The wait is finally over!! After 7 years the Strokes are back with a new studio album. At the Door is their debut single and we had the honor to participate on its music video. We were thrilled when Mike Burakoff and Benjy Brooke invited us to participate on this amazing project. This clip, which is actually almost a short film (5 minutes), was directed by Mike and co-produced by Benjy with an amazing group of artists from such as Ugo Bienvenu, Sike, Agathe Leroux, etc. What an amazing crew! And all in the service of a clip that resonates beautiful memories of retro animation (René Laloux, Moebius, Watership Down, Heavy Metal...). We were in charge of designing and animating the Megastructure section (warrior, overlord), over 1 minute of animation. Inspired on the Heavy Metal movie, the section is a journey of warrior trying to save the universe at any cost. Song: At The Door. Album: The New Abnormal.

CREDITS:

DIRECTED BY Mike Burakoff

PRODUCED BY Mike Burakoff & Benjy Brooke

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Lagan Sebert

STORYBOARDS
Benjy Brooke & Adam Henderson

DESIGN LEADS
Benjy Brooke
Adam Henderson
Mathieu Bétard
Adam Sillard
Kelsi Phung
Pete Sharp
Victorin Ripert

TYPOGRAPHY
ADCo

ANIMATORS
Benjy Brooke
Peter Lowey
Maxime Jouniot
Adam Henderson
Adam Sillard
Jose Luis Rosado
Tyler DiBiasio
Tucker Klein
Ryan Plaisance
Joao Monteiro
Gaurav Wakankar
Shane Dering

ASSIST & CLEAN UP
Camille Guillot
Pedram Taghavi
Giulia Riva
Julia Lama
Tamerlan Bekmurzayev
Jose Goyo Moreno

COMPOSITING
Mike Burakoff

COLOR SCRIPT
Agathe Leroux

MEGASTRUCTURE TIMELINE PRODUCED BY
2veinte

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Pablo Gostanian

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Agustin Valcarenghi

CHARACTER DESIGN
Diego Polieri

ART DIRECTION
Pablo Gostanian & Diego Polieri

POSTPRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Florencia Cruz

ANIMATION DIRECTOR
Diego Polieri

ANIMATORS
Diego Polieri
Fernando Toninello
Israel Giampietro
Lisandro Schurjin

ASSIST & CLEAN UP
Adrian Peralta
Facundo Garcia
Agostina Salvemini
Lisandro Schurjin
Eugenia Beizo
Sebastian Garcia
Facundo Brunella
Yazmin Hanna

BACKGROUND DESIGN
Sike

BACKGROUND PAINT
Ivan Olszevicki
Nahuel Sagarnaga
Ailen Sbrizza

COMPOSITING, 3D & VFX
Facundo Brunella & Mateo Vallejo

1982 COSMONAUT TIMELINE PRODUCED BY
Remembers

DESIGN
Ugo Bienvenu

LAYOUTS
Ugo Bienvenu

ANIMATORS
Ugo Bienvenu
Felix Kerjean
Hugo Lemonnier

COMPOSITING
Ugo Bienvenu

PRODUCTION COMPANY
MBX

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Drasik Studio presents Bend Reality, a non-commercial project about a constantly changing world that evolves thanks to the creativity and expertise of those who create it.

It all began with the aim of doing an animation video for us, just to experiment and show how we see our work and life in general. And we finally ended up impersonating the bear from our logo running through a never-ending road of steady improvement.

Using 2D and frame-by-frame animation, our main character goes from darker to brighter scenarios created by four different artists until he reaches his goal, a diamond.

For more information about the project stop by behance.net/gallery/92252475/BEND-REALITY

Check out more of our work at drasik.com

Follow us on Instagram—instagram.com/drasik_studio/

Credits:
Created, directed & produced by Drasik Studio

This thing came from Brighton tourist tat.

We saw tourists buying personalised crystal engravings of their pets by Brighton Pier. And it got us thinking. This process, called Sub Surface engraving, shines two laser beams at a cube, disrupting the crystal and creating a 3D image built from thousands of dots. Then we started thinking about how we could animate the cubes. The astronaut’s run cycle was created in low poly 3D to react perfectly to the light hitting the interior surfaces. In total, 24 individual cubes were created, with each cube housing one frame of the cycle. We shot the cubes in the studio, using macro camera lenses and different lighting set-ups. We stitched the shots together into the final animation and turned to our friend Howard to create the otherworldly soundscape.

