Idents of the past. E4 by Treat Studios.

Via STASH
treatstudios.com
Reindeer from Treat Studios on Vimeo.
Christmas Trees from Treat Studios on Vimeo.
Workshop from Treat Studios on Vimeo.
Pole Dance from Treat Studios on Vimeo.
Carol Singers from Treat Studios on Vimeo.

The general idea was to surprise people with something really anti-christmas, and transform something boring into something amazing. It was alot of hard work for a relatively short time but they were really fun to do and much merriment was had by all.

Client- E4

Director- Matt Layzell

Animators- Bishoy Gendi, Michael Gendi, Jonathan Harris

Sound- Daniel Boyle

Year 2010

Viral of the week. THE FASTEST CHRISTMAS SONG IN THE WORLD.

BMW presents: The fastest Christmas Song in the World: Send your own Christmas greetings onhttp://www.fastestchristmassong.ch and watch the making-of onhttp://pinterest.com/bmwswitzerland

Déjà vu of the week. Diesel - HAPPY APOCALYPSE #GetItWhileYouCan vs. PES Roof Sex.

According to the ancient Mayan calendar, December 21st 2012 marks the day the Earth will be destroyed and all human life will cease to exist forevermore. So, if the rumour is true and 21-12-2012 really is the day it all ends, surely there's only one thing to do?

http://www.diesel.com/getitwhileyoucan

Roof Sex by PES

XXX Chair-on-Chair Action!!!
The first animated film by PES.

Funny ad of the week. Car One "Damn License Plates".

Agency: Leo Burnett Buenos Aires
Via moreaboutadvertising.com

Christmas ad of the week. Sprint - Holiday Medley! - Victoria Justice & Max Schneider.

Agency: Team Sprint (Digitas and Leo Burnett)
Spot: "Holiday Medley with Victoria Justice and Max Schneider"
Executive Creative Director: Michael Boychuk
Group Creative Director: Lawrence Lee
Content Strategy & Development Manager: Mark Book
Executive Producer: Michael Rafayko
Director: Kurt Schneider
Account Director: Andrew Melone
Account Executive: Jake Bruene

Ad of the day. Rewind YouTube Style 2012.

We invited some YouTubers to star in a mash-up of culturally defining moments of 2012. Can you spot all the references? 
WATCH THE TOP VIDEOS OF 2012: http://youtube.com/rewind
SUBSCRIBE TO http://youtube.com/youtube

Can you name all the YouTube stars in the video? Watch carefully and you might even find a few surprises... (Hint: try moving your mouse around in the player!).

STARRING
PSY - http://youtube.com/officialpsy
Walk off the Earth - http://youtube.com/walkofftheearth
RyanHiga - http://youtube.com/nigahiga
AlphaCat - http://youtube.com/alphacat
KassemG - http://youtube.com/kassemg
DailyGrace - http://youtube.com/dailygrace
MysteryGuitarMan - http://youtube.com/mysteryguitarman
DaveDays - http://youtube.com/davedays
DeStorm - http://youtube.com/destorm
PyroBooby - http://youtube.com/pyrobooby
BarelyPolitical - http://youtube.com/barelypolitical
RealAnnoyingOrange - http://youtube.com/realannoyingorange
FreddieW - http://youtube.com/freddiew
CorridorDigital - http://youtube.com/corridordigital
RhettAndLink - http://youtube.com/rhettandlink
Smosh - http://youtube.com/smosh
FeliciaDay - http://youtube.com/geekandsundry
ChesterSee - http://youtube.com/chestersee
iJustine - http://youtube.com/ijustine
EpicMealTime - http://youtube.com/epicmealtime
MyHarto - http://youtube.com/myharto
JennaMarbles - http://youtube.com/jennamarbles
ShitGirlsSay - http://youtube.com/shitgirlssay
JuicyStar07 - http://youtube.com/juicystar07
GloZell - http://youtube.com/glozell1
ClevverTV - http://youtube.com/clevvertv
SmoshGames - http://youtube.com/smoshgames
HuskyStarcraft - http://youtube.com/huskystarcraft
TarynSouthern - http://youtube.com/tarynsouthern
EdBassmaster - http://youtube.com/edbassmaster
HeyKayli - http://youtube.com/HeyKayli
CaseyLavere - http://youtube.com/caseylavere
and more...

Directed by Peter Furia

Produced by Peter Furia and Beau Lewis | Director of Photography: Catherine Goldschmidt | Edited by Peter Furia and David Fine | A Seedwell Production | Full credits at http://seedwell.com/rewind

Music video of the week#4. Pezet x Jimek "Nie musze wracac".

Pezet x Jimek "Nie musze wracac" from Kijek / Adamski on Vimeo.

2012
Legendary Polish MC joins forces with the official Beyonce remixer to create a piece refering to classic 90s hip hop.

Director - Kijek/Adamski
DoP - Bartosz Bieniek
Production - Ab Film Production
Producer - Katarzyna Rup
Executive Producer - Anna Sikorska
Camera Assistant - Paweł Twardo
Gaffer - Helograf, Maciek Gamdzyk
Key Grip - Robert Olo Senderowski, Marcin Wasilewski
Digital Equipment - Cukry
Make Up - Agata Juretko
Design Set Elements - Plum Art/Marcin Śliwiński, Przemysław Będziak, Hubert Mróz
Transport - Arkadiusz Kierski
Stills - Szymon Pulcyn
Extras - DJ Panda, Małolat, Tomasz Kempski
Thanks - Foksal Eleven, Radek Bykowski
Client - albo/albo for Reebok

Video contains random shots of graffiti we took in NYC, San Francisco and Lisbon. If you are an author of any of those, please contact us. We will include you into credits.

