Commercials

Light of Day Animates Nevermore

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Commercials, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Books, Commercials, Visual Effects
Light of Day creates a scintillating 15-second blend of live action, CG animation, and motion graphic, to promote “Nevermore,” the eighth and final novel in the series for young adult readers by James Patterson.

Red Car Produces RIDDLE’s We Didn’t Know

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, Music and Sound, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, Music and Sound, Short Films
Red Car Designer Chris Bialkowski collaborates with Fallon ECD Todd Riddle and his band to tell a forlorn New York love story in this animated/mixed media music video.

Fluid Partners with DDB for NY Lotto

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials
DDB Worldwide partners with Fluid Editorial on a new spot for the New York Lottery.

Trollbäck Helps Rebrand SVT

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television
International creative studio Trollbäck + Company recently unveiled a new look for Swedish children's channel SVT Barnkanalen.

Mr. X Gotham Launches in New York

Posted In | News Categories: Business, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, People, Visual Effects
Mr. X Inc. and Eric J. Robertson have teamed up to launch a New York City outpost of the premier visual effects firm.

Über Content’s Fred Savage Directs Real California Milk Campaign

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People
Fred Savage and Deutsch LA add a gossipy bovine to this family's dinner conversation for the California Milk Board's latest installment in their iconic talking cow campaigns.

MAXON Announces CINEMA 4D R14

Posted In | News Categories: Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects
MAXON unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 14, (R14) a milestone release of the industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application.

Bent Takes a Bite out of Golden Grahams

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Commercials | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Commercials
The latest spots from Bent Image Lab and agency Cossette bring us seemingly sweet yet terribly twisted breakfast cereal characters.

Red Giant Releases Trapcode Suite 12

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All, North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects
Red Giant announces the release of Trapcode Suite 12, which adds Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) updates; bonus Guru Presets for Shine and Particular; and Trapcode Mir, the new product from Trapcode creator Peder Norrby.

AEAF 2012 Winners Announced

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Commercials, Events, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Australia | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Commercials, Events, Films, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects
The AEAF Awards winners were announced at a gala screening in Sydney on July 24, 2012; the number and quality of entries in the Feature Film VFX category sparked a new Gold, Silver and Bronze system for winners, recognizing MPC, Weta and Cinesite.

BigStar Animates Meat Without Drugs

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials
BigStar recently partnered with Kenner Films to create a provocative and informative short film for the "Meat Without Drugs" campaign.

Calabash Goes Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Commercials | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Business, CG, Commercials
Calabash Animation completes a new spot, “Chocolate Island,” for Cocoa Puffs cereal.

Vizrt Provides Live Graphics for BBC Olympic Coverage

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Events, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Events, Television
Vizrt will supply BBC Sport with their HD graphics engines to deliver the broadcaster’s live television graphics for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

a52 Goes Back to School with Target

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, Visual Effects
VFX studio a52 teamed up with longtime partner Wieden+Kennedy and Director Andreas Nilsson on three TV spots as part of a Back To School campaign for Target.

Discovery Kids Launches in Asia-Pacific

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television | Geographic Region: Asia, Australia | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific commissioned The DMC Initiative (DMCI) to help launch new children’s channel, Discovery Kids

Noise Industries Releases Manifesto

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduced a new version of Manifesto, available now for free for Final Cut Pro X, Motion and After Effects.

Mechnology Expands into Vancouver

In a major expansion of its visual effects and digital lab services and personnel, Mechnology has opened a second studio in Vancouver, B.C.

IdeaRocket Creates New Show Open for Showtime's Weeds

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Television
The hit Showtime series “Weeds” is back for its eighth and final season, and IdeaRocket is in the thick of it with their creation of the series’ new whiteboard show open animation.

Framestore Partners with Secret Cinema on Prometheus Campaign

Framestore’s digital team has partnered with Secret Cinema to further enhance film viewing experiences with immersive visual effects.

Big Block Goes Viral for BMW, Nissan and Audi

Digital production and design studio Big Block produced the arresting and engaging visuals for viral campaigns for BMW, Nissan and Audi.