Film Credits:

Director: Alex Robinson / Animator: Norik Imami / Photographer: Chris Stevens / BTS Footage: Ben Sayer / Sound Design: Howard Whiddett

Sources/Further Reading:
Tartakovsky explains how he created Primal's ferocious fantasy world by Cheryl Eddy - http://bit.ly/2TLL7oB
Tartakovsky interviewed by Polygon writer Chelsea Stark - http://bit.ly/36ifeqc
Primal’s Timeless Paean to Companionship Boils Genndy Tartakovsky's Work Down to Its Essence by Jacob Oller - http://bit.ly/2RG2tR8
What Comes After Samurai Jack? A Caveman, a Dinosaur, and Absolutely No Talking by Angelica Jade Bastién - http://bit.ly/38AFtdd

Music:
Stomps Claps & Beatbox by MusicToday80 - soundcloud.com/musictoday80
The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com/

You can follow me through:
Twitter- twitter.com/andymsaladino
YouTube- youtube.com/c/theroyaloceanfilmsociety

TAIKO Studios presents the classic Chinese creation myth through the lens of a father and son.

This short film was commissioned by the Tencent Video streaming service.

Visit the TAIKO website for more behind-the-scenes artwork:
taikostudios.com/pangu.html

Directed by Shaofu Zhang

Art Director
Bobby Pontillas

Producer
Andrew Chesworth

Music
Steve Horner

Production Supervisor
Erik Lee

Head of Pipeline
Andrew Jennings

The true story about the secret criminal life of a maraschino cherry factory owner.

It all started back in 2010 when beekeepers in Brooklyn noticed something very curious: their bees were returning to their hives with a bright red stomach. But that is just the beginning of story that leads to cherries, drugs and tragedy.

This mini-doc is a part of Hey Umami (heyumami.com.br), a passion project of visual narratives by the folks from content studio Royalpixel (royalpixel.com.br).

CREDITS

Written & directed by:
Andre Tomonari & Gui Boucault

Executive producer:
Luís Henrique Boucault

Art Direction & Illustrations:
Andre Tomonari

Animations:
Maja Krajewska

Frame by frame animations:
Andre Tomonari

Voice over:
Michael baer

Music & Sound:
Luís Henrique Boucault

Research
Amanda de almeida

plume of light

directed & produced by plume.tv

The film Plume of Light is loosely inspired by the experience of a Kundalini awakening. Where energy rises through the body. From the base of the spine to the top of the crown, up to the universe and spirit.

The film used the five elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Spirit) to take the audience on an emotional and spiritual journey from the depth of the earth through an inner journey towards light.

This allowed Plume to experiment with many different elements and looks, and showcase how we could combine strong animation within a world of realism and design. Finding beauty in every element through a inner visual journey.

see more at plume.tv | contact us at info@plume.tv

2019 Gold Loerie for VFX

I worked closely with director Kim Geldenhuys to create the VFX on this film at our studio (Wicked Pixels) in Cape Town. Allot of experimentation when in to creating the opening sequence of the film where we tried to strike a balance of abstract and literal for the journey and formation of the diamond. I was also responsible for the creation of the opening sequence in 3D.

Credit List:
Director: Kim Geldenhuys
Executive Producer: Jo Barber
Agency : Tbwa Hunt Lascaris Johannesburg
ECD : Pete Khoury
Creative Group Head / Art Director : Coenie Grebe
CD / Writer : Steph van Niekerk
Agency Producer : Sandra Gomes
Client Service : Bridget Langley
DOP : Fabian Vettiger
AD : Annelize Frost
Editor : Xander van der Westhuizen
Post Production : Wicked Pixels
Creative Director: Gavin Coetzee
Post producer: Gabriella Harris
Colourist : Kyle Stroebel
Audio Engineer : Lorens Person
Composer : Nic van Reenan | Field Audio

"Chapter One" Video Copilot Live 2019 – Opening Title

Chapter One is a opening title sequence I made for the video copilot live tour Paris
The idea was to create a realistic environment with an abstract context
I wanted to symbolize the idea of life through a water creature that spread life randomly
To finally be personified to a natural being

Video Copilot Live will be a night of artist’s showcases and a behind the scenes look at tips from the professionals! From SciFi, UI, to Environment creation, designers from across the country to share tips and meet the community!
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Direction / Animation/ Design by "Mehdi Hadi"
Soundtrack: “Above The Ocean” by Evan MacDonald
3D: Cinema 4D
Renderer: Octane Render
Compositing: After Effects