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Bilbili “Light Catcher” Animation Recruitment Film by Somei

Posted on September 28, 2022

Director and designer Somei Sun in Shanghai, China: “In 2019, Chinese video sharing website Bilbili launched the Small Universe Project to encourage students and independent animators to submit domestic animation short films. In order to discover more outstanding creators, this year, they announced that it would upgrade the project to a broader Light-Seeking plan for groups.” [Watch]

Category Animation, Brand film, Character Animation, The Inbox · Tags Lanying Animation, Lead Element Animation, SOMEI, UoU Studio

Somei Drops “2089: Frontier” Trailer for Zilong Games

Posted on September 26, 2022

In a chilling mix of live-action, CG, and AI, director and CG artist Somei Sun crafts a sci-fi heroine and futurescape for fast-rising Chinese game maker Zilong and their upcoming mobile title 2089: Frontier. [Watch]

Category CG, Character Animation, Featured, Games, VFX · Tags 2089, Chiu, SOMEI, Zilong Game Limited

Stash 154 Turns Up the Summer Heat!

Posted on July 14, 2022

Stash 154 just packed another two hours of brilliance into the Stash Permanent Collection (aka your streaming platform for design, animation, and VFX). Grab a peek at the 2-minute trailer and see which projects made the cut. [Watch]

Category 3D Style, Advertising, AI, Animation, Brand film, Broadcast Design, BTS, CG, Character Animation, Compositing, Explainer, Featured, Games, Generative, Graphic Design, Illustration, Machine Learning, Motion Capture, Motion Design, Music Video, Short Films, Student Work, Titles, Typography, VFX, Zoetrope · Tags Alisha Liu, Ambient Press, Beetroot Design, BlinkMyBrain, Brume, Brunch Studio, Chez Eddy, Chiu, Colossal, Division, Electric Theatre Collective, Elefante, Erin Sarofsky, Framestore, Francois Rousselet, Ginny Jones, Glassworks, Henrique Bueno, Igor Sordokhonov, Imaginary Forces, Impactist, Jake Wegesin, Joris Bacquet, Kim Taylor, Ksawery Kirklewski, ManvsMachine, Media.Work, Nexus Studios, okean, Panoply, Persistent Peril, Psyop, Robert Sethi, Ronnie Koff, Sarofsky, Simon Robson, Smith & Foulkes, SOMEI, Stéphane Berla, Temple Caché, Tendril, The Mill, The Panics, Tomas Jonsgarden, Tosh Kodama, Wonderlust, WOUQ

Somei and Chiu Reteam to Open Vide et Crede Game for Kazdel VN

Posted on May 25, 2022

After combining forces in 2021 on the spectacular trailer for Super Mecha Champions, CG masters Somei Sun and Chiu Ho explore a unique mix of classic anime characters and atmospheric 3D-noir in the titles for Vide et Crede, a new game from Vietnamese developer Kazdel VN. [Watch]

Category 3D Style, Animation, Anime, CG, Featured, Games · Tags Chiu, Kambiz Aghdam, Shuifx, SOMEI

Best of Stash 2021: Game Films

Posted on December 29, 2021

From classic cartoon comedy by a Pixar veteran to a nine-minute photoreal post-apocalyptic epic, these eight very different films produced for the gaming industry all feature strong character development and exceptional attention to detail. [Watch]

Category 3D Style, Advertising, Animation, Brand film, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Games, photoreal, Short Films · Tags BlinkInk, Chiu, Deep Blue, Destiny 2, Evan Viera, Fredrik Åkerström, Free Fire, Garena, Illusorium Studios, Ilya Abulkhanov, Important Looking Pirates, Isabela Littger, Jon Saunders, Lobo, Louis Clichy, Marcin Panasiuk, Marcus Kryler, Nando Cohen, NetEase, Passion Pictures, Sky: Children of Light, SOMEI, Super Mecha Champions, thatgamecompany, The Mill

Stay Inspired: Preview All the Motion Magic in Stash 149

Posted on September 14, 2021

Here’s your chance to head into Fall fully inspired! Grab a peek at the trailer for Stash 149, a phenomenal collection of design, animation, and VFX work and the newest addition to the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]

Category 3D Style, Advertising, Ambient, Animation, Anime, Brand film, Branded Content, Broadcast Design, BTS, BTS, CG, Character Animation, Explainer, Featured, Games, Motion Capture, Motion Design, Music Video, photoreal, Realtime, Short Films, Stop Motion, Student Work, Titles, VFX · Tags Aardman, Andy Baker Studio, Antibody, BlinkInk, C A T K, Carpenter Collective, Chiu, Cian McKenna, Deep Blue, Echelle Animation, Fons Schiedon, Franz Impler, Fredrik Åkerström, Giant Ant, Golden Wolf, GOONO, Gramercy Park, Hannah Sun, Hornet, Igor + Valentine, Igor Sordokhonov, Illogic, Ilya Abulkhanov, Important Looking Pirates, Jeff Low, John Likens, Jungler, Ksawery Kirklewski, Kylie Matulick, Luca Vitale, Marcin Panasiuk, Marco Fontan, Marcus Kryler, Maxim Zhestkov, Media.Work, Method Studios, Natalie Labarre, Nicos Livesey, Patrick Clair, Playdead, Psyop, Ryo Kitabatake, Sava Zivkovic, SOMEI, Takuma Sasaki, Tendril, The Mill, Tom Kuntz, Truba Animation, Tsunami Studio, Untold Studios, Vincent Gibaud, Vitaly Grossmann, WIZZ, WOW, Yapiko Animation, Yves Geleyn