Psyop Signs Oscar-Nominated Pixar Director Doug Sweetland
March 17, 2025
Fresh off their latest Airbnb stay, the BUCK crew move onto IRL gatherings with their “optimistic, eccentric, and empathetic” overhaul of the branding ecosystem for global events marketplace Eventbrite. [Watch]
Not to Scale director Peter Baynton takes over the adventures of the Great Western Railway “Famous Five” campaign, capturing the charm of Eileen Soper’s original illustrations with a modern romantic twist and new characters. [Watch]
The latest Animorsels animation meet-up blasts off in Nottingham March 27th with lots of spacey short animations and a talk from Steph Ramplin, a 3D artist/animator whose clients include Nick Jr, Spotify, Apple, and Meta. [Watch]
Working with director Yan Bokhanovich (Yanchi) and LA studio SNAKK, UK animation stylist Ruffmercy brings his signature handmade excitement to this launch spot for fashion sportswear brand ANTA and their Kyrie Irving KAI 2 sneaker. [Watch]
A dizzying mix of dramatic lighting, kinetic camera work, and procedural animation, Progress is the latest in-house CG experiment from Panoply and a “metaphor for progressing through failure and persevering to achieve our goals.” [Watch]
Director Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego guides Stash fans thru the challenges behind his film festival hit Freelance, a fabulous piece of CG character comedy produced in tight collaboration with Danish animation studio Tumblehead. [Watch]
In a strange case of “Dumb Ways to Die” meets Ren & Stimpy in pastels, Melbourne animation studio Dirty Puppet and agency 10 Feet Tall showcase all the ways soy beans sacrifice themselves to be part of Happy Happy Soy Boy milk. [Watch]
The latest work in BUCK’s ever-expanding “Get an Airbnb” campaign builds on their signature miniature universe creatively and technically with this light (and obsessively detailed) take on the proverbial cabin in the woods. [Watch]
Blinkink director Daniel Quirke leads a team of animators and embroiderers on a quest to bring Burberry’s Knight galloping to life in this film announcing Burberry’s Winter 2025 collection and runway show at London Fashion Week. [Watch]
Visionary Prettybird director Salomon Ligthelm, whose breakout video for aYia you should watch here, teams with British DOP Rina Yang and NYC VFX/post house Blacksmith on this inky music video for English-Nigerian rapper Little Simz. [Watch]
3D Designer and animator Jonas Nunes (currently on staff in BUCK’s Amsterdam studio) just dropped us the details for his latest short film, a charming mini-masterclass in character and timing called Somewhere Out There. [Watch]
The design and motion crew at Already Been Chewed, whose tastiest work we track here, showcase the innovation and excitement behind the Nike Airmax 1000 produced in collaboration with 3D-printed footwear brand Zellerfeld. [Watch]
Join us at Mouvo 2025, the 10th annual digital art conference in Prague, where graphic design, film, animation, and technology intersect. Immerse yourself in a two-day event full of riveting talks led by world-class speakers. [Watch]
Prodco and design studio Collider teams with agency DDB Melbourne to convert the mundane into the engaging with this brand film for Spanish renewable energy company ACCIONA and their quest to change the direction of wind turbine waste. [Watch]
