Monthly Archives: August 2008

United Airlines “It’s Time to Fly”

Over the weekend, we posted Shy the Sun’s “Sea Orchestra,” which, it turns out, was only one of five remarkable spots in a campaign from… Read more

Shilo’s Scott Denton has gone freelancin’

Shilo’s Scott Denton has gone freelancin’

Liron Kroll: “How much of a woman”

[This project might be deemed not safe for work for some of you, so proceed with caution. Also, if the QuickTime above is slow, try… Read more

Portishead – The Rip

Portishead – The Rip

Only Say Yes When It’s Yes

As the President of The Ashy Agency and Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Broadcast Design Association (BDA), Brett Ashy has worked with… Read more

Tanya Weiss updates her site

Tanya Weiss updates her site

Smilefaucet’s Submission Date Extended

The eighth installment of Smilefaucet has extended their submission deadline to the 15th of October. This time around, the theme is “chance.” Additional information can… Read more

No Clear Path to Profit for Online Video, Say Executives

Cnet.com’s coverage of last week’s RBC Technology, Media and Communications Conference paints a bleak picture for the current—and perhaps future—state of online video publishers’ ongoing… Read more

Yaniv Fridman and Nicolas Alexander Girard are Miniature Rocket

Yaniv Fridman and Nicolas Alexander Girard started working together as students at the Vancouver Film School and quickly realized they had great creative chemistry. So… Read more

Radiohead chooses winners in aniBoom contest

Radiohead chose not one but four winners for the In Rainbows Music Video contest hosted by aniBoom. They also threw in an extra $30k to… Read more

Joaquin Baldwin: “Papiroflexia”

Joaquín Baldwin’s “Papiroflexia” (Spanish for “Origami”) is an endearing short film that gently exalts the power of imagination. There aren’t any whiz-bang tricks or flashy… Read more

Digital Kitchen for Key Bank

Digital Kitchen recently busted out “Remodel” and “Concerned Dad,” a couple nice spots for Key Bank and agency Cramer-Krasselt that combine folksy illustration, subtly smooth… Read more

Nau returns for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards

Nau returns for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards (via Ventilate)

Presenting the diverse and delightful portfolio of Mr. Williams

Presenting the diverse and delightful portfolio of Mr. Williams

SFMOGRAPH August 21st Meeting

SFMOGRAPH August 21st Meeting

Sulekha “Cursors” from Famous House of Animation

Sulekha “Cursors” from Famous House of Animation

Shy the Sun: United Airlines “Sea Orchestra”

QuickTime version Shy the Sun, a new commercial studio founded by South African design/art collective The Blackheart Gang, splashes onto the scene with a beautiful… Read more

Chainsaw Maid

Chainsaw Maid

PictoplasmaNYC

PictoplasmaNYC‘s limited early bird offer ends today! And that means the conference itself is getting close. The lineup looks awesome, including Motionographered entities like Friends… Read more

Great editing and solid work in the new reel of Stubbzilla (Andrew Stubbs Johnston)

Great editing and solid work in the new reel of Stubbzilla (Andrew Stubbs Johnston)

“Save the World with Your Fingers,” an impressive and hilarious tribute to Metal Gear Solid 4

“Save the World with Your Fingers,” an impressive and hilarious tribute to Metal Gear Solid 4 (Thanks, Alex!)

Eric Lerner Goes Global for Coke

NOTE: If the above link is slow, try our mirrored version here. Following up on the success of his Mr. City Men series, Partizan’s Eric… Read more

Punga’s animal magic for Temaiken Bioparque

Buenos Aires based studio Punga have created two stop-motion inspired spots for Temaiken Bioparque (Biopark is apparently a PC way of saying Zoo). Although the… Read more

Great use of 3d info for Radiohead’s “House of Cards”…Lego style (thanks Mate)

Great use of 3d info for Radiohead’s “House of Cards”…Lego style (thanks Mate)