Polyester Studio in Toronto apply their ample explainer talents to the launch of BTZ, a new cryptocurrency designed for members of Bunz, the online barter community based in Canada. [Watch]
Nice and Serious in London: “The Association for the Prevention of Torture commissioned us to create an animation to explain that safeguards in the first hours of police custody can prevent torture and convince States of the need for a universal protocol based on non-coercive interviews.” [Watch]
Toronto motion houses Tendril and Worship whisk you into the future of robotic warehouse automation with this intense, scifi-flavored brand film for Norwegian tech company AutoStore.
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UK design director and 3D artist Douglas Bowden (aka Pandayoghurt) creates a series of minimalist and graceful 3D explorations of MAUD’s new mark for Australian broadcaster Foxtel. [Watch]
A raucous and invigorating promo for the sixth edition of The Path Festival of innovation and creativity taking over Sao Paulo, Brazil thus May by director/VFX artist Seb Caudron and his team. [Watch]
Motion designers The Dink and Laurence Honderick team up for an effervescent three-minute romp through the song “I Like Taylor Swift” for London band Coach Hop. [Watch]
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]
Turns out the Arabic word for parenthood (pronounced “Al Obuwah”) translates as “fatherhood.” So in the spirit of acknowledging mom’s role, Middle East retailer Babyshop and their agency FP7/DXB created a new Arabic word: Al Umobuwah. [Watch]
Painstaking detail and careful rendering elevate this sweet CG film about the courtship and reunion of two model trains created by Fabien Meyran during his fourth year at French animation school Supinfocom Rubika. [Watch]
The first in a series of explainers from Amsterdam creative collective Hello Savants for Eatruscan, an Italian agricultural initiative focused on the processing of cannabis derivatives for the food and pharmaceutical markets. [Watch]
Ezequiel Rormoser, creative director at Superestudio in Buenos Aires: “This is a sizzle reel gathering 20 IDs we did for the TFX rebrand, a channel for French millennials. [Watch]
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]
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]
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]