Meet the Monsters of Toyota’s “Drive Happy Project”

Australian visual effects and post shop Alt.VFX show off their CG creature craft in this spot for Toyota New Zealand featuring furry manifestations of the top five frustrations facing new car buyers. [Watch]

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Time Based Arts Unleash “Engineered Insanity” for F1

Final Cut editor Ben Stephens demonstrates the power of his craft to spike your heart rate in this spot for Formula 1 racing directed by Chris Boyle and amplified by VFX and post work from Time Based Arts in London. [Watch]

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Clearing the Smoke for Road Safety

Just in case you planned to spark up that joint before hitting the road this weekend, Quad director Bruno Aveillan and French post house Fix Studio have a message for you. [Watch]

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Behind the Scenes on ACV “Dummy”

Berlin animation/VFX house dondon nudge the crash-test dummy genre forward by motion-capturing the actor’s finest details then hand-crafting facial tweaks in this charmer directed by Josh Dawson for German automobile club ACV. [Watch]

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MPC Helps Apple “Unlock” High School

Time to put aside the privacy vs convenience argument for 60 seconds and just enjoy MPC’s flurry of VFX work on Dougal Wilson’s spot for Apple’s FaceID feature which uses facial recognition to unlock the iPhone X. [Watch]

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Reuben McNaughton and Passion Pictures for Dementia UK

Director/designer Reuben McNaughton and the Passion Pictures animation team launch a gentle three-minute film called “Together Again” for Dementia UK highlighting the one-to-one support provided by its Admiral Nurses. [Watch]

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