Taking Over “The World’s Toughest Job” from Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris, the action star who launched 1,000 memes, retires from saving the environment in this cracking adventure directed by Espen Sandberg (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) for Norwegian energy giant Aker. [Watch]
Under Armour “Flow Velociti” (Director’s Cut) Product Film by Frame
Thomas Bay, founder/EP at Frame in Copenhagen: “72andSunny approached Frame to develop a series of short films to highlight the many features of the brand new UA Flow Velociti Wind Running Shoes, from American footwear and sporting apparel giant Under Armour. [Watch]
HBO “The White Lotus” Title Sequence by Plains of Yonder
Directors Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore at Seattle studio Plains of Yonder team with Sydney illustrator Lezio Lopes to capture the eccentric spirit of HBO’s new social satire The White Lotus with a sequence of finely detailed wallpaper patterns. [Watch]
“Contour” Short Film by Ryo Kitabatake and Takuma Sasaki
Directors Ryo Kitabatake and Takuma Sasaki at WOW in Tokyo commemorate the studio’s 25th anniversary with a visceral CG nightmare for the ages with help from UK real-time and volumetric content specialists Dimension Studio. [Watch]
Preymaker Signs Rob Petrie to Creative Team
Creative and technology studio Preymaker has signed Rob Petrie to its stellar creative team. One of the first 100% cloud-native creative studios, Preymaker utilizes an advanced custom cloud-based platform that creates content entirely in the cloud. [Watch]
POSCO “Iron Civilization” Interactive 360 Installation by Giantstep
Giantstep in Seoul, South Korea: “Iron Civilization is a 360 interactive video experience for Park1538, a new cultural space celebrating the past, present, and future of Korea-based steel-manufacturing company POSCO. [Watch]