Scholar “Seize the Play” for Valorant with Game Changers Championship Trailer
The design/animation crew at Scholar celebrate the power of woman gamers in this hyper-kinetic trailer for the first Valorant Game Changers Championship which just wrapped in Berlin and featured the planet’s eight best female teams. [Watch]
Johnny Kelly and Andy Gent Untangle “The Monster” for Back Market
Nexus director Johnny Kelly melds stop-motion, 2D/3D animation, and the talents of UK puppetmaster Andy Gent into a message advocating conscious consumption for renewed devices marketplace Back Market. [Watch]
Emmy Winner Chris Sargent Signs to Merchant for Canadian Representation
From the release: Canadian production company Merchant welcomes award-winning director Christopher Sargent for commercial representation in Canada. [Watch]
Disturbed “Bad Man” Music Video by Tristan Holmes and Midjourney
With help from Midjourney, director Tristan Holmes conjures 10,000+ AI-generated frames and animates them into a relentless protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Chicago heavy metal band Disturbed. [Watch]
O2 “The Snowgran” Directors Cut by Joseph Mann and Blinkink (With Making-Of)
Director Joseph Mann and London Studio Blinkink merge CG and stop-motion into a mini-meditation on isolation and the importance of personal connection in this holiday heart warmer for 02 thru VCCP London. [Watch]
Erwin van den IJssel Opens 2022 BLEND Festival
Following his lock-down-inspired 2020 BLEND titles, Dutch director/animator Erwin van den IJssel returns to open the 2022 festival with both analog and digital art “that ultimately blend into something new.” [Watch]