Think of a DJ, then think of potatoes. I guess the next thing you’ll think are not potato chips, but still…
The spot has been directed by André Chammas and produced at Fantastic Film Factory. Animation Director: Gianfranco Gaioni AKA Kobayashi. Creative agency: DDB, Dubai.
Tagged Adham Obeid, Alain Toubia, André Chammas, arabic, DDB, Director Kobayashi, dj, Elie Banna, Fantastic Film Factory, junk food, Mona El Hajj, Myriam Abi Wardeh, smoke, vinyl recordOh well, it’s not a shame I’m going to forget eighty percent of every clip I see each day. For the remaining twenty percent are no fat clips…
The spot for BBC Knowledge has been directed by Sean Pecknold and produced by Aaron Ball at Grandchildren. Voice over: Richard E. Grant.
Tagged Aaron Ball, airplane, BBC, BBC Knowledge, brain, Britta Johnson, Damian Fitzgerald, eyes, Grandchildren, growing plant, Justin Braegelmann, Justin Drape, Matt Heck, Mike Ragen, moon, Noah Regan, pencil, Richard E. Grant, Scott Nowell, Sean Pecknold, Stefan Moore, stop motion, Three Drunk MonkeysThe public service announcement has been directed by Daniel Cox and produced by Sarah Alexander for the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership.
In the words of SSRP’s Neil Hopkins, the spot manages to provoke a strong emotional response in the viewer by means of a strong emphasis on positive messaging and imagery, rather than relying on shock tactics.
Tagged car accident, Daniel Cox, kids, PSA, Sarah Alexander, slow motion, Sussex Safer Roads Partnership, wingsYour daughter spent hours and hours designing the community of her dreams. You will be able to help make it a reality in about 10 minutes. Well, kind of.
The spot has been directed and produced by Shilo via Darnell Works. Director of Photography: Martin Ahlgren. Editors: Adam Bluming, Akira Chan. Head of 3D: Blake Guest.
Advertising Agency: GlobalHue Latino. Telecine: Company 3. Music: Face The Music. Audio mix: Penny Lane Studios.
Tagged Adam Bluming, Akira Chan, Amany Mroueh, balloons, bike, Blake Guest, car, claymation, clouds, Colin Cromwell, Company 3, DarnellWorks, Face The Music, Gerard Garolera, Globalhue, growing buildings, Jose Gomez, kids, Martin Ahlgren, Mason Stapleton, Mike Slane, Penny Lane Studios, PSA, rainbow, Santino Sladavic, Shilo Design, stars, Trentity De Witt, US Census 2010, Zach ChristianThe cities are living things. But the city of Mumbai, in India, has taken this fact to the next level. At least in this commercial for a pain relief ointment.
The spot has been directed by Ram Madhvani and produced by Manoj Shroff at Equinox.
Tagged Akash Das, Anna Ipe, Anshuman Gokel, Ashish Khazanchi, car, clockworks, Equinox Films, Horn OK Please, Hozefa Alibhai, India, Kartik Vijay, Khvafar Vakharia, machinery, Manoj Shroff, massive crowds, Pixion, Prasanna Sankhe, Prashant Godbole, public transport, publicis, Ram Madhvani, Sahrudananda Sahoo, Tata Elexi, timelapse, Vishal-ShekharOn the door of a public toiles lives a “zizi”, born of man and pencil. One day, this zizi falls under the spell of a “zezette”, but all his efforts to reach her are doomed to failure. Until…
The spot has been directed by Yoann Lemoine and produced at Wanda. Animator: Yves Bigerel AKA Balak.
Tagged AIDES, Barthélémy Maunoury, condom, Eric Holden, Ingrid Varetz, Jean Yves Parent, Jerome Denis, Mickael Nauzin, Mikros, Morgan Sagel, Olivier Glandais, Pascal Giroux, pencil, penis, PSA, Remi Noel, Remi Soyez, risque, sex, TBWA, toilet, Vincent Venchiarutti, Wanda, Yoann Lemoine, Yves BigerelHere begins “the story of Akiak and his quest to find the missing head of Ilanaaq, a stack of rock in human form, which sits on the mountain above Whistler, where the skiiing and sliding events [of the Winter Olympics] will take place.”
