Bartkira Animated Trailer / The Bartkira Project
In the days of old, deep in the dredges of the “Do the Bartman” VHS, there was a trailer. In partnership with Chicken Tonight, Butterfinger, and CC Lemon, the early 90s execs of Fox and Toho made an animated short. An attempt to appeal to American consumers without having to spend a lot of money. […]
AkiraAnimationAnimeCartoonJames HarveyJapanRyan Humphrey
Everything To Me (Official Music Video) / Calvin Cardioid
Take a moment to enjoy the relaxing video for Calvin Cardioid’s Everything To Me. The visuals feature an astronaut exploring outer space and an icy planet. You can see more of Calvin’s work HERE. The video was animated by the German studio, Studio Fiex.
AnimationCalvin CardioidCanadaGermanyMusic VideoToronto
Cake or Death / Guillaume Ospital
Ospital’s style and technique harken back to that time, with a distinctly late-1980s, early-1990s look. The colors are bright, the characters long and exaggerated. Ospital’s world is full of adventure and life, and while much of his work is done for clients, he also takes on plenty of personal projects that give him the freedom […]
AnimationArtFranceGuillaume OspitalIllustrationJapan
Transparent Machines / Beelpe
Our society is obsessed with the conflicting concepts of transparency and privacy. We are “outraged” by the actions of the NSA, yet continue to willfully upload more and more of our personal information to Facebook and Google. This film explores the contradictory nature of our actions and beliefs regarding transparency. via Vimeo
AnimationBeelpeCgi
EDM Re-imagined In 3D Visuals / Hello Play + Greg Barth
More than any other genre, electronic music encourages colorful inflated visuals. Greg Barth creates this visual landscape with his surreal short video for Belgian online music platform, Hello Play. Barth traces the form of the electronic beat by warping the instruments making it, A playful execution of glitch aesthetic. You can see more of Greg Barth’s work […]
AnimationBelgiumElectronicGlitchGreg BarthHello PlayMotion graphics
Wanderers / Erik Wernquist
Wanderers is a vision of humanity’s expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens. The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where available. […]
AnimationCgiErik WernquistSci fiSpace
You’re Dead!(Visual Teaser) / Flying Lotus
You’re Dead!’ is a shamanic pilgrimage into the psychedelic unknown of the infinite afterlife. A sonic, visual and metaphysical fusion of technological innovation and technical virtuosity that amounts to a transcendent, mind-expanding plasm that could only exist between our world and another. –Flying Lotus Superslice favorite, Flying Lotus released a sensational visual teaser to promote...
AnimationBeat musicBrainfeederElectronicFlying LotusHerbie HancockHip hop
The Last Game feat. Stars of the World Cup / Nike Football
The Last Game is a story about risky football versus safe football. The scientist and the clones want to prove that riskless football is more effective. Ronaldo Fenomeno and the original players disagree, and they are willing to risk everything to prove the scientist wrong. There is only one way to know who is right: […]
Andrés IniestaAnimationCGCristiano RonaldoDavid LuizFIFA World CupFranck Ribéry
Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop / Keiichi Matsuda
The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and architecture taking on new roles related to branding, image and consumerism. Augmented reality may recontextualise the functions of consumerism and architecture, and change in the way in which we operate within it. A film produced for my final year […]
AnimationArchitectureGoogle GlassGraphic designJapanKeiichi MatsudaLondon
iDiots / Big Lazy Robot VFX
It’s not a secret we love robots here at BLR, so we wanted them to be the heroes in our latest promo clip. Luxury cars with powerful engines to drive through roads under severe speed restrictions, cable TV that allows us to pay to watch all kind of sports, all from our comfortable sofa, and […]
AnimationBarcelonaBig Lazy RobotCGShort filmSpainVFX
Keloid Trailer 2 / Big Lazy Robot + Aaron Beck
In a not too distant future, societies of all countries come to rely on an intricate network of artificial intelligence devices designed to bring efficacy to man’s life. Yet, man continues to devour himself in useless wars. A strong political hierarchy now divides all powers into three factions, and A. I. devices rapidly gain ground […]
Aaron BeckAnimationBarcelonaBig Lazy Robot VFXBLR VFXCGConcept art
ABE (Science Fiction Short Film) / Rob McLellan
ABE is a short film directed by up-and-coming director and VFX artist Rob McLellan. The film depicts a serial killer robot who was programmed to love. It is a smart and compelling sci-fi work. All the CG animation was generated and crafted by the director himself. –@s_iravani Written and Directed by Rob McLellan Cinematography by […]
ABEAnimationCGKate ReidRob McLellanRobotsSci fi