Animated ad of the week. Lowdi.

Lowdi - shipping now from Lowdi on Vimeo.

lowdi.com

Director: CRCR
Animation: Rémi Bastie, Nicolas Dehghani, Paul Lacolley, Nicolas Pegon, Jérémy Pires

Agency: MOMKAI
Creative Director: Harald Dunnink

Soundtrack: AUDENTITY
Sound Designer: Niels den Otter

Production: QUAD / WIZZ
Producer: Matthieu Poirier

Executive Producer: Nalden
Executive Producer: Laurent Olivier

Animation of the week. ARCANE.

ARCANE from Bastien Belvaux on Vimeo.

Constantly running away in a world that doesn't accept him, a man will have to find, in the depths of himself, a way to turn his difference into a strength. He will then be able to stop hiding.

Graduation film, from EMCA (Animation Movie School).
Thanks for everyone who helped me on this project!
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En fuite perpétuelle dans un monde qui ne l'accepte pas, un homme va devoir chercher au plus profond de lui-même un moyen de faire de sa différence une force et sortir de l'ombre...

Court-métrage de fin d'études réalisé à l'EMCA (Ecole des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation)

Un grand merci à tous ceux qui m'ont apporté leur aide indispensable sur ce projet!
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Don't forget to leave me your comments!
N'hésitez par à me laisser vos commentaires! :)

Bastien BELVAUX- bastien.belv@hotmail.fr
blog: drawerman.blogspot.com
trailer here: vimeo.com/46924640

2013 Dallas ADDYs.

Teaser #1 - Start Over

Teaser #2 - The Old Idea

When we come up with ideas, we feel like they're our babies. We breathe life into them, nurture them, and protect them from internals and clients alike. So if the ideas are our babies, the ADDYS are a baby pageant like no other. AAF Dallas ADDY theme is: May the Best Babies Win.

Video Credit: Creative Agency: The Richards Group, Creative Director: Chris Smith , Art Director: Lori Wittig, Copywriter: Jeff Hodgson, Brand Management: Maddie Grussendorf, Amie Glover, Director: Gina Grande, Region-C Films

Music video of the week#3. The Killers - Here With Me, by Tim Burton.

Director: Tim Burton

Christmas ad of the week#2. Google+ Hangouts: 'Tis the Season for Get Togethers.

"'Tis the season for get-togethers. But, for families that are spread out over cities or even countries, it can be a challenge to get everyone together during the holidays. You can create a Google+ hangout for your family to open presents together, sing carols or just catch up face-to-face-to-face. This year, we've added added a little holiday cheer to Hangouts invites with a personalized Wallace and Gromit video invitation to be sent to your family and friends. To get started go to g.co/familyhangouts

http://g.co/familyhangouts"

Agency: adam&eveDDB
Creative Director: Ben Priest
Creatives: Aidan McLure, Laurent Simon
Account Director: Miranda Hipwell

Production Company: Aardman Animation
Director: Merlin Crossingham
Producer: Helen Argo
Production Coordinator: Louise Johnson

Editing Company: Aardman Animation / The Mill
Editor: Charlotte Carr
Edit Assist: William Barnett

Post Production Credits:
Post-Production / VFX Company: The Mill
Exec Producer: Luke Colson
Producer: Carl Phillips
Colourist: Luke Morrison
2D Lead Artists: Kwok Lam, Oliver Harris
2D Artists: Tom Kimberley, Greg Howe-Davies, Cameron Smither
Motion Graphics: Ryan Brotherston

Music video of the week#2. MC Fitti - Whatsapper.

MC Fitti - Whatsapper from Golden Wolf on Vimeo.

Step into the world of MC Fitti. A eyeball popping 90s wonderland full of madness and surprises.

Directed by Golden Wolf, produced by Partizan

runwiththegoldenwolf.com

partizan.com

Music video of the week. Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.

Track taken from Tame Impala's New Album 'Lonerism', out now, everywhere and on Modular. 

Directed by Joe Pelling & Becky Sloan. [http://www.beckyandjoes.com ]
Made entirely from plasticine collage.

Lonerism Out Now & Available From:
ModShop - http://shop.modularpeople.com/product/lonerism-preorder/286.html
Deluxe: http://m.odu.la/Q5ZnPY
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/lonerismitunes
JB HiFi - http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/pop-rock/lonerism/669622
GetMusic - http://www.getmusic.com.au/tameimpala/store/detail?id=156075
Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lonerism-Tame-Impala/dp/B008JFC6F0
Rough Trade - http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=353465

More Information here:
http://www.modularpeople.com/artists/tame-impala/48.html
http://twitter.com/tameimpala
https://www.facebook.com/tameimpala
http://www.tameimpala.com/

Christmas ad of the week. Samsung Galaxy S Beam - Santa's Work Trip.

Agency: 72andSunny

Samsung Galaxy S III - Work Trip

WTF/OMG of the week. 'The Motherhood' feat. Fiat 500L.

via AdRANTs

"Word to all the mothers out there. This one goes out to you...
'The Motherhood' feat. Fiat 500L is dedicated to all those women who have to be all things to all people and live it large on a daily basis."

Ad Agency: Krow Communications 

Production: Rubber Republic

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