“Rules of Play” Short Film by Merlin Flugel
April 16, 2021
Best of Stash 2020: Advertising VFX
Despite virus-induced production setbacks in 2020, the universe of advertising VFX continued to expand with young studios vying with venerable post facilities for the chance to create the fun and emotion of new branded realities. [Read more]
Xbox Series X|S Launch Trailer “Us Dreamers”
The campaign for Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X and Series S consoles bolts out of the gate with this visceral adventure called “Us Dreamers” from Reset director Ian Pons Jewell thru 215 McCann, with MPC’s VFX crew handling the heavy lifting. [Read more]
Super Bowl Match Up: Dinklage vs Freeman
A definite contender for top spot of Super Bowl LII, this rap battle stars Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman (plus cameos from Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott) with The Mill handling 2D and 3D elemental VFX. [Read more]
Joseph Kosinski + Blur = Doom “Fight Like Hell”
Gaming fans have waited 12 years for a reboot of the Doom world and now they have a taste of the relentless mayhem dropping May 13 (for Xbox One, PS4, PC) with this trailer from Reset director Joseph Kosinski and CG masters Blur Studio thru agency AKQA, all powered by the dulcet tones of Swedish hardcore punk. [Read more]
Best of Stash 2015: Honda “Paper”
Take a peek at four months of intensely detailed work by Oscar-nominated stop-motion star PES and his team of animators and illustrators as they recreate the evolution of Honda products with thousands of hand-rendered drawings on real live paper with pre-vis and VFX/finishing by a52. [Read more]
Behind the Scenes with PES on Honda “Paper”
Take a peek at four months of intensely detailed work by Oscar-nominated stop-motion star PES and “dozens of animators and illustrators” as they recreate the evolution of Honda products with thousands of hand-rendered drawings on real live paper with pre-vis and VFX/finishing by a52. [Read more]
