live action

Bitt creates the fishdog for VW.

Bitt Animation creates this VW spot, introducing the fishdog.

Metallica’s new video covers the bases with Spores, Soviets, and Zombies

Metallica’s new video, clocking in at 9 minutes, mixes things up a bit to keep it interesting. [Credits]  Thanks for the tip Ryan!

Psyop/Stink: Nokia E Series

Psyop and Stink get abstract for agency W+K Shanghai and Nokia

Lukas Veverka: Jazz

Beautiful use of live action elements in this promo from Czech Republic artist Lukas Veverka

Eric Lerner “[][][][]”

Eric Lerner‘s latest short, an unofficial music video for “Gong” by Sigur Rós

Autofuss 001: Katelyn

You may recall that we interviewed an internal motion design team at agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners that went by the name The Action Cats.… Read more

Imaginary Forces, Peterson Milla Hooks teams with Believe Media

Imaginary Forces and Alex Maleev team up with Peterson Milla Hooks and Believe Media, to create this new Target Spot, promoting Christina Aguilera’s new record.

Fox Sports Design and Method Labs team up

Fox Sports Design and Method Labs team up for the Bowl Championship Series on Fox

Gravity: Look What’s Inside

This mind-bending spot from Israeli studio Gravity has a campy, almost cartoonish quality that pumps heaps of fun into a technically challenging project. Some production… Read more

Wassup 08

Director Charles Stone nails this Obama-flavored reprise to his landmark Wassup campaign. VFX by MassMarket. Full credits here.

Guinness: Fridge Magnet

Solid live action directing and visual effects in this new Guinness advert, “Fridge Magnet” (Thanks, Seth Gantman!)

Kike Maillo for Manos de Topo

Two darkly humorous music videos directed by Kike Maillo for Spanish band Manos de Topo: “Es Feo” and “El Cartero”

Buck for Coke and James Bond

Using the classic title design work of Maurice Binder to guide them, Buck crafted this new Coke Zero tie-in to the forthcoming James Bond film,… Read more

Shilo For Saatchi & Saatchi London : Guinness “Spoken Word”

This elegant and poetic piece, directed by Shilo, mixes an amazing performance by international spoken word artist Ainsley Burrows, with flowing, metaphorical cg elements and a cinematic live action location. Working… Read more

Hornet’s Peter Sluszka for SimCity Creator

Hornet’s Peter Sluszka created a wonderous mixed media ride through a child’s imagination in this spot for SimCity Creator. The playful interaction between live action… Read more

PandaPanther for Pops

PandaPanther delivers a heaping spoonful of psychedlia in “Dragon Dreams” for Pops cereal

Blind’s first of three spots for Oppenheimer: Escalator

Blind’s first of three spots for Oppenheimer: Escalator

The Getty Center “Heads”

Sleeper Films’ Peter Martin directs “Heads” for The Getty Center, with vfx by Ring of Fire. Reminds me of this and this.

Amit Zakai: A Micrometer From Here

For his graduation project at the HIT School of Design in Israel, Amit Zakai mashed up the aesthetics of early cinema with poetic musings on… Read more

NTROPIC for Chevy

It took an innovative mind to set up a time lapse camera at the turn of the century and keep it running all these years… Read more

Favorite Color : Animal Planet

Beautifully shot piece for Animal Planet from the good folks at Favorite Color

Eyeball: Project Earth

Eyeball recently posted some new work, including a svelt promo for the Discovery Channel’s “Project Earth.” The look of the spot is a welcome departure… Read more

FlyBuys “Dream” by Kiwi studio Oktobor

FlyBuys “Dream” by Kiwi studio Oktobor

Amazing explosive Skateboarding Video “Lakai” intro (Thanks Tim!)

Amazing explosive Skateboarding Video “Lakai” intro (Thanks Tim!)