Behind the VFX of Björk’s “Black Lake” by Andrew Thomas Huang

Commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York as part of their Björk retrospective, Andrew Thomas Huang‘s “Black Lake” tones down the visual surreality of his previous collaboration’s with the singer while dialing up the raw emotion of her performance. [Watch]

Zoran Bihac: Till Lindemann “Praise Abort” (NSFW)

German director Zoran Bihac pushes just about every uncomfortable button possible in this darkly comic/insane new video for Rammstein lead singer Till Lindemann. Words can’t really do it justice. Just watch (if you dare). [Watch]

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Nudity, Censorship, Handcuffs! We’ll Have “None of That”

Great story, pacing, and character work from Ringling College of Art and Design students Anna Hinds Paddock, Isabela Littger de Pinho, and Kriti Kaur in their 3D-animated short “None of That”. [Watch]

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Smith & Foulkes’ Latest for Honda

Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes‘ history with Honda is long and award-laden (we ran Honda “GRRR” on the cover of Stash 03 in Nov. 2004) and this latest pair of spots, which break today thru agency RPA, finds the directing duo’s signature charm and gentle humor applied to the launch of the HR-V Crossover. [Watch]

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Onur Senturk Sculpts Philip Larkin’s “High Windows”

Troublemakers director Onur Senturk sculpts a dark and dramatic vision of “High Windows” by esteemed English poet Philip Larkin, the first of three films launching The Josephine Hart Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Movement program which aims “to stand as the next logical step in terms of the way we consume verse.” [Watch]

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FUGU & TAKO Graphic Novel Passes Funding Goal on Kickstarter

It’s official, Ben West’s brilliant FUGU & TAKO short film will become a graphic novel, placing the mutated heroes in a “battle against their own ineptitude, a legion of yakuza, and a Godzilla-like monster.” You have till Friday, Jun 12 2015 10:34 AM EDT to pledge on Kickstarter and grab sweet rewards including a signed hardcopy of the graphic novel and limited edition signed original illustrations.
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Eccentric Effervescence in Perrier’s “Hot Air Balloons”

It’s all-out airborne anarchy in this new :60 for Perrier as Les Télécréateurs directing duo Fleur & Manu team with MPC Paris to launch a wild party in the wild blue thru Ogilvy Paris. [Watch]

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Pushing Castrol to the EDGE in “Virtual Drift”

Logan co-founder/director Ben Conrad leverages his work on automotive-insanity (like the last four Gymkhana films) into the virtual world with a riveting VR piece for Castrol EDGE via London agency The Brooklyn Brothers. [Watch]

Visual Assembly Launch Film

Visual Assembly, the new design and animation studio founded in London by Joseph Winston and Douglas Bowden, marks their launch with this striking CG work, “The concept was to create a piece that resonated with the name of the studio and represented the building or foundation of something new. [Watch]

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Enter the Dream World of “Play”

Starting with a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, South Korean motion designers Minhyung Lee and Jeong-a Shin, construct a complex and whimsical CG dream called “Play” set inside the rotating sections of a glass Rubik’s cube. [Watch]

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FOX Sports: FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015

The defiant attitude and exuberance of STATE Design‘s promo for the FOX Sports coverage of the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada comes as a welcome bright spot in the shadow cast by the FIFA investigation and Sepp Blatter’s resignation only days before the opening game. [Watch]

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BBDO and Buck: GE Ecomagination

The next chapter of BBDO’s 10-year long Ecomagination campaign for GE arrives via the Buck crew and ECD Orion Tait animating with a lo-fi palette of paint, pencil, dry brush and mixed-media. Music by Human. [Watch]

Making of Michelin “CrossClimate”

Take a quick peek at how Wizz Design directing foursome Andy’s and fellow Parisians Unit Image continued the Michelin Man’s valiant tire-flinging mission on a grand scale in “CrossClimate.” [Watch]

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Behold the Teaser for Sergio Pablos’ “Klaus”

Just when you thought mainstream hand-drawn animated features had died completely, director Sergio Pablos releases this stunning teaser for “Klaus.” Currently in development thru his SPA Studios in Madrid, the film promises bold and innovative lighting choices, beat-perfect story telling and extraordinary character work. [Watch]

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