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Asylum Soldiers On For Halo 3: ODST

21. September 2009

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Asylum Soldiers On For Halo 3: ODST

Asylum picks up the call to war in this short by T.A.G. and MJZ’s Rupert Sanders for Halo 3: ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper). Portraying the war path of hardened soldier Tarkov provided the CG and effects team plenty of work with heavy VFX integration into live-action footage, character enhancements, particle explosions and a CG alien [...]

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Feeling Good About Science

21. September 2009

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Feeling Good About Science

They Might Be Giants’ upcoming kid’s DVD, “Here Comes Science” includes this fun and snappy animated video called “The Elements” by Portland studio Feel Good Anyway. Watch They Might Be Giants “The Elements”

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James Brocklebank Looks Inside

21. September 2009

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James Brocklebank Looks Inside

Freelance UK director/designer James Brocklebank just sent us this “purely personal, uncommercial piece, entirely produced by me,” with sound design by Aleck Morton.  The short, It’s What’s Inside That Counts, premiered in the Wow+Flutter program at the onedotzero festival in London last week. Watch It’s What’s Inside That Counts

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Pleix and Digital District for Duracell

21. September 2009

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Pleix and Digital District for Duracell

French directing collective Pleix is back in a big way. Check out the massive bunny action in this Duracell Ultra spot with animation by Paris CG/VFX houseDigital District. Production Company: Chuck & Lulu, Paris, Music: Apollo Studios, Montreal. Thanks to Tom M for the tip. Watch “Duracell Ultra”

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Motomichi Nakamura Opens HAFF

21. September 2009

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Motomichi Nakamura Opens HAFF

With selections plucked from over 1,300 entries the 2009 Holland Animation Film Festival announced their official picks this week. The four day event will commence on November 4th in Utrecht, so for now you can sate your HAFF appetite with this, the new festival opener from Motomichi Nakamura. Watch the HAFF 2009 leader

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Tribbo Post Adapts To Climate Change

21. September 2009

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Tribbo Post Adapts To Climate Change

Y&R Brazil and Tribbo Post in  São Paulo resolve to evolve in this PSA for the Tck Tck Tck: UN Climate Change Conference. Direction by Luciano Neves and sound by Somzera. Watch Tck Tck Tck “Adaptation”

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Asylum’s World Floats Upside Down

21. September 2009

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Asylum’s World Floats Upside Down

Asylum and @radical.media director Derin Seale create slow motion havoc for the Ad Council with this collage of flying props and people (hung from wire rigs, falling against greenscreen, or animated and rendered in CG). The final spot combines six core overlapping passes, re-timed and warped together to sync the action. Asylum lead VFX/Inferno artist [...]

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Fincher Shows off His “Alter Ego”

21. September 2009

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Fincher Shows off His “Alter Ego”

Still waiting for more prod details on this powerful/mesmerizing/beautiful Nike spot from Mr. Fincher with VFX from Santa Monica’s Hydraulx and held together by the velvet-sledgehammer cut by Angus Wall at Rock Paper Scissors. Thanks to Alba for the tip. Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Production: Anonymous Content, Director: David Fincher, DP: Emmanuel Lubezki, VFX: Hydraulx, Music: Soundtree, [...]

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Beatles Send Off From Passion Pictures

21. September 2009

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Beatles Send Off From Passion Pictures

Passion Pictures continues animating The Beatles with this captivating one minute outro sequence for the band’s recently released Rock Band game. Directed by Pete Candeland, the new video picks up where the intro cinematic left off when it premiered back at E3. Passion EP Hugo Sands: “It’s not every day that you’re asked to animate The [...]

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Strawberry Swing

21. September 2009

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