Paris prodco Zeppelin Pictures elevate the art of gifting with precise staging, dramatic lighting and a whole lot of luxe in these two black and gold CG dreams for legendary French fashion house Dior. Produced thru the Malherbe Retail Design agency with music by Mael Oudin. [Watch]
The latest in a wonderfully wacky animated campaign for French financial services provider Cofidis from Passion Paris director Jack Antoine Charlot asking a timeless question about bikers: “Prejudice, why?” [Watch]
Five weeks and 85 takes later, Cirkus director Christian Greet and crew wrap “Welcome to Airbnb,” a one-minute, one-shot, CG and animation-free project shot with a custom toy train-cam careening through an insanely detailed miniature set where all the transitions happen by hand in real time. Agency: TBWA\Singapore.
The finished spot:
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Elastic CD/filmmakers David Brodie and Angus Wall introduce the ambitious and quietly emotional Interstellar Time Capsule project which invites you to contribute multi-media evidence humans are worthy inhabitants of planet Earth.
Powered by Google Play and curated by Christopher Nolan with production by Elastic and finishing by a52. [Watch]
Combining sleek live footage of the previously unseen Lexus LF-C2 concept with ominous matte paintings, Gentleman Scholar and Team One indulge in what a friend of mine likes to call vehicular porn.
“Playing with illumination and carefully manipulating shadow, we hoped to tell a story with atmospheric wonder and stunning visuals. By hand-painting vast, dreamlike expanses and weaving them with tightly composed shots of the vehicle’s sleek contour, our goal was to leave viewers ruminating on the exciting future of automotive design.” [Watch]
Exec producer Gustavo Karam at Le Cube in São Paulo just dropped us the studio’s latest work, a dark and dramatic online clip called “Wind” marking the 20th anniversary of Greenpeace in Chile
“We believe that design and animation are universal tools for communication and need to be used much further than just entertainment and advertising. With this in mind, Le Cube joined forces with the Chilean agency Porta to tell a story of the corruption of nature by men.
“Ecology and sustainability are not just public relations words, they are values every single person on Earth need to incorporate. Greenpeace is a leading organization undertaking this mission and this is why we are proud to create this film for them and for the cause.” [Watch]
