-time gameplay footage to a significant degree. [Watch]
If you’ve seen their work for Childline, you know Buck has a particular talent for animated PSAs. The latest evidence: This touching, low-key piece for Alcoholics Anonymous from ECD Orion Tait and crew held together by AA members’ narratives, a muted palette plus clever and organic transitions. [Watch]
Meet Laika Takasu, Japanese school girl turned anime monster-blasting, smile-inducing, dance sensation. Shot in Chichibu, Japan by London-based director Taichi Kimura with animation by Rapparu for the ultra-poppy Grades track “King.” [Watch]
Great story, pacing, and character work from Ringling College of Art and Design students Anna Hinds Paddock, Isabela Littger de Pinho, and Kriti Kaur in their 3D-animated short “None of That”. [Watch]
Visual Assembly, the new design and animation studio founded in London by Joseph Winston and Douglas Bowden, marks their launch with this striking CG work, “The concept was to create a piece that resonated with the name of the studio and represented the building or foundation of something new. [Watch]
