Director Andy Hall Joins Not To Scale Roster
May 15, 2024
Aardman and Jungler Stage “McFarmer vs McRancher” Smackdown for McDonald’s
Paris prodco Jungler teams with director Will Studd and the stop-motion mavens at Aardman to frame up a slap-stick proxy burger battle for McDonald’s in France thru agency TBWA. [Watch]
Form Films and Mike Drayton Stay in “Flux” for William Cheshire Jewelry
London studio Form Films and freelance director/animator/designer Mike Drayton combine talents (and make their Stash debuts) with this pristine and elemental brand film for boutique jewelry designer William Cheshire. [Watch]
Elastic and Duncan Elms Look Forward to “A Brief History of the Future” on PBS
Elastic CD Duncan Elms, whose design and motion talents we keep tabs on here, sets an optimistic tone for A Brief History Of The Future, the new PBS doc series exploring “how re-thinking tomorrow can bring long-term change”. [Watch]
Stuart Langfield and Revenant Open OFFF Barcelona 2024 With “Synthetic Pleasures”
AI escapes our devices and hijacks our bodies in this gradually intensifying title sequence from the 2024 edition of OFFF Barcelona by Scottish/Canadian filmmaker Stuart Langfield with Glasgow studio Revenant handling VFX. [Watch]
Gabriele Montinaro Finally Finishes his First Personal Project
Gabriele Montinaro, a freelance motion designer based in Italy, bares his heart and understandably tortured soul in this exuberant motion exercise (and even more energetic process reel) about a problem many creatives identify with. [Watch]
Reactiv and Impossible Studios “Help Hope Bloom” for Canadian Cancer Society
Working with Toronto prodco Impossible Studios, director/CD Alon Isocianu and Reactiv weave together live-action with delicate floral VFX in a striking piece for the Canadian Cancer Society that he calls “a real labor of love for a great cause.” [Watch]
