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April 25, 2024
Nickelodeon International: ‘Scoop!’ and ‘MooseBox’
Nickelodeon International launched their Animated Shorts Program in 2012 to hunt down and feed up-and-coming animation talent into their TV series pipeline. So which of these mini-pilots should you know about? We suggest “Scoop!” created by The Brothers McLeod and “MooseBox” from Mike Scott [Watch]
Elevating the Art of the PSA: Buck for AA
If you’ve seen their work for Childline, you know Buck has a particular talent for animated PSAs. The latest evidence: This touching, low-key piece for Alcoholics Anonymous from ECD Orion Tait and crew held together by AA members’ narratives, a muted palette plus clever and organic transitions. [Watch]
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]
King and Country Open “Texas Rising” for History
Obsessively detailed and lovingly rendered all-CG title sequence from King and Country for “Texas Rising,” History’s 10-hour miniseries based on the Texas Revolution against Mexico directed by Roland Joffé. [Watch]
UNICEF: “Nepal Call to Action”
Buck LA art director Joe Donaldson teams with audio mavens Antfood to answer UNICEF’s call for a short, shareable animation to bring awareness to the conditions faced by victims of the recent earthquakes in Nepal. [Watch]
Humble Signs Director Sasha Levinson
From the release: Bicoastal content studio Humble today announced that award-winning director and screenwriter Sasha Levinson has joined its roster for commercial representation. In addition to commercials, Levinson is currently working with Humble on the development of short film “Sydney Levy’s Sacred Things,” a coming of age story that will transform into a transmedia series […] [Watch]
