Warframe “Ascension Day” Game Trailer by David Pagaille and Passion Paris
Director David Pagaille and the 2D animation team at Passion Paris spent a full year crafting this energized 5 1/2-minute trailer/short film for the launch of the latest edition of Warframe, Digital Extremes’ free-to-play sci-fi game. [Watch]
Revolut “Your Way In” Spot by Craig Gillespie and Time Based Arts
Working with Wieden+Kennedy London, MJZ director Craig Gillespie (Cruella, I, Tonya) and VFX house Time Based Arts crash fearlessly thru walls of all sorts to empower money underdogs for British bank Revolut. [Watch]
Ilya Abulkhanov’s Newest Destiny 2 Trailer: Lightfall
The next chapter of Bungie’s action MMO game Destiny 2 snaps into sharp focus in this trailer directed by Ilya Abulkhanov who marshaled production and VFX teams from The Mill studios in LA, New York, Chicago, and Bangalore. [Watch]
Arena Breakout “Winner Takes All” Game Trailer by Morten Vinther and The Mill
Director Morten Vinther at The Mill in LA teams with the company’s Shanghai crew to nudge the boundaries of realism and atmospherics in this full-CG trailer for the Tencent/Morefun Studios FPS game Arena Breakout. [Watch]
Also Made on iPad: Zedd, Maren Morris & Beauz “Make You Say” Music Video
Working with Pulse Films director Colin Read, CD Will Johnson and the Scholar crew return to the Made on iPad pipeline with this hand-animated guide to the three phases of a breakup as experienced by singer-songwriter Maren Morris. [Watch]
Nicolai Fuglsig and Selected Works Restage Rocky’s Run for Ladbrokes
Merging original footage, 250 costumed performers, and proprietary post techniques, MJZ director Nicolai Fuglsig and London VFX shop Selected Works update a classic scene from Sylvester Stallone’s 1979 blockbuster Rocky II for UK bookmaker Ladbrokes.
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