ESPN College Football promo by Elastic | STASH MAGAZINE

Elastic Unleashes College Football for ESPN

After a COVID-induced delay, the 2020 College football season roared back onto ESPN last week, wrapped in a high-octane branding and promo package from the design and animation crew at Elastic. [Watch]

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Hennessy “Maurice Ashley & The Black Bear School” by Daniel Wolfe and The Mill

Somesuch director Daniel Wolfe, editor Paul Watts, and The Mill VFX team craft the riveting origin story of Maurice Ashley, a chess-obsessed Brooklyn kid who became the game’s first black grandmaster. [Watch]

CommunityAmerica We Rise commercial by Nexus | STASH MAGAZINE

CommunityAmerica “We Rise” by Robertino Zambrano and Nexus Studios

Nexus director Robertino Zambrano applies his signature illustrative style to footage of Kansas City Chiefs superstar QB Patrick Mahomes to elevate this spot for local Missouri Credit Union CommunityAmerica. [Watch]

The Lonely Goalkeeper short film by Dress Code | STASH MAGAZINE

“The Lonely Goalkeeper” Short Film by Dress Code

The latest passion project from the master storytellers at Dress Code illustrates both the loneliness and exhilaration experienced by renowned goalkeeper Robert Primrose Wilson while starring for Arsenal from 1963-1973. [Watch]

Mayo Clinic The Power of Answers commercial by Psyop | STASH MAGAZINE

Mayo Clinic “The Power of Answers” Spot by Shane Griffin and Psyop

Starting with Diffusion MRI imagery from a brain scan, director Shane Griffin and the Psyop CG crew create an intensely complex and anatomically accurate model of the brain and its neural interactions for The Mayo Clinic thru TBWA/Chiat Day. [Watch]

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Valorant “Glitchpop” Skins Spot by WAR

Riot Games’ free multiplayer first-person shooter Valorant, which launched in June with this trailer, just dropped this sweet piece of motion madness from We Are Royale (WAR) to intro a new weapon skin line called Glitchpop. [Watch]

London Grammar Baby It's You music video by Trizz | STASH MAGAZINE

London Grammar “Baby It’s You” Music Video by Trizz

This enigmatic and otherworldly blend of CG, VFX, and live-action footage from Oriol Puig and the Trizz crew for English pop masters London Grammar will keep you guessing as to what’s what, and what it all means. [Watch]

Save Our Sons Heartbeat: A Mother's Letter To Her Son by Kyra Bartley | STASH MAGAZINE

Save Our Sons “Heartbeat: A Mother’s Letter To Her Son” by Kyra Bartley

FINCH director Kyra Bartley gathers an international team of animators to create 1,400 of the most emotional frames you will witness this year to convey the heartbreak of a mother whose son suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [Watch]

Grimes You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around by Brent Bonacorso | STASH MAGAZINE

Brent Bonacorso’s Take on Grimes’ “You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around”

In April 2020, Grimes released “You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around” along with an invitation for fans to engage with the music video’s green screen backgrounds. Los Angeles director Brent Bonacorso took her up on the offer. [Watch]

Ice Cream short film by Super Dope | STASH MAGAZINE

Super Dope Launches with “Ice Cream” Short Film

New virtual animation studio Super Dope formed in the depths of lockdown and now, after five months of work, introduces themselves to the world with this effervescent CG character piece called “Ice Cream.” [Watch]

Floaters short film by Karl Poyzer and Joseph Roberts | STASH MAGAZINE

“Floaters” Short Film by Karl Poyzer and Joseph Roberts

Although we never actually see them, I feel safe saying the three characters in Karl Poyzer and Joe Roberts’ new animated comedy “Floaters,” are some of the most endearing and clearly defined in recent memory. [Watch]

Heatwave short film by Fokion Xenos | STASH MAGAZINE

“Heatwave” Short film by Fokion Xenos

Since graduating from the UK’s National Film & Television School in 2019, Greek director/designer Fokion Xenos has watched his ambitious MA graduation film “Heatwave” selected for 137 film festivals, winning 20+ awards along the way. [Watch]

Carrion game launch trailer by CRCR | STASH MAGAZINE

Carrion Game Launch Trailer by CRCR

After breakout collaborations on animated game trailers for Mother Russia and My Friend Pedro, US indie game publisher Devolver Digital gives WIZZ directors CRCR carte blanche on this film for the launch of “reverse horror” title Carrion. [Watch]

Burberry “Pocket Bag Collection” by Six N. Five

Barcelona CG artisans Six N. Five sculpt a series of eccentric and elegant vignettes for Burberry’s Pocket Bag Collection, a playful twist on an archival design updated by Burberry chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci. [Watch]