I’m Here. A Love Story in an Absolute World. A Short Film by Spike Jones

London based Brazilian Director Cassiano updates with a fresh design and tasty work, including TIGA’s latest music video “What You Need”

Neat AERender and AEae apps from Andrew Hake allow you to easily render in the terminal and open multiple instances of AE. Very cool and free! (Other apps like Nuke and Maya also available …) via AE Portal (Based on code originally developed by Dustin & Cody Beltram.)

Today’s Layer Tennis Match: Smithson vs. Oeffinger 2 PM CST (a link would, help, no?!)

Sonar by Renaud Hallée

Volstok Telfunken’s new reel

VIV Mag Motion Cover: iPad Demo
Photography by Alexx Henry Co-Directed by Cory Strassburger and Ming Hsiung
Behind The Scenes here. (thanks, Joseph!)

Rob Wienk: Nice reel!
(This is why you should comment with your name and reel, folks …)

ADC Young Guns Speaker Series: Brian Gossett
Monday, March 22, 2010 5:30 – 7 PM
Apple Store, Third Street Promenade Los Angeles

Scott Squires: VFX Companies Continue to Fall

VFX Online Townhall with panelists Chris deFaria, Jeffrey Okun, Scott Ross and moderated by Lee Stranahan is Monday March 29th. Register here:

Put on your Red and Blue Glasses! Here’s the 3D Pictoplasma Festival 2010 Opener by Fons Schiedon. More 3D options available in a drop-down depending on your preference and available technology. Pictoplasma opens April 9th in Berlin.

A new iteration of BOCAMOTION represents Marcos Ceravolo’s omnipotence and remarkable repertoire of skill and style.

Michael Wiehart and Visual Comforts for The Florida Times Union

Pete McDonald, a jack of all trades (designer, storyboard artist, 2d and 3d animator to name a few) and generally great guy, has been undercover at Buck NY for sometime now. With his recently launched site, Pete has opened his talents up to the rest of the industry.

Nelson Balaban updates his portfolio with a clutch of witty work. (Nelson’s working alongside Cisma at Paranoid BR.)

Digital Kitchen piles on the retro references in the show packaging for HBO’s “Funny or Die.” (Check the classic Maurice Binder Charade titles for some of the original flavor.) Thanks, Shaun!

POWPOWPOW (Newax) by Spread Motion Design

Wacky character design and animation in the MTV Debate opener from Fernando Bittar, Lucas Pasquini and Guan.

LAIKA/ House director Aaron Sorenson and SurfRider Foundation deliver a sobering message in this magestic 2D/CG integrated PSA.

Cyriak’s Cycles: The day Worthing sea-front was invaded by infinite teddy bears

Tronic relaunches with dedicated portfolio areas for experiential design and new media.

Youtube Copyright Rights: an overview of the YouTube Terms of Service.

Up In The Air at Art of the Title Sequence And a related story in today’s NY Times, New Honor for the Designs That Get Movies Moving, about SXSW’s film title competition.

Umeric’s two new spots for MTV. View Spot A here, and Spot B, here.