A stunning animation made for the BBC coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010, following the “summer” animation Monkey.
The Inuit animation has been produced at Studio AKA and directed by Marc Craste. Designer: Jon Klassen.
Tagged bw, Ilanaaq, inuit, Jon Klassen, Marc Craste, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe, Red Bee, ski, snow, snowboard, Studio Aka, trees, wolfHappy Kingdom is a spot for Coke directed by Pete Candeland and produced by Debbie Crosscup at Passion.
Creative agency: Ogilvy Argentina. Creatives: Gastón Bigio, Jonathan Gurvit, Javier Mentasti, Christian Camean.
Crew at Passion: Jason Nicholas, Neil Riley, Julian Hodgson, Mario Ucci, Doug Lassance, Kevin Dart and many more…
Tagged aerobatics, bike, Christian Camean, Coke, Dan Sumich, Debbie Crosscup, Doug Lassance, Douglas Lassance, dragon, Gaston Bigio, Guillaume Cassuto, Jamie Foord, Jason Nicholas, Javier Mentasti, Jonathan Gurvit, Julian Hodgson, Kevin Dart, Kim Frederiksen, kings, Lukasz Pazera, Mario Ucci, microphone, monster, Neil Riley, Niamh Lines, Ogilvy, Passion Pictures, Pete Candeland, Quentin Vien, rain, Ron Kurniawan, Rushes, stunts, The Jungle Group, Toby Griffin, tongue, undress, Wes ComanThe second of the two viral videos directed by André Maat for the Niet Normaal exhibition. Pretty twisted.
Tagged Andre Maat, Average Joe, Benjamin Putland, Christian Bunyan, diving, Jennifer Skupin, KesselsKramer, Martijn van Broekhuizen, Michel Sanchez Infante, Nicole Nijsen, Niet Normaal, nude, spit, William GriffioenAverage Joe spends two weeks of his life in front of traffic lights.
Tagged Andre Maat, Average Joe, Benjamin Putland, car, Christian Bunyan, Jennifer Skupin, KesselsKramer, Martijn van Broekhuizen, Michel Sanchez Infante, Nicole Nijsen, Niet Normaal, semaphore, William Griffioen“While going about his daily life, Colin has concerns of his own that he wants to express. By the simple act of writing, Colin and others like him can have a far-reaching impact on the wider world.”
Wyld Stallyons worked in collaboration with directors Yann Benedi and Celine Desrumaux to produce this animated video that is currently featured on the WWF site.
Creative agency: Bostock and Pollitt. Music: Paul James at Wafer Audio.
Tagged Bostock and Pollitt, Celine Desrumaux, Chris Sayer, clouds, contraptions, fishes, Jason Arber, letter, panda, polar bear, PSA, smoke, Sustainability, underwater, Wafer Audio, WWF, Wyld Stallions, Yann BenediIf movement is just an illusion, what is the belly I’m growing by the lack of thereof?
The spot is the work of Legs, who “created a 12-foot-tall zoetrope to showcase Temperley London’s Spring 2010 collection.”
Directed by: Greg Brunkalla, Georgie Greville, Geremy Jasper. Editor: Paul Snyder at Lost Planet. Director of photography: Luke McCoubrey.
The song is a reworked version of St. James Infirmary Blues as sung by Cab Calloway, credited to Parov Stelar.
Tagged Cab Calloway, circus, David Dean Ebert, funambulism, Georgie Greville, Geremy Jasper, Greg Brunkalla, Ian Bloom, Legs NY, Lost Planet, Luke McCoubrey, Paul Snyder, Temperley, zoetropeDirector Kobayashi has been contacted by Paolo Spada, one of the owner of Spada Vetture Sport, to develop an online campaign for Codatronca, a super car with amazing performances and a unique design.
