Director Roman Veiga Joins Troublemakers’ Roster
April 18, 2024
Brooklyn director and CG maven Wes Cockx raced the clock to deliver this kinetic launch film showcasing the features and possibilities of Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing Chat in just two weeks. [Watch]
Using image and text prompts, ArtClass director Paul Trillo teams with Runway’s Gen-2 multi-modal AI system to explore memory and what might have been in this moody and melancholy new short film Thank You for Not Answering. [Watch]
French 3D motion designer Fanny Rollot: “The Motion Motion Festival is a design event based in Nantes, France. This year, I had the opportunity to design the festival’s full identity including the trailer, the main branding, and other support visuals.” [Watch]
Tokyo CG specialists Onesal and the Spanish agency Lola MullenLowe elevate the household cleaning products category to a new level with this exploration of the botanical and bacterial for Klinex BotaniTech disinfectant. [Watch]
Director Seungyong Noh at Yacht in Seoul, South Korea: “The Glitch Film for Agust D (aka SUGA from BTS) serves as a metaphor to represent SUGA and Agust D’s individual personas while also showcasing Agust D’s independent transition.” [Watch]
It’s only fitting that a creative event like no other feature an opening sequence like other. Hence this one-minute performance by a frazzled feline from BAFTA-winning Scottish animator Will Anderson for Pictoplasma 2023. [Watch]
CD Doug Alberts and his crew at Noodle in Chicago dial up the whimsy knob to 11 in this new in-house short combining 2D, 3D, and cel animation into a charming and cheerful exploration of pure fun. [Watch]
After a successful festival run, CalArts grad and Pixar animator Lucas Fraga Pacheco (Soul, Coco, Cars 3) just released his short film Sopro, a wonderfully told childhood drama, online. [Watch]
Inertia Studios in London just dropped this dynamic all-CG film for UK sportswear maker Helfare in response to the brief, “capture the adrenaline of mountain biking, appeal to the brand’s core audience, and showcase their latest jacket.” [Watch]
North Hollywood creative agency Aspect follows up their work on the 2019 Shazam! feature with this whimsical illustrative treatment for the end credits of director David F. Sandberg’s sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods. [Watch]
Director Juan Delcan and the crew at Sandblast Productions in New York used AI to generate select visual assets for this 16-minute animated doc about the AI revolution including all of the environments and several character designs. [Watch]
The boldness and drama of the all-electric Carmen coupe from Spanish luxury automotive brand Hispano Suiza come to riveting life in this mix of CG and stylized live-action directed by FILFURY and produced by Untold Studios. [Watch]
Director/co-founder Chris Boyle at Private Island in London: “Synthetic Summer is a machine learning interpretation of an American beer advert. It features no real people and is generated entirely from text prompts.” [Watch]
French directing duo Mathilde Loubes and Antoine Bonnet, who created the outstanding Un Diable dans la Poche animated short during their students days at Gobelins, just completed this lyrical five-minute opus for the Paris Opera. [Watch]
