The latest from Boolab is this preview of an epic story of amplified bosoms wrought from a building-sized silicone monster countered by a team of sporty women. Directed by Nico Casavecchia, the eye-rolling mock trailer was created for Teaserland the first International Fake Trailers Festival. Watch “The Silicone Monster Hits Town”
Continue reading...Friday, March 27, 2009
DUMBO-based Santa Maria’s inventive and charming visuals placed against the pitch-perfect VO from Helena Bonham-Carter had me reaching for my checkbook with a lump in my throat. The PSA for Ronald McDonald House Charities mixes hand drawn and 3D animation, matte paintings, photo-collage, claymation, life-size props, miniature scale-models and hand-crafted sock puppets. Agency: Leo Burnett. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Beautifully drafted spot from TRS (the collective of film directors working out of downtown Brussels) inviting you to make up your own mind on the issue of Nuclear power. Agency: Saatchi, Brussels, directors: Felix & Paul. Watch “Nuclear Forum”
Continue reading...Thursday, March 5, 2009
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From the talented hands of Paris-based illustrator Stéphane Manel. Director/DoP/animator/editor: Stéphane Manel, animation assts: David Devaux and Richard ‘Reach’ Mvogo. Watch Chromeo “Momma’s Boy”.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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Lots of new work out of Brooklyn this morning as Hush throws down two clips for Sony Ericsson and what looks to be a title sequence for a little something called the “Super Happy Fun Show”. More details as they become available. Watch them all via the Hush site
Continue reading...Monday, March 2, 2009
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Israeli musician/animator/designer/poet Taboo plus combines rotoscoping and animated stitching for this music video he claims is about “visualizing the ’strings theory’ through lines that run within urban spaces, while the song speaks about an ordinary dude wishing for a parallel universe existence.” Hang in for a brief behind the scenes look at the end of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 17, 2009
In this epic viral campaign that plays out as a mock replica of Monty Python and the Holy Grail but with less grail and more Gatorade, TBWA \ Chiat \ Day brought Buck on to fill in a few quintessential Terry Gilliam-esque animated segments and handcrafted book sequences. In true Monty Python style, Buck accomplished [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Gallic director Alex Courtes was on the cover of Stash 16 for his groundbreaking motion capture video for Jamiroquai “(Don’t) Give Hate a Chance” a couple years ago. This time out Courtes draws more closely on his schooling in graphic design as he trades in the CG for a frenetic series of dense collages. Label: [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 9, 2009
In the first of what will become a trilogy of music video collaborations between Transistor Studios director James Price and Scottish rock duo Marmaduke Duke is this stunner for the track “Kid Gloves”. According to Price, the next two videos will continue to unfurl the narrative started in this one. Watch Marmaduke Duke “Kid Gloves”
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Sticky Monster Lab – fresh new faces out of Seoul, Korea to keep an eye on – have a good thing going with a series of signature characters they have translated from short films and vinyl into paying work for a certain foot wear company founded on the concept of waffles. Watch “The Running Company” [...]
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