From the release: Johnny Kelly is an Oscar-nominated director whose work is full of character and personality. He brings a playful, precise approach to craft and a real sense of care to every frame. [Watch]
The viral success of their 2024 Wherever We Go campaign for Telstra, prompts the original creative team of Riff Raff directors Smith & Foulkes, Black Kite Studios, and agencies Bear Meets Eagle On Fire/+61 to reteam for a bigger walkabout. [Watch]
The Stockholm branch of Uncommon Creative wrangles seven directors and prodco’s into an epic eight-minute exquisite corpse-style short film for Supercell’s Clash Royale that includes CG, stop-motion, 2D animation, and VFX segments. [Watch]
London post/VFX house Black Kite and LA stop motion studio Open the Portal build out a hybrid world for US healthcare consortium Kaiser Permanente in this jaunty spot by Riff Raff directing duo The Sacred Egg thru Droga5. [Watch]
Now in his ninth year, UK Christmas favorite Kevin The Carrot pulls off an animated holiday heist full of cheeky one-liners for supermarket chain Aldi courtesy of Psyop directors Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick thru McCann Manchester. [Watch]
In the right hands, the superpower of digital visual effects allows the impossible to be recast as reality. When thoughtfully integrated with live-action to support (rather than upstage) the narrative, the results can be magical. [Watch]
