Juno & Sensei short fim by Tom Gera | STASH MAGAZINE

Dancing VFX: Watch Tom Gera’s Short Film “Juno & Sensei”

Amsterdam-based film director and digital artist Tom Gera just dropped us his latest short film, a dramatic power struggle built with live-action choreography enhanced with Unreal Engine, AI-assisted image manipulation, and 3D scanning. [Watch]

Dacia Hipster Concept commercial by Mathematic and Quentin Deronzier | STASH MAGAZINE

Heavy Lifting: Mathematic and Quentin Deronzier Assemble the Hipster Concept for Dacia

The VFX and 3D animation crews at Mathematic in Paris team with LA/PAC director Quentin Deronzier to stage this full-CG show-stopper for Dacia’s diminutive new Hipster Concept EV thru agency Publicis Conseil. [Watch]

Squarespace Skydive commercial by Time Based Arts | STASH MAGAZINE

Time Based Arts Brings Down the House for Squarespace

Having seen many thousands of VFX shots on every conceivable screen, many of us believe we’re immune to their power of making the impossible possible. But now and then, the stars (creative, budget, talent) align and the magic returns. [Watch]

The Rise of Emotive Luxury: FutureDeluxe Dreams Up the Vision Xspectra for AVATR

CD Marcus Chaloner (whose work we’ve featured here and here) leads the FutureDeluxe crew in crafting this dreamy mix of live-action and CG for the Vision Xspectra, an AI-enhanced concept vehicle from Chinese EV brand AVATR. [Watch]

J.P. Morgan Payments brand film by NotReal | STASH MAGAZINE

NotReal Builds a Global Foundation for J.P. Morgan Payments

CDs Milton Gonzalez and Valeria Moreiro lead the the NotReal motion and design crew in producing two elegant and informative region-specific films as part of their global campaign for J.P. Morgan’s end-to-end payment solution. [Watch]

The Roos Brothers & REACTIV Rev Up the H2 for Kawasaki

Greenpoint Pictures directors The Roos Brothers (Josh and Logan) merge atmosphere and adrenaline in this intro for Kawasaki’s supercharged Teryx H2 UTV with motion design and post treatments from Toronto studio REACTIV. [Watch]