Cutters New York Ups Liz Stallmeyer and Jaye Ayres-Brown
May 28, 2025
Elastic CD Hazel Baird, who also brought the world the jaunty minimalism of “The Morning Show” titles, works with Welsh studio Rough Collie, to formulate a swinging science-based look for the Apple TV+ series “Lessons in Chemistry”. [Watch]
Korean 3D motion designer and CG artist Haram Jung introduces us to a sci-fi adventure that combines Narcissus from Greek mythology and the planet Mars in a short film created for Pause Fest’s latest round of Originals. [Watch]
Sleek CG style melds seamlessly with the French fashion scene in this new showcase spot for Renault’s Scenic E-Tech 100% electric vehicle directed by ManvsMachine thru Friend London and Quad for Publicis. [Watch]
CDs Nidia Dias and Miguel Rato at London CG studio Steelworks showcase both the features and aesthetics of HOKA’s Anacapa 2 and Mach X shoes in these vigorous launch spots for the activewear brand thru Anomaly LA. [Watch]
Shanghai motion director/concept artist Leon Liang indulges his love of building out sci-fi worlds in this vision, created for Pause Originals, of a future where orbiting solar stations have solved the energy question. [Watch]
Director and motion artist Hasmik Mkhchyan (whose breakout AI short film you can watch here) mixes tyFlow simulations and a touch of the surreal into her CG motion design spot for new online marketplace MEGA. [Watch]
Stockholm digital artist Erik Wernquist continues to mine his fascination with all things space-related in his newest short film, a finely detailed and thoughtfully lit peek inside a planetary orbiter built for leisure travel. [Watch]
Guy de Maupassant’s classic 1883 short story “The Piece of String” finds a new audience among Gen Z students with help from this concise animated version by Cape Town studio We Are Batch for education technology platform Nearpod. [Watch]
Eddy director Lucas Durkheim indulges his obsession with action movies in this short, intense, and comedic glimpse into the work and family life of Coco, a rogue hit woman who finds plenty of satisfaction in her job. [Watch]
Inspired by the upcoming birth of his son, director/CG artist Nejc Polovsak (aka Twistedpoly) crafts an intricate, organic, and very personal film about the start of life which premiered at Burning Man 2023. [Watch]
In a refreshingly upbeat take on the future of the environment, director Artem Shcherbakov and the ZHEESHEE animation crew introduce a trash-powered robot with existential problems for the 2023 portfolio of Pause Originals short films. [Watch]
Division director François Rousselet and the VFX team at The Mill Paris build a fabulously over-the-top, gilded maritime adventure around American actress/producer Yara Shahidi for Jean Paul Gaultier’s Divine perfume. [Watch]
Psyop directors Marie Hyon and HANZOHANZO amp the excitement ahead of the League of Legends 2023 World Championship this week with a four-minute ode to grit and determination powered by vocals from K-Pop phenom NewJeans. [Watch]
Polaroid founder Edwin Land’s retinex theory of color, first published in 1977, comes to whimsical life in this spot from Jelly director/designer/animator Charlie Toqué for the brand’s new I-Type film. [Watch]
