Peugeot 3008 vs Zamak

The french team of directors Stéphane Leloutre & Tim Miltat worked with the 3D shop Sabotage Studio in Paris to bring the characters of Olivier Bucheron aka Zamak to live.

His characters chase a Peugeot 3008 until there is a scene in the end with boxes which feels a bit like being from a different spot. Two Left Hands threw in some Stop Motion Goodness for that part. Overall the animation is really nice, the 3D work is up to the job.

The real treat in the spot is seeing Zamak’s characters moving and interacting. The original designs are apparently made with ZSpheres. Very cool.

He has a little making of of the spot on his blog.

Credits

The Ambassadors: “The Big Bank Theory”

Dutch post Production studio The Ambassadors puts out this playful and engaging commercial for Alex Bank and agency Dawn. The clever take on the “Big Bang Theory” works really well, getting the message across and making a dry subject quite entertaining.

The whole spot is one big “evolution,” from the duo-tone color palette and sharp geometric shapes in the beginning to a colorful, organic, full-of-life ending. I’m also loving the character design, typography work and overall animation. The sound design wraps everything up perfectly.

I hadn’t heard of The Ambassadors before and I was impressed by their body of work, some solid pieces in there.

Thanks to Vincent Lammers for the initial tip! And a huge thanks to Debbie van de Ven for the translation!

Translation and Credits

Check out the fresh 2009 reel from Blur

Check out the fresh 2009 reel from Blur. (Thanks Jordan!)

Poll: Down Time

Based on our previous poll regarding the economy, it seems many people have more spare time on their hands these days. There are a lot of great things you could do with that time—but I’m curious about what you’re actually doing.

Just to be clear, I’m not curious about what you’re doing once you get home from work. I’m wondering how you’re spending all those extra hours while you’re supposedly “on the job.” Select all that apply:

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Photo: Jason Mouratides

Friendly Fire’s “Skeleton Boy”

Friendly Fire’s “Skeleton Boy” directed by Clemens Habicht for Nexus Productions.

Nice typographic title sequence for “Mentiras Piadosas” over at Art of The Title. (Thanks Juan!)

Nice typographic title sequence for “Mentiras Piadosas” over at Art of The Title. (Thanks Juan!)

Pistol Youth “In My Eyes”

The Golden Girls for Pistol Youth (Thanks, Bjorn!)