Tocatta short film by Optical Arts | STASH MAGAZINE

Gravity and Bach Collide in “Tocatta” by Optical Arts

Following on the success of their recent CG floral experiment, London’s Optical Arts keeps the exploratory spirit alive with this live-action ballet of poetic destruction shot at extremely high speeds (between 1000 and 5000 frames per second). [Watch]

The Rough Cut short film by Coat of Arms | STASH MAGAZINE

Film Premiere: “The Rough Cut” by Coat of Arms

Stash is pleased to present the premiere of a new passion project from Coat of Arms – a lockdown collaboration of 22 team members, The Rough Cut explores “the struggle creatives go through during the process of creation”. [Watch]

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Ireland Champions Green in “All Rise” by Brian Williams

Brian Williams (aka Super 68), a director at the recently launched London studio of Ntropic, says creating this new spot to help drive the economic renewal of local Irish communities made him “very homesick but very happy.” [Watch]

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Givenchy “Antigona Soft” Reveal by Shane Griffin

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its iconic Antigona handbag, French luxury brand Givenchy commissioned New York artist/director Shane Griffin to unveil the Antigona Soft, a more relaxed version of the original. [Watch]

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Visual Explorations for Panoply’s Amazon Original Opener

Grab a peek at some of the sleek R&D London CG specialists Panoply invested in their quest to re-imagine the Amazon Original opener as “a memorable, relevant, and differentiated branded signature.” [Watch]

Fetch looping short film by Nomographic | STASH MAGAZINE

“Fetch” Looping Short Film by Nomographic

Join London studio Nomographic for an endless encounter with the space-time continuum as an otherwise innocent man triggers a cycle of head trauma and confusion playing fetch with his dog in a park. [Watch]

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CNN Looks at “Life After Coming Out”

Art director Ignacio Osorio and the team at CNN Motion apply a gentle, compassionate touch to the story of Mark Tedesco, a young priest trying to reconcile his faith and sexuality in the latest episode of CNN’s “Life After” series. [Watch]

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NVIDIA “Marbles RTX” Real-time 3D Demo

During his virtual keynote at the 2020 edition of NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference, CEO/founder Jensen Huang illustrated the company’s work the edge of real-time 3D with this jaw-dropper, a riveting peek at the future of moving images. [Watch]

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Bright Eyes “Mariana Trench” Music Video by Art Camp

Starting with 3D animation and archival footage as reference, NYC studio Art Camp merges the talents of 18 artists hunkered down in insolation to create 2,200 hand-illustrated ink paintings for “Mariana Trench” by US indie rockers Bright Eyes. [Watch]

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EA Sports “Next Level” by Carl Addy

Director Carl Addy at The Mill: “We busted out all the re-appropriation tricks for this: gameplay, archival footage, hand-animated, stuff we shot before, shot at home, shot on holiday. I think it turned into a fine piece of eyeball bullying.” [Watch]

"M-Morris" short film by Optical Arts | STASH MAGAZINE

William Morris Gets a CG Update from Optical Arts

Hot on the heels of their striking “Utopia” short film released earlier this month, Optical Arts in London craft an intricate and obsessively detailed ode to British textile designer and Arts and Crafts icon William Morris. [Watch]

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Nike Air Zoom Type “Macciu By You”

Motion designer/CD Kota Iguchi at Tokyo prodco CEKAI pulls together multiple styles and techniques in this showcase for the latest from Nike’s customizable N. 354 line and the work of Japanese graphic designer Macciu. [Watch]

Handclap "Haunted Soul feat. Arabella" music video | STASH MAGAZINE

Handclap + Arabella Packford “Haunted Soul” Music Video by WeCanMake

Director/animator Ben Collier-Marsh at WeCanMake in London brings his talent for abstract motion collage to this enigmatic music video for “Haunted Soul” from UK musician Handclap and vocalist Arabella. [Watch]

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Breaking: Bull Stays Calm in China Shop

Untold Studios, who nailed the VFX on the 2019 John Lewis holiday spot, joins Blink director Nick Ball to rustle up a new mascot called the Money Calm Bull in this blockbuster for UK financial services website MoneySuperMarket. [Watch]