HootSuite: A Game of Social Thrones

The seven kingdoms in the Game of Thrones opening sequence are reimagined as social networks in this fantastic animated clip from HootSuite. The social networks were not placed randomly but based to the unique characteristics of each kingdom. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Google, Google+, YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat and LinkedIn battle in the Game of Social Thrones!

Credits:
Producer/Director: Evan Aagaard, HootSuite
Lead Animator/Motion Designer: Clément Morin
Music Composer: Etienne Forget
Executive Producer: Cameron Uganec, HootSuite
Concept: Evan LePage, Hootsuite

Rushes: Tiny Worlds

Imagine tiny worlds come to life under our feet. The CG team at Rushes made just that with this very interesting and humorous trilogy.

Credits:
Agency: Rushes, London
Executive Producer:  Norra Abdul Rahim
Producer:  Caroline Laing
Production Assistant:  Alexina Davidson
Head of CG:  Andy Nicholas
Lead CG:  Andy Hargreaves
Director: Chris Hutchison
CG Artists:  Chris Hutchison, Craig Travis, David Drese, Liam Hoflay, Andrea Scibetta, Nimesh Patel
Nuke:  Noel Harmes
Flame:  Martin Goodwin
Sound Design:  Tom Martin @ Mcasso

Nitro Warriors: A Stop Motion Car Chase

If you used to play with matchbox type cars then you will love this incredible animated stop motion car chase.

Friskies Plus: Alice the Cat

Alice the cat, with the help of Psyop, steps into a magical world inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Nice. (Thanks Shannon).

Friskies "Alice" from Psyop on Vimeo.



Credits:



Advertising Agency: Avrett Free Ginsberg
Executive Creative Director: David Moore
Executive Director of Broadcast Production: Betsy Rosenblum
Copy Writer: Rachel Hutchison
Art Director: Kimi Peterson
Account Executive: Dawn Terrazas
Assistant Account Executive: Kaela Carey

Production Company: Psyop / Smuggler
Director: Psyop
Psyop Creative Directors: Marie Hyon, Lauren Indovina
Psyop Executive Producer: Lydia Holness
Psyop: Senior Producer: Crystal Campbell
Smuggler Executive Producer/Partner: Patrick Milling Smith
Smuggler Executive Producer/Partner: Brian Carmody
SmugglerExecutive Producer/COO: Lisa Rich
Smuggler Executive Producers: Allison Kunzman, Laura Thoel
Smuggler Live action producer: Michael Schlenker
Director of Photography: Fred Elmes
Designers: Lauren Indovina, Eunice Kim and Pete Sickbert-Bennett
Editor: Cass Vanini
Storyboard Artist: Ben Chan
Lead Technical Advisor: Mark Rohrer
VFX Supervisor: Joerg Liebold
Modeling: Soo Hee Han, Todd Daniele, Brian Eck, Chris Fudge, Aldrich Torres
Rigging: Frank Narajo
Animation Lead: Kitty Lin
Animation: Ryan Moran
Lighting Pipeline Technical Director: Jonah Friedman
Lighting Team: Helen Choi, Andy Gilbert and Chris Wilson
Texturing: Soo Hee Han, George Smaragdis, Dan Gregoras, Susie Jang
Lead Tracking: Joerg Liebold
Tracking: Tim Mendler
Feathering: Jonah Friedman, Andy Hara and Elefant Studios
Real Flow: Marcelo Cermak
Lead Compositor: Thomas Panayiotou
Compositors: Manu Gaulot, Chase Massingil, Winston Lee, Adam Flynn
Flame: Fabien Coupez

Music Company: MAS
Sound Mix Company: Napolean Group
Mixer: Ron DiCesare

Smart Argentina: The first animated Twitter commercial

A truly "Smart" use of Twitter. Smart Argentina used their Twitter page to create an animated ad in their Twitter stream. You can play in their Twitter page. Push J to move forwards and K to move backwards.

Boardwalk Empire: Brainstorm Digital's VFX

I think that you'll all agree that this is an amazing VFX work from Brainstorm Digital.


Boardwalk Empire VFX Breakdowns of Season 2 from Brainstorm Digital on Vimeo.

Chipotle: Back to the Start

A farmer forgets his roots, goes industrial and then he realises that he made the wrong decision and returns to his previous way of living. The song is a Willie Nelson cover of "The Scientist" by Coldplay.



Direction / Design / Animation: Quayola
Producer: Beccy McCray
Sound Design: Matthias Kispert
Photographer: James Medcraft
Animation: Kieran Finch, Cai Matthews
Programmers: Mauritius Seger, Evan Bohem
Technical Support: Patrick Hearn
Production Company: Nexus

Thien Long: Fun Facts

Fantastic animation by Auckland’s Cirkus Productions for the TVC campaign for Vietnamese stationery supplier Thien Long.

The campaign focuses on ‘Fun facts’ such as "A blue whale’s tongue weighs more than an elephant".

Agency: OgilvyVietnam

Animation: Cirkus

Cartoon Network: The Pirate

Two fantastic characters were created for the promotion of the Cartoon Network. Great animation from Meindbender. 


The Pirate from Meindbender on Vimeo.


Agency: Meindbender Animation Studio

AIDES: Smutley

Smutley, an alley cat with nine lives to spare and promiscuous as hell, nails every species comes in its way.

This is the main character in the new campaign of AIDES, the French non-profit organization for AIDS prevention.

So, although Smutley comes with nine lives you come with just one. Use condoms.

Advertising agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners

ShapeShifter: Audi A6 Viral

Stunning in every aspect. Incredible CGI from the design studio Charlex, great narration by Gabriel Byrne and an original score by Peter Lauridsen. A visual treat.

ShapeShifter from Charlex on Vimeo.

Credits:
Charlex.com

A Pot Noeldle Christmas

Funny characters. Great English humor. I love it.
The TVC is for the launch of the Christmas Dinner flavoured Pot Noeldle.

Full Credits

Agency: AKQA, London

Creative Director: James Hilton

Production Company: A Large Evil Corporation

OK Go - Last Leaf

Ωραίο τραγουδάκι με χαριτωμένο stop motion πάνω σε φέτες ψωμιού με χρήση Samsung NX100.

Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation character shot on a Nokia N8

Η W&K με την Aardman Animations δημιούργησε το παρακάτω stop-motion για να γιορτάσει η Nokia τη δημιουργία του Cellscope.




Cellscope: Cell Phone + Microscope, δηλαδή κινητού με μικροσκόπιο το οποίο μπορεί για παράδειγμα να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε τρίτες χώρες για να φωτογραφίζουν δείγματα αίματος και να τα στέλνουν απευθείας σε κλινικές για έλεγχο. Δείτε εδώ το σχετικό video.