To emphasize the beautiness of its design, the vehicle (with the surrounding environment) has been rendered with two different styles. The result is a clash between photorealistic 3D and painted 2D images.
Tagged car, Director Kobayashi, Italia, moonO vegetarian, thou hypocrite, why beholdest thou the specism that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the kingdomism that is in thine own eye?
This spot has been directed by Carlos Tourné and produced by John Costello and Justine Marengo at Dieste. Animation (by Dariush Derakhshani) and post production (by Derek Johnson) made at Radium. Music: Listening Chair.
Tagged bed, Carlos Tourne, cucumber, Dariush Derakhshani, Derek Johnson, Dieste, dildo, Elsa Munoz, falling, fridge, Listening Chair, pixilation, pizza, Radium, risque, stairs, stop motion, vegetables“Shot in a water tank four meters deep in Pinewood Studios,” this PSA for COI “compares the experience of death by smoke inhalation to that of drowning in a bid to convince Brits to regularly test their smoke alarms.” (Source: ‘boards)
The ad was produced by Tim Page at creative agency Rainey Kelly and Matt Fone at Blink; MPC provided the post production.
Directed by Dougal Wilson. Editor: Joe Guest at Final Cut. Directors of photography: Mark Silk (underwater) and Alex Barber.
Tagged Alex Barber, bed, Blink, Central Office of Information, dougal wilson, Final Cut, Jean-Clement Soret, Jerry Hollens, Joe Guest, Ludo Fealy, Matt Fone, Mike Boles, MPC, newspaper, phone, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe, sleeping, smoke, underwater, Young and RubicamCommercial directed by Kanin Chandrasma. Special effects: Julien Vanhoenacker.
Tagged Julien Vanhoenacker, Kanin Chandrasma, Robots, transformer, xeroxThe spot is a nice way to show how the car saves on fuel and reduces pollution. Even though it could also be used to show the exact opposite…
Produced by Stefania Odero at Buddy Film and directed by Alex & Steffen, via Spy Films. Post production: Unexpected. Music by Flavio Ibba. Creative agency: Saffirio Tortelli Vigoriti.
Tagged Alex+Steffen, Antonello Filosa, Aurelio Tortelli, car, explosion, Flavio Ibba, Gabriele Goffredo, gas station, Italia, Mara Mincolelli, Red Rose Production, Renato Alfarano, roof, Saffirio Tortelli Vigoriti, Space Invaders, SpyFilms, Stefania Odero, transparency, UnexpectedWhen those annoying shopping bags get in the way between you and a healthy dose of skating, there’s only one solution: the toilet paper! The spot has been directed by André Maat and produced by William Griffioen at Pool Worldwide.
The video is part of the Protest Obstacles campaign, created at the KesselsKramer agency. Creatives: Ewoudt Boonstra and Zack McDonald. Audio by Massive Music.
Tagged Andre Maat, Ewoudt Boonstra, KesselsKramer, Massive Music, PoolWorldwide, shoes, shopping, skate, stairs, stop motion, street stunts, toilet paper, vegetables, William Griffioen, Zack McDonaldA funny spot from Thailand directed by Thanonchai Sornsrivichai and produced by Piyawan Mungkung at Phenomena. Editor: Monop Boonvipas.
Tagged banana, crying, Ford, Julien Vanhoenacker, JWT, King Kong, monster, Oriental Post, Phenomena, piss, Thai, Thanonchai Sornsriwichai, truckIt could happen to you. It could happen to me. But it probably don’t.Even tho’ shit happens, one way or the other.
Here’s another one in a series of spec spots directed by Francesco Calabrese at Souljacker Films. Just posted: Alien.
Director of photography: Beppe Gallo. Visual effects: Fabrizio Bonaga.
Tagged Because shit happenz, Beppe Gallo, Fabrizio Bonaga, Francesco Calabrese, insurance, jogging, meteor, risque, spec, ZurichThe truth is up above. So, just keep your eyes on the floor…
Spec spot directed by Francesco Calabrese. Director of photography: Beppe Gallo. Visual effects: Fabrizio Bonaga.
