Commercials

Ned Wenlock Joins Duck

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DUCK Studios announced the addition of animator/director Ned Wenlock to its roster.

Colorist Ricky Gausis Joins MPC LA

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MPC LA is pleased to announce the addition of their second colorist, Ricky Gausis.

Virtual 2Pac Wins Cannes Lion Award

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Digital Domain announced that "Virtual 2Pac at Coachella," the virtual performance of the late rap star Tupac Shakur, was recognized with a Cannes Lions Titanium Award at the 59th annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Hammer Creates Promo Campaign for Darksiders II

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Hammer Creative recently completed a new campaign promoting THQ’s highly-anticipated “Darksiders II” video game.

Elastic's Andy Hall takes Annecy with Red Cross Campaign

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Elastic director Andy Hall takes top honors in the Advertising/Promotional Film category at the Annecy International Film Festival for his work on the Red Cross holiday gift donation campaign.

Buster Creates Game Trailer for Just Dance 4

Buster joins the Ubisoft party with their trailer for the upcoming “Just Dance 4,” the latest in the “Just Dance” game franchise.

Pixomondo Scores Slam Dunk for Adidas

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Miniatures of NBA superstars Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard take it to the hoop in a new :30 web spot for Adidas by Pixomondo.

Artistic Image Creates VFX for Cavitron

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Artistic Image was tapped by healthcare marketing agency Dudnyk to create imagery for a series of live-action/CGI-driven videos and print images for Cavitron.

QuietMan and COPA Collaborate on Princess of China

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VFX studios QuietMan and COPA Network recently teamed up to voyage to ancient China in Coldplay's new video, “The Princess of China,” a cinematic action-adventure featuring Rihanna.

Stardust Creates 2012 AICP Sponsor Reel

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Bi-coastal production company Stardust created the 2012 AICP Sponsor Reel, which premiered during an exclusive screening at Tuesday night's AICP Show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Digital Domain Wins AICP VFX Award

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Digital Domain and its commercial production company Mothership were honored by the AICP at Tuesday night's 2012 AICP Show held at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City for Nike “Biomorph.”

Brickyard VFX Goes Mad for Turn

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Brickyard VFX collaborated with ad agency gyro on a new spot for Turn, a tech company that amplifies marketing outreach.

Simone Grattarola Joins Rushes

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The award-winning Simone Grattarola joins post house Rushes as Director of Colour Grading.

Stardust Teams with Adria Petty for Princess of China

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Stardust creative director Alan Bibby teamed up with music video director Adria Petty to co-write and co-direct Coldplay and Rihanna's epic music video for "Princess of China.”

Warner Bros. Opens $155M UK Studio

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Warner Bros. has officially opened its new $154.6 million UK studio, which previously housed the “Harry Potter” franchise.

Blac Ionica Joins MPC Creative

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MPC Creative is bringing versatile and multi-talented directing collective Blac Ionica to the US for the first time.

Mistika Helps Control Chaos for Nike Campaign

Hollywood-based Identity FX employed SGO’s Mistika to help complete the interactive portion of Nike’s “Quick Controls Chaos” transmedia campaign promoting the brand’s Jordan CPV.3 athletic shoes.

Hornet Launches Digital Company Bossa

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Hornet announced the launch of Bossa, a newly formed digital production company based in New York.

Dick Beals, Voice of Gumby, Passes

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Dick Beals, the beloved radio and television voice actor best known for the animated characters Gumby and Speedy Alka-Seltzer, has died at 85.

Spacejunk Animates Avacyn Restored Game Trailer

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The epic animated trailer “Avacyn Restored” for game title “Magic: The Gathering” is the latest in a series of darkly beautiful collaborations between game company Wizards of the Coast and award-winning design and production studio Spacejunk.