Brent Sievers, a designer/illustrator/animator who swears he was raised by oysters somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, recently graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and swept through the festival circuit with “The Divide,” his heavily caffeinated black comedy about what happens when “Man and [Watch]
Balls. Family jewels. Love grenades. Call them what you will, but the problem remains: How do you motivate more men to check for testicular cancer which is 100% curable when caught early? London’s Studio AKA and UK non-profit Check One Two believe the place to start is a two-minute online film for the [Watch]
IN 2013 The Mill created “98% Human” for PETA featuring a startlingly emotional performance by an all-CG chimp.
Although far more upbeat and ambitious in scope, this new spot helmed by Academy director Frederic Planchon for Scottish power company SSE, retains the intimate character subtleties, masterful rendering and perfect live action integration required to ensure 98% of humans who watch it will believe the orangutang is real. [Watch]
Director Elliot Lim and the CHRLX crew transform Nick Iluzada‘s illustrations into a smooth and stylish take on the golden age of travel posters for Ritz Carlton Reserve.
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Shoreditch animation prodco Golden Wolf sweep you into the world of pro skater Omar Salazar in a 24-second blast of extreme 2D madness for streetwear retailers Doomsayers. Audio by The Confederate Dead. [Watch]
Nothing like five quick hits of black comedy to start your day, especially when the character animation is this refined and the bad guys are this cute.
Danny Robashkin at Make in Minneapolis: “It’s another internal project that let’s us have some quick fun in a nice condensed format. The shorts are traditionally animated in Photoshop, with some CG augmentation. Conceptually they’re kind of a return to the earlier shorts we used to do… Less commercial, more fun.” [Watch]
