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April 25, 2024
Brainbot “E-BOT LUTION”
Ever since Fritz Lang introduced Maria in his 1927 expressionist sci-fi classic “Metropolis,” audiences have been fascinated by robots both benevolent and nasty – see if you can name all the pop-culture bots featured in this snappy timeline tribute from Brainbot Studios in Madrid. [Watch]
Time to Meet Ben West’s “OtherHalf”
By day Ben West toils as a VFX supervisor at Framestore in LA, but by night he writes and directs short films like FUGU & TAKO, a surprisingly poignant buddy film about turning into a pufferfish. His newest labor of love explores a different relationship: a man breaking up with himself. [Watch]
Sam Southward “After the End” Short Film
Meet Rene Fustercluck, one of two men left standing after the man-made apocalypse and the comic lynchpin of Sam Southward’s spectacular (and not altogether SFW) graduation film “After the End” produced at the National Film and Television School in London. [Watch]
Carbon Launches Chicago Office
From the release: Bicoastal creative studio Carbon opens in Chicago, serving the Midwest with its high-end VFX, post production, and full-fledged design studio, from the 5th floor of the Courthouse Building with international editing house Whitehouse Post. Leading Carbon’s Windy City operations are Executive Producer Phil Linturn and Creative Director Liam Chapple, a pair of […] [Watch]
Best of Stash 2015: Ben West “Fugu & Tako”
In March 2015, Framestore LA creative director Ben West released his phenomenal buddy-film sushi comedy “FUGU & TAKO” exploring the perils and unexpected perks of eating live puffer fish. The film and perfectly realized VFX were created while West was a director and VFX super at Robot in Sydney. [Watch]
Ex-Digital Kitchen Crew launch Almost Gold in Chicago
From the release: Creative Director Linas Jodwalis has staked a claim with Almost Gold, a new design-driven production studio featuring Director Matthew Egan. Tapping Tom Leonard as Executive Producer, the Chicago-based shop is positioning itself to provide concept-to-completion creativity for the advertising and entertainment industries. “Almost Gold is a cohesive model by design and because […] [Watch]
