Jar of Sparks Announcement Trailer by Territory Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Territory Studio Drops Announcement Trailer for Game Studio Jar of Sparks

London’s Territory Studio delivers plenty of elemental drama in this 90-second film announcing the launch of Jar of Sparks, the new game development studio founded by Xbox pioneer Jerry Hook and Chinese internet giant NetEase. [Watch]

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Form Play and Studio Makgill Elevate Joint Living

Working with Brighton design and branding firm Studio Makgill, character animation specialists Form Play convey the joyfulness and well-being at the center of UK student accommodation brand Joint Living. [Watch]

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Dmitry Cherenkov Captures Light and Warmth in New Brand Film for Enki Construction

Paris-based art director Dmitry Cherenkov captures a sense of warmth and thoughtful design across both day and night in this tranquil and abstracted CG brand film for Ukraine-based construction company Enki. [Watch]

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The Freise Brothers Break Free From the Tyranny of Laces

LA-based directing twins, Adam and Nathan Freise team with veteran art director Ren Chen for a golf shoe glitch-fest in this 30-second blast of CG Style for adidas and their Codechaos Laceless Primeknit Boost. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2023: VFX!

The art and craft of VFX never really gets the recognition it deserves. First, because the work is often meant to be undetectable and second, many still believe “it’s all done by computers.” Hopefully, this compilation helps right those wrongs. [Watch]

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Vadim Epstein Unleashes “Phantasmagoria” AI Film

Deploying a bespoke Stable Diffusion toolkit, artist/director/coder Vadim Epstein’s latest AI experiment generates a short film full of surreal characters shifting unpredictably between the curious and the grotesque. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2023: Advertising!

Filtering out the best from the torrent of worldwide commercial advertising is a definite slog but ultimately worthwhile because hidden in that relentless flow of mediocrity you will find gems worth snatching and savoring. [Watch]

rfvisuals Reveals The Beauty Never Seen for Callaway Apparel | STASH MAGAZINE

rfvisuals Reveals “The Beauty, Never Seen” in New Callaway Apparel Brand Film

3D motion design studio rfvisuals in Seoul, South Korea, combines motion capture of professional golfers with carefully executed cloth simulations to showcase the design and technically advanced fabrics of Callaway Apparel. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2023: Explainers!

We don’t know of any other best-of-year lists that recognize explainer videos but Stash has a definite soft spot for designers and animators with the skill set and patience required to distill complex ideas into engaging content. [Watch]

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Novoto Studio Visualizes AI and Society for Google Deepmind

The latest CG motion experiment in Google’s Deepmind Visualizing AI series arrives courtesy of Novoto Studio in Berlin with their take on the idea that “everyone can participate in the festival of AI and drive positive impact in the world”. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2023: Event Films!

As directors and studios embrace the expanding creative freedom associated with producing titles and trailers for design-related events, the visual and emotional rewards have multiplied exponentially for both organizers and fans. [Watch]

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François Rousselet Sings the Praises of the iPhone 15 Plus Battery Life

Often noted for his intricate/maximalist VFX productions, like this music video for Pharrell Williams or this spot for Jean Paul Gaultier, Division director François Rousselet keeps his latest work for Apple on a more intimate scale. [Watch]

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Best of Stash 2023: Music Videos!

Music videos published in the The Stash Permanent Collection will always value the director’s design/animation/VFX craft over the popularity of the performer, which makes our year-end list refreshingly different than most. [Watch]

TACTYC Studio Unwraps Christmas Campaign for Devialet | STASH MAGAZINE

TACTYC Studio Unwraps Christmas Campaign for Devialet

German animation and design studio TACTYC, whose VW Amarok reveal film we featured in Stash 155, turns up the holiday gifting vibe to 11 in this opulent CG Christmas campaign for French luxury audio brand Devialet. [Watch]

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