Berlin design and music studio COLORS AND THE KIDS’ recent research project called “Shroooms” explores the power of artificial growth algorithms to create a beguiling world of alien 3D.
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Berlin CG artist Extraweg (aka Oliver Latta) applies his surreal and often unsettling array of 3D tricks and techniques to this intense and impossible-to-ignore video for the track “Medicine” by English rock band Bring Me The Horizon. [Read more]
Longtime Stash fans know demo reels don’t get much love on this site (we’ve published a handful in 14 years). But once in a long while, one hits the inbox and makes you question what a compilation of work can and should do. [Read more]
The BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1936 novel “The ABC Murders” debuted amid controversy about the dark tone and casting of John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot but the menacing titles, created by London’s Huge Designs, deserve only praise. [Read more]
New York agency RXM Creative crafts an austere but appropriately luxurious split-screen treatment for this film, part of an integrated launch campaign for LVMH brand Loro Piana’s new fine wool line called The Gift Of Kings. [Read more]
Fresh off a monster festival run, Swiss filmmaker Fabio Friedli reveals some of the inspiration and challenges behind his ambitious and frenetic stop-motion short film called “In a Nutshell.” [Read more]
Glassworks Amsterdam combines 3D characters and practical miniatures with a delicate cover of Elton John’s “Your Song” in this emotional spot, the centerpiece of a campaign for German discount supermarket chain Penny. [Read more]
German director/animators Max Mörtl and Robert Löbel combined forces and enjoyed wide success on the festival circuit with this quirky and charming stop-motion and 2D short film called “Island.” [Read more]
As these 10 projects demonstrate, 2018 was an exceptional year for marketing films not intended for broadcast TV. The budget, talent, and tools may vary but the ambitious engagement and emotional goals do not. [Read more]
