Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes (just back from the Oscars) continue their tradition of smart, grandly-scaled and smile-inducing productions with a series of isometric 3d/2d clips for Comcast.

Smith and Foulkes: “With the music as our starting point we thought it would be fun to create a world where the whole community lives to the rhythm. We decided there would no cuts and the environment would be totally isometric. It was fun for us because we got to shoot the cast performing. We even make a cameo if you look close enough. Using an arresting illustration style our 3d team built Comcast Town to comp the live action into. We liked the idea that whilst the real cast get on with their ordinary daily business there is a plethora of incidental strange animated characters that not only reinforce the song lyrics but have a lot of fun doing so.” Agency: Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, director: Smith & Foulkes, post/animation: Nexus Productions, live action: Bright Pictures.

Watch the 60 “Anthem” here
Watch the 30 “Hi-def” here

Watch ” The Amzing Adventures of Kid Cole & Klay “

A title sequence I directed for the pilote of an unproduced TV series created by Pete Candeland for Cartoon Network.
Direction by Stephane Coedel, Kevin Dart, who designed the creatures and some backgrounds, Lionel Marchand animated the characters and Ben Locket composed the music.

It’s all made with Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects.
As you can see, it’s a tribute to all the Sci Fi/Horror movies from the 50′s.

Here’s director Kareem Thompson of Blackbelt Kids on the new video for friends and fellow Torontonians Ten Kens: “It was an idea pitched to the band. We were pretty free after that to do as we pleased. Working for the band was the easy part… getting a lot done in a short time, was tough. We all work full time jobs so there was a lot of after hours work and weekends – we started in mid June and it took about two and a half months. There has been discussion about pushing the main character into a longer format, so keep your eyes peeled.” Label:
Fat Cat Records.
Watch Ten Kens “Spanish Fly”

These unique pieces of ceramic are signed by Spanish successful designer Jaime Hayón and together make a great short series created by the famous designer in 2008 and produced by Bosa.

The Basel Vase by Jaime Hayon is handpainted, measuring 13,4 x 13,4 x 31,5”. There’s something else you should know about this artistic piece of ceramic – it has precious 18k golden details on. I love how Hayon managed to give a classic twist to its cartoonish drawings!

Fun game and great visuals in this website. Enjoy a nice 2D visual and some funny animations as well.

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