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Giant Ant “Kick Plastic” for Costa Sunglasses

Vancouver’s master storytellers Giant Ant take on the challenge to “communicate an environmentalist message to a right-leaning audience” in this warm and welcoming clip for Costa Sunglasses and their #Kickplastic campaign. [Watch]

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Tendril: Young Empires “So Cruel” Remix for Molson Coors

Toronto’s Tendril showoff their full in-house toolbox in a interactive music video combining live action, haute design, animation and VFX to intro Molson Coors new Altitude lager thru Rethink. [Watch]

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Mark Mothersbaugh on Myopia and Music

Barcelona studio Manson create the next installment of the animated first-person “California Inspires Me” series from Google Play and California Sunday Magazine: a surprising and insightful peek into the childhood of musician/composer/painter and DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh. [Watch]

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Jon Saunders and Passion: Coke “Tale of Contour”

Passion director Jon Saunders follows up his epic Nike “The Last Game” World Cup spot with another massive CG romp. The :60 spot is one of 14 produced thru Ogilvy & Mather, Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of arguably the most recognizable package design all time. [Watch]

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Keith Schofield and Caviar for Joywave “Somebody New”

If you’re as tired of cooler-than-thou skater videos as we are, you’re ready for Keith Schofield‘s new take-the-piss clip for “Somebody New” from Rochester’s Joywave. Make it past the first 50 seconds and things get weird, then progress into absolute madness. [Watch]

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Naoko Hara for Fusion Network’s Self Evidence Series

NYC freelance designer/animator Naoko Hara chooses an understated, abstract and painterly motion treatment for a powerful message from NYT best selling author, editor and transgender activist Janet Mock. Commissioned by the Fusion Network for their online series called Self Evidence. [Watch]

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Good to Know if You’re Smoking Dope in Colorado

Helping a government agency educate citizens on how and where to partake of their legal cannabis is not an assignment that comes along everyday (or lifetime). Kudos to LA studio Roger for nailing the style and tone needed to make this potentially hilarious/heavy-handed/cloying assignment informative, upbeat and stylish to boot. [Watch]

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Ronda: The Amazing World of Gumball on Cartoon Network

Known for their character-driven craziness, Buenos Aires design/animation studio Ronda turn their talents to The Amazing World of Gumball creating this series of lunatic loops for Cartoon Network including a claymation clip by fellow Argentinians Can Can Club. [Watch]

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Dvein for River Island x Jean-Pierre Braganza

Check this spectacular chrome, flesh and feather extravaganza designed and directed by Barcelona’s one and only Dvein with animation and post by Blow Studio for UK clothing label River Island and their Design Forum showcasing new fashion talent (in this case, London’s Jean-Pierre Braganza). [Watch]

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Joseph Kahn’s “Power Rangers” Fan Film

What does uber-director Joseph Kahn have to say about his 14-minute bootleg of the Power Rangers franchise starring Katee Sackhoff and James Van Der Beek? [Watch]

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Thom Haig: “Becoming One”

London motion designer and visualisation artist, Thom Haig crafts a thoughtful and carefully rendered full-CG personal project exploring the relationship between connectivity and individuality. [Watch]

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Take the Planet’s Shortest Motion Design Survey!

No seriously. Like 10 seconds and you’re done. Compiled by Lilian Darmono, Lola Landekic, Victoria Nece and Bran Dougherty-Johnson.

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ManvsMachine: Speed Reading with Honda

ManvsMachine directs and Analog brings the VFX as everyone just tries to “Keep Up” with Honda and Wieden+Kennedy London. [Watch]

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Want to Work in Video Games?

Here’s your opportunity to learn what game studio recruiters look for when hiring 3D talent, and gain valuable insider tips on how to apply for these positions.

Join Cyrus Liu, the head recruiter for Piranha Games, for a FREE one-hour webinar as he reveals these insider tips plus the current opportunities for 3D artists at Piranha Games.

When: Wednesday, Feb 25th, at 11am PST/ 2pm EST

Space is limited so Register ASAP.

Attendees will also learn how to access free Autodesk software licenses and participate in a promotional contest sponsored by the 3D Training Institute. [Watch]

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