Singer Says Quicksilver...
Just in time for the Memorial weekend, fanboy favorite Bryan Singer announced...
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LAIKA Animates Starbucks for the Holidays
LAIKA/house, the commercial division of the animation studio formerly known as Vinton Studios, has produced a series of holiday-themed animations for the Starbucks chain of coffee shops. Crated in conjunction with ad agency Wieden + Kennedy, the three pieces will be projected on buildings, shown on airline flights and broadcast [...]
ka-chew! Animates Breakfast for Nick
Klasky Csupo’s commercials division, ka-chew!, has completed a new Nickelodeon PSA that emphasizes the importance of eating a healthy breakfast. The second in a series, the spot features animated plates and utensils that rap about foods which provide needed sources of energy as kids start their days. The PSA campaign [...]
Engine Room Teases Da Vinci Code
When it comes to promoting a movie based on a book as popular as Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, it’s a tall order to appease fans who have been eagerly awaiting the first images from this production. And while it offers no glimpses of star Tom Hanks in action, [...]
Faux Toon Trailer to Fool Auds
New York City-based animation studio Curious Pictures has been tapped by retail giant Best Buy to produce a gag trailer for a 2D-animated feature for exhibition in theaters. Part of AMC Theatres’ "Silence is Golden" campaign, the bogus movie ad will appear to promote a classic Disney-style toon titled Soar, [...]
Lobo Train Full Speed Ahead for Toyota
San Paulo-based animation and design studio Lobo created some high velocity effects for Train, a new animated spot highlighting the raw power and AWD capabilities of Toyota’s Kluger. The commercial is now hitting the Australian market. Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney commissioned Train with Lobo directing and The Ebeling Group handling [...]
CN Applies Animal Logic to Tickle U
Sydney, Australia-based Animal Logic, a frequent contributor to Cartoon Network’s on-air look, was recently tapped to create packaging and bumps for the launch of the broadcaster’s new preschool animation programming block, Tickle U. The company is responsible for animating the block’s three CG hosts and will continue to provide graphics [...]
Mainframe Expands Creative Services Unit
Canadian CG powerhouse Mainframe Ent. has launched a full-service division specializing in graphic design, motion graphics, titling, opening sequences and branding. Among other things, the newly expanded Creative Services unit will produce main titles for Mattel’s animated productions. For its first project, Mainframe Creative Services will team with McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves [...]
Loose Moose Animates Apple Jacks
Loose Moose animation studio in London recently produced the third installment in a series of commercial spots promoting Kellogg’s Apple Jacks cereal. The two-parter, titled "Costume," combines live-action, stop-motion animation and CG imagry to revisit characters Bad Apple and Cinna-mon as they race to be the first to hit the [...]
Belief Takes Stars to the Edge
In branding and promoting its latest premium cable outlet, Starz/Encore turned to Santa Monica-based broadcast design and production studio Belief to create a spot featuring dynamic graphics evocative of the name Starz Edge. Working on Apple G5 workstations, the company’s artists employed Adobe’s Photoshop, AfterEffects and Illustrator, as well as [...]
Tronic’s Cool Moves for Nike Air Jordan XX
For those of you who have sported Air Jordan’s since Nike delivered the AJ1s in 1984, New York-based Tronic Studio has cooked up three online CG spots designed to make the latest version of the ballin’ sneakers inspired by the hoops legend simply irresistible. As part of the ongoing collaboration [...]
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...
