Neil Blomkamp: Tempbot
South African director Neil Blomkamp (Spy Entertainment) has made his latest film, “Tempbot,” available online. It’s an entertaining short about life as a robotic temp…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Brand New School Adds More Target Work
Brand New School has added a few more excellent videos to their popup-themed Target campaign since the last time we posted. Thanks to Aaron Schurman…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
The (In)famous Craigslist Post
The text below was originally posted on Craigslist (and quickly removed by admins) in response to the ridiculous job offers there soliciting creative services for…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Pocoyo
I’ve been getting a few emails from you guys about Pocoyo, a new animated series for preschoolers featuring the prodigious voiceover talent of Stephen Fry…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Nike Meta7
Take a look at this awesome animation for, you guessed it, Nike Japan. Illustrator Paul Huang, creator of Nanospore, teamed up with animators Chris Riehl…
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John Cranston • 17 years ago
FUEL + Sydney Film Company like McDonalds
FUEL International along with the Sydney Film Company have produced this great little tvcfor McDonalds here in Australia. Directed by Josh Baker, the spot featues…
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Jon Gorman • 17 years ago
The Brothers Saunders
Chris and Jon both used to work at Stardust LA, until Chirs went freelance and Jon relocated to NY. Their sites, www.cobracoil.tv and www.jonsaunders.tv both…
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Jon Gorman • 17 years ago
Final Schedule for Inspire 07
Just got the final schedule for Inspire 07, this time with some details about the sessions. Man, even if I wasn’t helping organize this thing,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Exopolis: The Cove Atlantis
To capture the spirit of the to-be hotel ‘The Cove Atlantis‘, Exopolis produced a promotional DVD that certainly creates a vibe of peaceful tranquility leading…
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Onur Aksoy • 17 years ago
Head Gear Animation: Recruit Ireland
Head Gear’s superbly understated character design and animation combine with clever writing in two chuckle-worthy spots for Recruit Ireland: Beep and Creak. Credits: Director: Steve…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Is it real? Or is it HunterGatherer? (How ’bout both.)
These new spots for AMP by Todd St. John of HunterGatherer are really frikkin’ cool. Pure handmade HunterGatherer style. Real paper and wood elements were…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Give the VW Phaeton a Hand
This is one of those great examples of a client essentially underwriting a short film in exchange for an end-tag and a product shot. As…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Jayson Whitmore Updates
Jayson Whitmore has long been one of my favorite animator/director/creative directors. His work is quirky but insanely polished. His sense of pacing is impeccable and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Spontaneous and Bluerock for Chase
This spot is not mind-blowing. It will not change your life. But its silky smooth transitions and clever usage of type pump up the standard…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Picture Drift: Gotye “Hearts a Mess”
Picture Drift busts out some highly stylized, Tim Burton-esque animation for Gotye’s “Hearts a Mess” music video. The song’s loping beat is echoed nicely in…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Trollback’s Joe Wright for Infiniti
Director Joe Wright of Tröllback + Co. recently finished “Swell,” a gorgeous water-themed spot for Infiniti. Like the rest of Joe’s work, “Swell” is dead…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Tomas Garcia
Was clued in on this guy earlier. He is starting a new studio called Sagas, and they have a really interesting reel. Tomas’ personal site…
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Tread • 17 years ago
Brand New School, Jeep
Brand New School is quickly becoming THE force to be reckoned with by continuing to pump out super-slick spots. The latest ad for Jeep, through…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
“Large scale” Kaiser Chiefs video from Stylewar
Wow. This video rocked my socks from start to finish. As cool, as the concept is, I was worried that the gimmick would wear off,…
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John Cranston • 17 years ago
Inspire 07 Schedule
Inspire 07 is fast approaching, and I’m getting really excited. This thing has really blown up! Our lineup of speakers is awesome, and the Cream…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
miniscule
A fantastic look at a day in the life of a valiant and daring lady bug as he goes about seeking thrills at the expense…
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Tread • 17 years ago
En Tus Brazos (In Your Arms)
Beautiful atmosphere and ambitious character animation abound in “En Tus Brazos,” created by François-Xavier Goby, Edouard Jouret and Matthieu Landour. More info can be found…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Digital Kitchen: Sundance 07
Digital Kitchen recently created a lushly mechanical (I think that’s the first time I’ve ever combined those words together) bumper-type-thing that played before every movie…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
1st Ave Machine: “TED”
Well, that settles it. 1st Ave Machine are the masters of creating creepy but believable CG lifeforms. Their newest project, a music video for Warp…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago