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That Famous Aardman Charm Headline News

Aardman’s ‘Morph’ Spreads the Word in Stop-Motion ‘Big Switch-off’ Spot

Created over 40 years ago by studio founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton, the iconic clay character joined the campaign drawing attention to the U.K.’s upcoming telecommunications transformation. 

Commercials Headline News

State Designs New Key Art and Animates FX’s ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ S2 Campaign

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 6, 2023 at 9:54am

Watch as the Emmy-nominated docuseries returns for new season sporting new promo look, adorned with the team’s colors and fiery dragon, debuting across print, digital, and TV… and a new trailer.

Real-time Animation Headline News

Impossible Objects Gets Unreal on GM OnStar Campaign

Team uses state-of-the-art virtual production and real-time technology, including Unreal Engine and disguise, to highlight expanded tech capabilities of OnStar’s offerings – without ever having to hit the road; check out ‘From The Lab: Building the OnStar’ to see how.  

Commercials Headline News

Platige Image Shares ‘G.O.A.T. Mall – AXE’ Spot

Featuring popular rapper Lil Baby, the men’s cosmetic company’s latest global campaign goes from real to fantasy with VFX, 2D and 3D animation added in post.

Creepy and Cute Headline News

Creepy Meets Cute in New Ghibli-esque ‘Resident Evil 4’ Promo

The animation style on ‘Leon and the Mysterious Village,’ a new promotional short for Capcom’s upcoming remastered horror game, feels quite familiar… and is positively adorable.

Commercials Headline News

OPSIS Scores with VFX for Frito-Lay’s FIFA World Cup ‘Soccer or Football’ Commercial

Director Michael Bay brought in the visual effects house on the spot, featuring soccer icon David Beckham and football legend Peyton Manning, to create some very “cheesy” Cheetos-munching debris, a CG ball smacking a chip bag, and generic stadium shots where all manner of branded signage, banners, flags, and video screen imagery had to be removed.

animated short films Headline News

Final Frontier and Le Cube Create New ‘Naraka: Bladepoint’ Trailer

Launching the newest chapter of Netease’s martial-arts-driven game, ‘Showdown - Gelid Yushan,’ the 2D animated short features anime-like action while staying true to the franchise’s distinct Wuxia-style sword craft.

Stop-Motion Commercials Headline News

Blinkink Builds Claymation ‘Layla’s Story’

The Royal Foundation for Early Childhood launches ‘Shape Us’ campaign with a 90-second stop-motion film directed by Sam Gainsborough about how kids develop and are shaped by the people and environments surrounding them.

People Headline News

The-Artery Adds Nick Haynes to NYC Studio

Recent Carbon NY and former MPC executive producer brings 20+ years of industry experience, having held various production and managerial positions at companies including Absolute Post and the Mill.

In Passing Headline News

Factory Fifteen Co-Founder Jonathan Gales Tragically Killed at 36

The BAFTA award-winning animation and visual effects director, who was expecting a second child with wife Claire Pepper, was struck by a drunk driver while visiting Los Angeles on business.

A Mountain of Entertainment Headline News

‘Key & Peele’ Inspired ‘Mr. Garvey's Mountain Survival Skills’ Released by Paramount+

The one-minute sketch features a delightful mix of the streamer’s live-action and animated characters, along with Keegan-Michael Key, part of its ‘A Mountain of Entertainment’ campaign.

Commercials Headline News

Nexus Mixes Stopmo and Puppetry on Black Market’s ‘Tech Reborn’ Campaign

Award-winning director Johnny Kelly delivers animated short about the endearing relationship between a young girl and a monster that highlights the company’s alternative, regenerative approach to society’s insatiable desire for the ‘new.’

Business Headline News

Technicolor Creative Studios Public Spin-Off Now Official

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 6:59am

Previous division of Technicolor SA is now an independent, publicly traded company under TCHCS on Euronext Paris, while Technicolor, comprised of the Connected Home and Vantiva Supply Chain Services divisions, will remain listed on Euronext Paris under its new name of Vantiva.

My God Such a Shower Headline News

Framestore Summons the God of the Sea for Kohler Spot

Poseidon is summoned from his hyper-realistic CG underwater kingdom to confront an unassuming man taking a shower who appears to have mastery over water in a manner reserved only for the gods.

Documentaries Headline News

‘Claydream’ Documentary Explores Will Vinton’s Claymation Heyday

Watch the trailer for director Marq Evans’ intimate portrait of the stop-motion animation pioneer’s highs and lows; the film opens in theaters today, August 5.

Get Up and Go! Headline News

ROOF Fills it Up with Whimsy for Conoco’s ‘Choose Go’ Campaign

Incorporating elements from stop-motion to classic video games, the studio created 6 3D animated spots featuring unique ‘Goer’ characters who embark on whimsical adventures that start and end after gassing up.

Commercials Headline News

Watch: Blinkink’s Singing Sour Burstin Crawlers in Trolli’s ‘Gooniverse’ Spot

Renee Zhan creates a gory, gooey, tasty CG spot with realistic stop-motion textures in a terrifying factory setting that doesn’t seem to faze the colorful, happy, edible worms.

Commercials Headline News

Peak and This Thing of Ours Take ‘Toon Blast’ Characters on the Road

Animation studio uses live-action, soft-shaded frame-by-frame animation, and 3D elements to create a promo video for the popular game; animated characters Wally, Cooper, and Bruno enter the non-animated world, taking to the streets.

People Headline News

Framestore Pictures Adds Director Ivan Bird

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 11:56am

Company to represent the internationally recognized filmmaker in the US and Canada; recent commercial directorial credits include the ‘zero carbon-powered’ ad for Hitachi and McDonald’s ‘Simply Timeless’ retro spot.

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