Tagged abduction, Because shit happenz, Beppe Gallo, bw, eyeglasses, Fabrizio Bonaga, Francesco Calabrese, insurance, kiss, picnic, spec, ufo, ZurichContinental drift took billions of years to do its job. And now, an half dozen of larger than life athletes would reverse the process in a minute… Playing tug of war?
This beautiful animated spot has been directed by Fx&Mat (François-Xavier Goby and Matthieu Landour) for the International Olympic Committee. Produced at Nexus. Creative agency: Cole & Weber.
Tagged airplane, All Together Now, alpinism, athlete, Cole & Weber, eyes, fireworks, FX and Mat, FX Goby, making of, maps, Matthieu Landour, nexus, olympics, rope pulling, skate, snowMy headphones
They saved my life
Your tape
It lulled me to sleep
I think magic headphones should be intended as in magic mushrooms: at least this is what I understand from the movie.
The spot has been directed by Kristofer Ström and produced at Varelsen studio.
Animation: Eric Buchholtz and Kristofer Ström. Music and sound design: Douglas Holmquist.
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Spot directed by Denis Kamioka AKA Cisma and produced at Margarida Films.
To interpret all situations, twin sisters rehearsed to perform with perfection identical and inverse movements, in a choreographed dance.
Creative agency: OpusMúltipla. Visual effects: Ilegal FX. Director of photography: Pierre de Kerchove. Editor: Marcio Soares.
Tagged Ale Tauchmann, bed, butterfly, Cisma, Dino Camargo, flower, hat, Ilegal FX, João Pedro Albuquerque, Kerchove, kids, Marcio Soares, MargaridaFlores, OpusMúltipla, Renato Cavalher, thru the mirror, treesThe World Project was a video competition launched and held in the past months by Pull and Bear and aimed at people whose ideas could give a contribute to the society.
Two animations and this ID were produced at Antiheroe with sound design by Flow Audio.
Tagged Angel De Franganillo, Antiheroe, filmmaking, Flow Audio, Hamlet, OSD, Pull and Bear, skullWhy did that ninja did that? Maybe he’s still angry for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Or perhaps for those stupid ninja kids flicks.
Ninja Gaiden σ 2 is the latest game in the Ninja Gaiden franchise, whose first game was known as Shadow Warriors for us Europeans.
Tagged blade, car, dog, footprints, invisibility, Liberty Statue, ninja, Ninja Gaiden, videogames, window cleanerWhile topless skydiving sounds like interesting enough, I’ve actually posted this because I love when a golf match get interrupted.
The spot has been directed by Peter Harton and developed at creative agency Uncle Grey, Denmark.
Tagged airplane, Danish, golf, massive crowds, nude, panties, parachute, Peter Harton, red button, Richard Wagner, shout, sky, skydive, tennis, Uncle Grey, undress, Walkuerenritt, waterThe MIDI wafers spot, following Suco de laranja, was created and directed by Hardcuore. Designed and animated by Breno Pineschi and Rafael Cazes.
The song is Tic Tic Tac originally by Carrapicho, reinterpreted by João Brasil.
Tagged Breno Pineschi, Carrapicho, do bem, hands, Hardcuore, João Brasil, keyboard, monkeys, musical instruments, pixilation, Rafael Cazes, stop motion, wafersMr. Happy finds his little friend being rained upon by a cloud. Turning his clay body into a ladder, Mr. Happy’s generosity allows for his friend to climb up onto the cloud and get out of the stormy weather.”
Spot for Coke, directed by Zoe Wishart and produced at Psyop.
Tagged Andrew Harper, Brett Goldberg, claymation, clouds, Coke, Joshua Harvey, Kevin Estey, ladder, Miles Southan, Mr. Happy, Plastic Operator, Psyop, W+K, Zoe WishartSome fake claymation from Psyop. More coming. Can’t get the name of the song…
Tagged Andrew Harper, Brett Goldberg, claymation, Coke, Joshua Harvey, Kevin Estey, Miles Southan, Mr. Happy, Psyop, W+K, Zoe Wishart
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