Behind the Scenes: Lacoste “Timeless” (Director’s Cut)
Essentially unchanged since 1933 when French tennis star Jean René Lacoste (aka the Crocodile) invented them, polo shirts are as “Timeless” as men’s fashion gets. [Watch]
Stash 120 Now Online: Watch the Preview!
Twelve years and 120 issues later, the Stash Permanent Collection keeps growing – delivering inspiration and insight to subscribers on six continents with access to over 4,400 outstanding design, animation and VFX projects PLUS behind-the-scenes features and exclusive Stash interviews. [Watch]
“Prayer 9” Short Film by Pierre Michel-Estival
Buckle up. French VFX vet Pierre Michel-Estival (who is now based in LA and repped by Digital Domain) just released “Prayer 9,” his spectacular short film and feature film proof of concept “set in the near future where reality is obsolete.” [Watch]
Jean-Paul Gaultier “Welcome to the Factory” by Dvein
UK artist/photographer Miles Aldridge teams with Barcelona visionaries Dvein to laser target the most primal areas your brain (as well as your sense of political correctness) in this stunner for Jean-Paul Gaultier with post by Mikros Image and production by Stink Paris thru agency Mlle Noi. [Watch]
Best of Stash 2015: Canal+ “Unicorns”
Dutch director Matthijs Van Heijningen hit superstar status in 2011 via his brilliant Canal+ “The Bear” spot with Mikros Image supplying the beat-perfect VFX. In early 2015, Van Heijningen and the Mikros crew re-teamed for another smart, funny, animal-centric Canal+ effort called “Unicorns.” [Watch]
Technicolor Acquires The Mill for US$400 Million
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) announces today the acquisition of London-based The Mill, the world’s largest visual effects and content creation studio for the advertising industry, for €259 million on a debt-free basis. [Watch]