Blue Zoo Animation Launches Advertising and Shortform Director Roster
July 3, 2025
Brent Bonacorso Discovers Miniature Civilizations in New Johnnie Walker Spec Spot
Drawing on visual references including vintage museum dioramas and the pioneering stop-motion of Ray Harryhausen, LA director Brent Bonacorso leverages a happy accident in Midjourney into a rousing spec spot for Johnnie Walker. [Watch]
Great Guns Signs Veteran VFX Supervisor Morten Vinther
From the release: Great Guns today announces the signing of Danish director, writer, and VFX supervisor Morten Vinther to its roster for global representation. Previously a creative director at The Mill, Morten is known for pushing the boundaries of technology in the gaming realm. [Watch]
Paul Lavau and Wizz Animate a Quiet and Very Personal Ode to Adolescence
French animator and CG artist Paul Lavau (whose credits include Despicable Me 2 and Minions), teams with Paris studio Wizz to craft a trio of emotional vignettes capturing very personal memories of adolescence. [Watch]
Ambitious Pestilence: Behind the Scenes of “The Decameron” Titles With Plains of Yonder
Directors Katrina Crawford and Mark Bashore at Seattle studio Plains of Yonder offer an insightful peek at the process behind their rodent-infested titles for the new Kathleen Jordan Netflix comedy series The Decameron. [Watch]
Shotopop Lights Up Deadpool Domination for Marvel Snap
London animation studio Shotopop may have outdone themselves with this promo for the Marvel Snap digital collectible card game as YouTube commenters are now begging Marvel for a Deadpool animated series based on this style. [Watch]
Behind the Music Video Madness of Sad Night Dynamite’s “Wake Up Pass Out”
Balázs Simon’s new video for British duo Sad Night Dynamite (co-directed with Cátia Abreu) is a darkly comic conflagulation of prosthetics and nightmarish digital VFX but the good news is he just dropped Stash fans a peek into the process. [Watch]
