Tendril and WOUQ Launch CypherSphere for Deloitte
Teaming up with German directing duo WOUQ (aka Mariusz Becker and Philip Lück), the Tendril design and motion crew craft a series of abstract and tactile interactive films for the launch of Deloitte’s CypherSphere security platform. [Watch]
Blue Zoo & GOOD Agency Help the RSPB Campaign Because Nature Can’t
A smart mix of humor and urgency from London’s Blue Zoo Animation and GOOD Agency makes an entertaining and effective case for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the UK’s largest nature conservation charity. [Watch]
Pictoplasma’s Character Madness Hits NYC September 19-20, 2024
The 10th Pictoplasma NYC Conference on Contemporary Character Design and Art invades Manhattan September 19-20 at the SVA Theatre on West 23rd Street with a stellar line up of speakers, plus workshops, screenings, and portfolio reviews. [Watch]
Victor Haegelin and WIZZ Craft a Crazed Charmer for The Avett Brothers’ “Love of A Girl”
WIZZ director Victor Haegelin, whose many stop-motion marvels include the short film Captain 3D (on the cover of Stash 131), continues to innovate with this frantic and intensely detailed music video for American band The Avett Brothers. [Watch]
Method Studios Announces Key Hires in New York and Los Angeles
From the release: Method Studios, a global leader in content creation, is thrilled to announce strategic new hires that strengthen its creative leadership across key studios. These appointments include Robert Mulligan as Executive Producer and Blake Rice as Co-Executive Producer in New York, alongside Josh Hamilton as Executive Producer in Los Angeles. [Watch]
Peace-Seeking Flamingos Go to War in “CODE ROSE”
École des Nouvelles Images, the 3D animation school in Avignon, France, (whose best student work we track here) just released a fabulous new short film called CODE ROSE, concerning an aircraft carrier and several million defiant Flamingos. [Watch]