Imaginary Forces demo Reel

Imaginary Forces: 17 Years Later

Demo reels serve as the primary sales tool for studios, but they also act as unintentional time capsules reflecting the tastes and attitudes of the company, their clients, and the audiences they target. [Watch]

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Space Lab Teaser from DIMENSION³

Elegant minimalism and playful pacing speak volumes about the motives and culture of Space Lab, a thoroughly modern collaborative workplace and event facility located in the ancient Greek port city of Thessaloníki. [Watch]

Coke Japan | STASH MAGAZINE

A Coke Summer in Japan According to Buck

ECD Orion Tait and the buck crew let loose with a splash of effervescent eye candy for Coke drinkers in Japan, the brand’s second biggest market after the U.S. [Watch]

Weighing In Rhina Espalliat | STASH MAGAZINE

MPC Creative and Rhina Espalliat for Motionpoems

Director Casey McIntyre and the MPC Creative crew in LA embrace an open brief from Motionpoems, combining cel animation with After Effects and CG to interpret “Weighing In,” Rhina Espalliat’s ode to growth and experience. [Watch]

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Saiman Chow vs Rick and Morty for Adult Swim

Brooklyn artist/director/designer Saiman Chow unleashes his talent for exuberant visual chaos on five broadcast IDs for Adult Swim’s hit animated science fiction sitcom Rick and Morty. [Watch]

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Gentleman Scholar Introduce Mia & Morton

The move toward longer, heart-tugging CG story-telling continues to accelerate with this 3.5-minute short film for the Dairy Farmers of Canada crafted by the crew at Gentleman Scholar thru agency DDB Canada. [Watch]

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Lil Dicky “Pillow Talking feat. Brain”

When was the last time you sat thru an entire 10-minute music video and laughed out loud along the way? Right, never. Then, Lil Dicky released “Pillow Talking feat. Brain.” [Watch]

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Golden Wolf vs League of Legends

Quick blast of 2D adrenalin from Blacklist and Golden Wolf to introduce the new look for League of Legends’ warrior monk character Lee Sin. [Watch]

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Behind the Scenes on Sherwin-Williams “Emerald, Epiphany”

Watch as Psyop and the agency crew from McKinney bring a new level of high speed motion control tech called Spike (from The Marmalade in Germany) to the paint-in-water genre for Sherwin-Williams’ Emerald paint line. [Watch]

Double King animated short | STASH MAGAZINE

Prepare Yourself for Felix Colgrave’s “Double King”

Just over four years ago Felix Colgrave leapt onto the Stash radar with “Man Spaghetti,” a truly crazed short we’re still trying to understand. Now it’s time to experience “Double King,” his latest animated trip. [Watch]

Carry Illinois Electric Charm | STASH MAGAZINE

Yukai Du: Carry Illinois “Electric Charm”

Interesting and unexpected pairing of exuberant palette and texture choices by UK illustrator/animator Yukai Du with the lo-fi indie-pop of “Electric Charm” by Austin quintet Carry Illinois. [Watch]

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Vallée Duhamel Open OFFF Barcelona

The 17th edition of OFFF Barcelona launched with this playful sequence – a confection-colored riff on Zbigniew Rybczynski’s Oscar-winning 1981 experimental short “Tango.” [Watch]

Furry Alphabet animation | STASH MAGAZINE

Bernat in Motion Wrangles a “Furry Alphabet”

Brooklyn-based and Barcelona-born motion man Bernat Casasnovas takes animated typefaces to a hairy new level with 26 alphapomorphic creations in this new personal project. [Watch]

MY MOON short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Help Eusong Lee make “My Moon”

In issue 93 of the Permanent Collection, Stash published Eusong Lee’s emotional animated short “Will,” inspired by the events of 9/11. Eusong’s poetic new film called “My Moon” launched on Kickstarter this week. [Watch]

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