Singer Says Quicksilver...
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Nathan Love Animates National Geo Promo
Nathan Love director Jim McKenzie has delivered an evocative, nostalgic promo for National Geographic Channel’s The 80s: The Decade That Made Us miniseries. A rousing contrast to National Geographic’s traditionally grounded advertising, the animated spot serves up a trio of grinning, buff cheese ball characters working out in synch to [...]
Ex-Imaginary Forces Trio Launches Alma Mater
A trio of Imaginary Forces alumni have opened Alma Mater, a new boutique studio in Los Angeles specializing in design, live-action and animation. The studio was conceived by founders Brian Mah, Kathy Kelehan, and James Anderson as a place to pursue creative opportunities across all disciplines and platforms in a fun [...]
32Ten Builds Lunarscape Set for Honey Maid Ad
San Rafael, Calif.-based model shop at 32TEN Studios recently wrapped work on a stop-motion animated, national TV spot promoting Kraft Foods’ new Honey Maid’s Grahamfuls product. The team at 32TEN designed and built the characters and a “lunarscape” for this new spot, a whimsical stop-action film in which a robot [...]
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 [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
