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Digital District, Aveillan Give Grand Life to Cartier Spot
Few brands are more revered, influential, stylish and historic than that of the renowned jeweler Cartier — and it was the brand’s unique qualities that inspired Bruno Aveillan and his team at Digital District to step their game and turn a promising advertising spot into a unique and ambitious cinematic [...]
Anderson, Laika Team Up for Sony Phone Ad
Wes Anderson, the director of whimsical, stylish films such as Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Life Aquatic recently joined forces with the talented team at Portland-based Laika/house to direct a series of stop-motion ads for Sony. Titled “Made of Imagination,” these eye-catching spots for the Sony Xperia smartphone, use animation [...]
Chipotle Ad Showcases Johnny Kelly’s Animation
London-based animator Johnny Kelly’s wonderful stop-motion ad for Chipotle is generating a lot of good word-of-mouth on the Internet this week. The spot which promotes the fast-growing burrito chain tells the story of a farmer, who decides to change his wasteful ways and go back to sustainable farming. Willie Nelson’s cover of [...]
Aardman Sets Record with Nokia Spot
Aardman Animations has put its name in the record books once again as their Sumo Science directorial team (Will Studd and Ed Patterson) have created the World’s Largest Stop-Motion Animation Set with their new short film/commercial Gulp for Nokia, according to Guinness World Records. The recognition comes on the heels [...]
Stardust Expands into New Santa Monica Offices
Design, motion graphics and live-action production company Stardust has expanded into new Santa Monica offices to accomodate its growing roster of directors, animators, producers and designers. The 8,000 square foot studio is set up for both animation and production and boasts a host of new equipment, including two render farms, multiple edit suites [...]
Exec John Andrews to Head Up Six Point Media
Executive producer John Andrews has teamed up with animation studio Six Point Harness to create a new commercials venture called 6 Point Media, bringing over the talent roster of the former ka-chew! studio. “Together, in this new venture, we hope to take on projects that allow us to display our [...]
Aardman Goes Batty For Fruit2Day Campaign
It’s always a good day when some new work from Aardman Animation shows up, such as the following ads for Fruit2Day. The ads are part of a new national TV campaign in the U.S. Aardman was invited by the New York-based ad agency Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners to animate the [...]
The 2011 Anicomm Awards
Where we pick the best animated commercial of the past year! In 2010, most eyes were on Betty White, the deep-voiced Old Spice guy and Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World.” Yet, that doesn’t mean we didn’t get our share of creative, visually inspiring animated ads on the [...]
Watch the Super Bowl Ads for ‘Rango,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′
If you’re like us, the best part of watching the Super Bowl is the ads. And with so many big animated movies out this year, there were plenty of sneak peeks. Now that the chips and beer have been cleaned up, let’s take a look at the ads from this [...]
‘Panda 2,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Rango’ Lead Crowd of Super Bowl Movie Ads
Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, which means its time for football fans to root for the Pittsburgh Steelers or Green Bay Packers — also to check out all the great commercials. Among the movies that will be trying to make a splash are DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2. [...]
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