Eric Xu’s ‘Balloon’

 Eric Xu’s graduation thesis piece from SVA features some nice art direction, lovely character design for the main little fella, and a dark twist at… Read more
Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago

Health & Welfare by Giant Ant

 Check out this wonderful piece of animation by Giant Ant (co-direction by Jr.canest) talking about hope, health and welfare.
Daniel Coutinho • 13 years ago

Meet Dr. Brock

 Vanessa Tam meets a difficult lifestyle choice through a nagging metaphorical subconscious, Dr. Brock, in her Senior Year Thesis at Sheridan College.  Also, check out… Read more
Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago

Will by Eusong Lee

 Will: A poignant film of love and loss from CalArt’s Eusong Lee.  See process work at Eusong’s portfolio and blog. Credits Direction, Visual Development, Story… Read more
Matt Hunter Ross • 12 years ago

Swelter

 Just in time for summer, CalArts’ Jacob Streilein brings us this richly painted short, Swelter. Credits Direction, design, animation: Jacob Streinlein Music: Michael Paul Kennedy
Matt Hunter Ross • 12 years ago

Nieto for Cracker Barrel

 Beautiful – and clever – piece by Nieto and Paranoid US for Cracker Barrel. Love the moments with the rolling egg and flipped pancake where… Read more
Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

The Fox And King: 11Eleven

 Melbourne-based The Fox And King (aka Glenn Thomas) created these short scenes for the 11Eleven Project. Like some of the projects cited in our recent… Read more
Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

Shinjuku: The Film

 Stunning art direction in Shinjuku: The Film, an episodic short from the mind of Robert Valley (The Gorillaz and Aeon Flux). Hat tip to Ash… Read more
Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Gobelins: Myosis

 The students of Gobelins strike again. “Myosis” is an existential love story, a lyrical tale of passion and the creative destruction sometimes necessary to stay… Read more
Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Marco Iozzi updates.

 Macro Iozzi updates with his latest in vfx art direction, matte painting, and digital environments – including this great making-of video. Much more on his… Read more
Elliot Blanchard • 11 years ago

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

 The all-star crew behind the reboot of a classic TV series brings something sorely needed in science: art direction.
Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Nicolas Jandrain

 Nicolas Jandrain (formerly of Prologue) has relaunched his web presence, and it’s brimming with elegant art direction on a variety of projects.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Horde

 When your mother warned you against riding motorcycles, this isn’t what she had in mind. “Horde” is a stylishly terrifying short from Brvtvs Collective, a… Read more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Persistent Peril: Phantom Power

 Ace composition and beautifully nuanced animation in Phantom Power by Persistent Peril. Some extra behind the scenes on their site.   Client: Full Time Hobby… Read more
Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago

Buck for Nike Hypervenom

 Nike’s Hypervenom line has been the subject of some fiercely sexy CG work, but these two spots from Buck take things an entirely different direction.… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Adam Bizanksi

 Man, I am waaay behind on posting some great stuff sitting in my inbox. I’m going to try making shorter, more frequent posts so I… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago