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Studio AKA were invited to create four sequences, totaling nine minutes of animation, as well as the main titles for this live-action drama.
Continuing their collaboration with Swiss cycling apparel makers ASSOS, director David Farquharson and the crew at Bolder in Brighton once again weave together CG and live-action into a sleek and riveting film for the brand’s racing gear.
Paris-based director/concept designer/CG artist Mehdi Hadi unleashes his deep passion for the universe of automotive racing in this glitchy, hyper-detailed merger of 3D and motion design.
Filipe Carvalho teams with Untold Studios to set a gritty/ominous tone for Paramount’s spy thriller “Special Ops: Lioness”.
New York marquees made in bold hand-written type embrace the spirit of the gritty punk rock zine culture while we referenced street flyers of the Lower East Side
Golden Wolf director/CD Stefan Falconer, serves up a series of over-the-top spots to help Coca-Cola’s new OOHA soda make noise in the crowded Thai market.
Also see https://vimeo.com/827864923
The bands tour behind the Iron Curtain secretly involved the U.S. State Department, the Nixon White House, the governments of Yugoslavia, Romania and Poland.
The historical TV-Show miniseries “Bonn – Alte Freunde neue Feinde” is a six-part political thriller based on true events during the tense Cold War
BOL were approached to produce and advert to reflect Sojasun’s eco brand values, highlighting the unique story behind its renowned soy product.
A fast-paced edit of graphics, images of Atlanta and the players from the Hawks Basketball team.
Title sequence developed for a documentary that explores the confrontation between a young, affluent student and a Native American elder on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
A vintage, cinematic, sports-oriented feel that captured the magnitude and scope of basketball’s most powerful story.
Inspired by graphical posters from the 60’s with minimalist design, strong perspectives and a reduced color palette borrowed from the Roland Garros branding.
A brief meeting after many years undermines a father’s world and renders his words meaningless.
Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15 August 1944.
Great bit of motion work with rotoscoped live action and gritty textures. Feels very contemporary. By Roger.tv
Fun, Dynamic and colourful smoke trail animations and sport related motion graphics.
Nice work on this passion project from AlterEgo, who felt pressed into making this by the lack of leadership in their country.
I know this scrapbook is all about motion graphics & animation but this is so well cut it deserves a mention.
An ethereal post production journey with this piece to encapsulate the essence and beauty of one of the rarest and expensive diamonds known to man.
Main title sequence for the Stephanie Soechtig-directed, Katie Couric-produced documentary about gun control and the history of the NRA.
Japanese digital artist and director Daito Manabe’s latest collaboration with UK electro-master Squarepusher
After 70 years, the Volkswagen Beetle is retiring. Say goodbye with Ren McCormack, Kevin Bacon, Andy Warhol, and Andy Cohen as the little bug drives its last mile. #TheLastMile
Lots of painting onto stills and live action. Directed in collaboration with Ruff Mercy for the basketball world cup 2019 for DAZN creative
Lots of nice pencil and paint-strokes in these titles for Sky Sports coverage of Cricket’s 2019 Ashes Series. Also available for the Men’s: https://vimeo.com/351365553
Video about dirt build up in engines. Not sure who made this but has potential.
With its rich heritage, exhilarating racing and unparalleled sense of style, Royal Ascot is one of the most anticipated dates in the sporting calendar. Working with ITV Creative, Art&Graft were commissioned to create an exciting new promo to highlight their coverage of the event.
A great quirky music video here from Olly Robertson for Cable street collective
Some really nice 3D popup animations integrated into live action shots here, from Martijn Hogenkamp.
Manages to look low-tech and true to the retro however lots of CGI used. The story of vinyl records, designed & produced by Imaginary Forces.
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that changes the way you think, feel, and act — and with the right treatment, it can be managed. Michelle Hammer tells her story.
Some really nice work here from Borderlands – using a variety of techniques to create a dynamic video for amnesty international.
Collaborating direct with the Next Generation incubator team at Dell, PostPanic took on their challenge of telling the story of Dell’s future forecasting with regard to technology and the way we will use it within our lives.
Production company Aggressive developed a unique concept combining sunny live-action with whimsical 2d animation, eventually crafting an entire, illustrated, animation-driven Beech Nut factory set on the wooden table of a cozy, real-world kitchen.
Production company Aggressive combined live action, playful hand-drawn illustration and dynamic music and sound design to create a multi-dimensional spot that brings a little whimsy into the real world.
Watch ZL1 engineer Tony Roma and Formula Drift racer Conrad Grunewald demonstrate the latest Chevrolet Driving Dynamics technologies as they hit Willow Springs International Race Track with Corvette and Camaro.
This is a 2.30min commercial made for Audi and BBH. Celebrating their amazing dominance of Le Mans.
Using a live action plate of paint and incorporating it onto photographs and other filmed elements, the director created a moody, painterly rendition of Jessica Jones’ New York for this Netflix series.
Some very nice 2D motion graphics mixed with live action to make for a pretty dynamic piece for Shopify
Rodeo FX delivered over 100 visual effects shots for Dave Meyers dystopian vision of Justin Timberlakes Supplies”.
Art Directed by Erik Gagnon.
Directed by Ian Cross and Stuart Hilton, this film combines a live action performance with 2D and 3D animation.
Commissioned by Outside Line, with additional 3D animation by Pedro Panetta.
Large headline type edges along US landscapes and GV’s from the show. Nice tracking and compositing job from Elastic.
A great rant using big named players shot on greenscreen and collaged with lots of GFX.
Film on the history and future of Audi’s light technology. Lots of motion graphics and trapcode plugins.
RocketPanda worked alongside long time friends NY based Aggressive, to create two spots for Jones Dairy Farm, by bringing to life an animated rural setting on a real kitchen counter.
Some nice hand drawn kinetic typography from Simon Tibbs
Client: RBS
Agency: Sapient Razorfish
Role: Animation & Illustration
Sound: OBR Studios
The music video for Bonobo’s song, “Cirrus,” is a beautifully surreal video collage created by British animator Cyriak.
First-time directors James Allen and Mike Skrgatic at East Londons Time Based Arts combine a full compliment of their studios VFX, animation, and illustration talents into this spectacular 90-second opus for Honda thru Wieden+Kennedy.
New advert for Audi with tracking and strong atmosphere.
Artist: Faultline.
Interesting mix of 3D projected, at least appearing to be projected onto live action.
Production Company: Pecubu Productions, Inc.
Director: Andy Hall
Chaotic spot for Tiscis sportswear collaboration with Nike called NikeLab x RT.
Directed by JN director Luca Finotti
BBC Education has got a beautiful promo for 2017. It mixes live action with 3d, animation… all around the periodic element table. Directed by weareflink.
It’s just a trapcode trip of particles and CGI. Amazing. Creative Director: Ian Heartfield. Creatives: Adrian Merz, Mark Bushnell. Agency: Nexus
Sander van Dijk animates the poetry of Max Stossel. A simple concept of tracking UI and iconography to a phone done neatly.
Nice short film, mixing animation to the live action. Love the idea of the postal card.
Paris VFX powerhouse Unit Image, Partizan director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet and agency BETC combine forces for a VFX rampage through a French kitchen to make the case for the quality of TV channels available on Canal+.
And just as good, the making of the commercial is here.
It’s at least 5 years old now but still amazes. Performance by JayFunk.
Agency : Heaven
Production : LABANDEORIGINALE
This Buck video should come with a saccharine warning, as the music and small american kids talking about puppies does verge on the nauseating, but it’s a nice animation which manages to slickly combine multiple animation looks and live action in the blink of an eye.
Dress Code create this montage video for Syracuse university, using cut up photos and video in a collage look. The recruitment video goes past the general sunny campus video and montages voice and archive stills to create a unique video.
Very interesting and poignant sequence on BBC screens. The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme: The Vigil Trailer – BBC Two
Creatives TBC
I’m guessing this would sound amazing with a VR headset on but it is certainly an interesting view even without one. Use the navigation to explore while the beatboxer performs.
Production: The Mill, Aurelia Soundworks
Directors: Gawain Liddiard, John Hendicott
This commercial was completed 2 years ago but now “the making of” film has been produced which gives us a fascinating glimpse into the whole process of shooting, animating, rotoscoping and compositing of the final commercial. Look at the original first and then check out “the making of“.
Directed by Ozan Biron
Production by The Embassy
Often seen as part bumpers during football matches these William Hill adverts combine live action and lots of different styles but it’s the comic strip overlays that appeal most to me.
One of a series of promos for Ultimate Fighter on Fox using rapid editing and splashes of hand-drawn type and scratched elements. By State Design.
Art & Graft produce a series of idents for the newly Branded W freeview TV station (formerly UKTV). Using a constant camera speed they’ve created an infinite tunnel, with a diamond matte opening between each and tracked letterforms.
Ridley Scott’s promo for “Prophets of Science Fiction” has been brought to life by Prologue by tracking the graphics to the table top, transitioning to the CGI versions of his notes, in a techy intricate manner.
The Mill create another machine driven title sequence, this time for the D&AD awards. Photorealistic CGI models based around their pencil motif, animate in a variety of mouse-trap style movements to reveal logos of the awards supporters.
No post production or VFX apparently, it’s all real. There’s an accompanying making of if you don’t believe me. Interesting results by Nigel Stanford.
Nicely shot and conceived advert for the UK Goverment’s promotion of the latest broadband services coming our way.
Mill+ co-director Ben Smith and co-director Bryce Wymer teamed up with Netflix to create the title sequence for Marco Polo and most appears to be achieved on camera but with a lot of planning.
Nice work from Shilo, based on simple handdrawn animations tracked to a breakfast scene.
Hand-held camera shots from the life or a student in Warwick University provide the backdrop to this explainer video. Ancillary animated elements provide extra energy to this piece.
Nice short by Rushes, experimenting with mixing live action with animation. Very cleverly and professionally done. Check out the others in the series on vimeo.
Pepsi Max surprised commuters in London with a series of augmented reality screenings and then putting this film together after their recording live reactions
Antibody created the main title sequence for HBO’s critically acclaimed drama series True Detective. Working through our LA-based production partners, Elastic, and with compositing support from the talented crew at Breeder.
