Animation News
22nd Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival
The 22nd Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival kicks-off May 6 and continues through May 10 highlighting over 100 films by students graduating from the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA).
Stardust's Holographic Worlds for Blackberry & BBDO Moscow
Stardust has been tapped by BBDO Moscow to create eye-popping holographic video content for client Blackberry MTS that will be shown on a unique, new mixed-reality "presentation station."
Mothership's Vernon Wilbert Delivers Sci-Fi Fascism in 3D for Killzone 3 Game Cinematic
Digital Domain's hybrid production company Mothership was tapped by Guerilla Games to create an immersive science fiction universe for the latest installment of its marquee game franchise, Killzone 3, released.
Tronic Creates Cool Hunter Video
The story follows a group of Cool Hunters, evolved humans who used to live among regular humans, but as time passed, they infiltrated the global wired infrastructure system and live connected within the technology.
Valins&Co. Sets the Stage for Comedy Central Presents 2011
Valins&Co. teamed up with Comedy Central to design custom 3D animated environments for the 2011 season of Comedy Central Presents.
Autodesk Technology Helps Conjure Movie Magic for Academy Award Honorees
The remarkable transformations of cityscapes in "Inception" were achieved with the help of visual effects software from Autodesk, marking the 16th consecutive year that Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation tools were used on a Best Visual Effects Oscar-winning movie.
Gasket Studios Goes to the Next Level with New Space and New Talents
Gasket Studios is going to the next level with a new space and two new talents: Look Artist Tiffany Borchardt and Animator Clayton Miller.
Imagination Wins Silver for Best Use of Animation at The Creative Circle 2011
Monday night witnessed production company, Jelly collect silver honours for the latest TV & cinema spot for Audi's new A7 Sport-back, "Imagination."
Poser Debut: Consumer-Level 3D Animation Software
Poser Debut is a stripped-down of Smith Micro's professional Poser Pro and Poser 3D figure design and animation software that's targeted at consumers.
Stardust's Slamdunk Animation for adidas
Stardust Los Angeles was tapped by 180 LA to give its latest brand campaign for adidas Basketball a retro urban, illustrative twist.
LAUNCH Takes Budweiser Spot for Test Run Prior to the Super Bowl
With Super Bowl XLV broadcast into millions of homes last Sunday, brands geared up their most entertaining ads for the massive audience.
Tronic Re-imagines the Esquire Logo as Towering, Intelligent Machines
When Tronic was commissioned to redesign the renowned Esquire magazine logo as the centerpiece of a national augmented reality promotion for the February issue, partners Vivian Rosenthal and Jesse Seppi and senior designer Frederico Phillips re-imagined the seven letters as towering intelligent machines, rendered digitally in 3D and placed in landmark environments around the USA.
MX vs ATV Alive: Blind Revs Up for THQ
Blind recently launched a concept-to-completion thrill ride of a trailer announcing THQ, Inc.'s new MX vs ATV Alive videogame.
yU+co Concocts Stereoscopic 3D Feast With Main-On-End Title Sequence for Yogi Bear
Demonstrating they are smarter than the average design/production studio, yU+co crafted a glorious stereoscopic 3D main-on-end title sequence for the new Warner Bros animated film Yogi Bear.
Nathan Love Delivers A Very Digital Xmas Animation and Illustrations for Esquire
Nathan Love recently contributed to the December issue of Esquire, the leading men's lifestyle magazine, for its holiday gift guide feature presented by contributing editor and world renowned filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld.
Click 3X Builds with LEGO Systems for Stop-Motion Spot
Click 3X and its interactive division, ClickFire Media, has produced an integrated, stop-motion animated campaign to help LEGO Systems, Inc. launch a new online experience for consumers.
Superfad Goes Raving Rabbids
Superfad recently completed a promo spot for Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids "Travel In Time" party game that lives up to the promise: a blast in the past.
Hornet Launches Workshop
Hornet announced the launch of Workshop, a division of Hornet for all things handmade.
Superfad is Warm & Fuzzy for Netflix
Superfad's new spot for Netflix is a tale of charm and curmudgeon, friendship and family, classic and contemporary.
Climate Change: Innovative Solutions From Thailand
Award winning production group th1ng has directed and produced a short online film for Oxfam to raise awareness of its global work to help poor communities cope with climate change.
Google Street View Spot by Sehsucht Berlin
Sehsucht Berlin has produced an Internet film for Google Street View.
Trollback + Company Creates Suspenseful Movie Trailer for Nike Golf
Trollback + Company recently teamed up with Nike to create a movie trailer inspired commercial for the brand's new SQ Machspeed Black driver launching on Black Friday, November 26, 2010.
BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms Stop-Motion Trailer
Brand New School London (BNS) detailed its role in designing and directing a 30" promo trailer and additional visual content for advertising agency Fallon's campaign promoting the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms.
La Verdad: Nola Seeks Truth on Latest Spot for Chilevision
Working via 180 Grados, Nola Pictures' Juan Delcan directed and animated La Verdad, which promotes the channel's approach of respecting all people, without judgment and reporting clear unbiased truth.
Pop Secret's Award-winning Kernels Campaign Pops Up for Nathan Love
Nathan Love announced the debut of "When Harry Met Sally," their latest in a series of animated commercials for Pop Secret premium popcorn.
Autodesk Now Shipping Lagoa Multiphysics for Softimage 3D
Autodesk announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Lagoa Technologies for its Lagoa Materials multiphysics simulation technology.
PromaxBda Anz Conference Opener by The DMCI
The DMCI was this years branding partner for the PromaxBda Anz Conference.
Nice Shoes Designs Storybook Titles for Indie Doc Love Etc.
From Newlyweds and teenagers to divorcees and retirees are among five disparate couples profiled in "Love Etc.", director Jill Andresevic's poignant documentary about modern love in the big city.
Troika Helps Launch The Hub
Troika has taken a lead role in the branding and communications roll out of The Hub, a new kids and family television network and joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro.
Superfad Gets Animated for Amex Members Project
A continuation of a successful campaign produced for Ogilvy + Mather earlier this year, the American Express Members Project encourages card-members to get involved in community efforts and causes.
Flash On The Beach Titles by Superfad
Superfad Creative Director Nando Costa created this year's Flash On The Beach titles utilizing macro motion photography and magnetic properties.
ATTIK's Scion tC Campaign Dramatically Invites Young Drivers to Take on the Machine
Four weeks ago, together with Scion, global creative agency ATTIK began reaching out to young, predominantly male drivers across the U.S. with numerous cross-media marketing initiatives aimed at driving online searches for "the machine," and building intrigue around the 2011 Scion tC sports coupe.
DUCK Serves Up New McDonald's Campaign
When Leo Burnett needed a full-service production studio to launch a major new McDonald's campaign, they chose DUCK, who called on two of their top directing collectives, Screen Novelties and Kompost, to create the stylized, vivid fantasy spots.