Formed in 1998, Gorillaz were not the first virtual band (see Alvin and the Chipmunks, 1958) but certainly the coolest and now, almost 25 years later, the quartet moves into a new phase with this mix of 3D and live-action directed by co-founder Jamie Hewlett and Nexus Studios’ Fx Goby. [Watch]
Working in tandem with Somesuch directing duo Cliqua as CDs, animation director Jocelyn Charles creates a sinister, genre-bending music video for The Weeknd that pulls influences from horror, fantasy, and disaster films. [Watch]
Ilia Anufrienko, founder/creative director at Bickerstaff in Kyiv: “To call on the crypto community to keep supporting Ukraine, Everstake cooperated with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and Bickerstaff.734 to create our very first rap video. [Watch]
Merging motion capture, live-action, and 3D animation with painterly algorithmic 2D rendering, Blinkink director Balázs Simon conjures an impressionist and surprisingly emotional journey for American electronic music duo ODESZA. [Watch]
With a nod to title design master Saul Bass, creative director Alex Popkin and the animation team at Ingenuity Studios in LA craft a lyric music video adventure for Imagine Dragons new release “Sharks”. [Watch]
Stash 154 just packed another two hours of brilliance into the Stash Permanent Collection (aka your streaming platform for design, animation, and VFX). Grab a peek at the 2-minute trailer and see which projects made the cut. [Watch]
