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Chipotle Ad Showcases Johnny Kelly’s Animation

August 31, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Aardman Sets Record with Nokia Spot

August 3, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Stardust Expands into New Santa Monica Offices

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Exec John Andrews to Head Up Six Point Media

April 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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Aardman Goes Batty For Fruit2Day Campaign

April 19, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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The 2011 Anicomm Awards

March 14, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image
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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 [...]

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Watch the Super Bowl Ads for ‘Rango,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 2′

February 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image
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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 [...]

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‘Panda 2,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘Rango’ Lead Crowd of Super Bowl Movie Ads

February 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image
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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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Aardman Animates Ad for Canada’s Funcheez

January 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Canadians who don’t skip the commercials will be getting a peak at some delicious new animation from Wallace & Gromit creators Aardman Entertainment. The U.K.-based company has animated a new spot for Funcheez Moon and Stars, a snack food aimed at kids. For non-Canadians, here’s a look at the commercial: [...]

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Animated Ads: Superfad’s Raving Rabbids

November 29, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Take a peek at this ad that Superfad put together for Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids videogame, “Travel in Time.” Here’s a few images, followed by the credits for the piece.

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