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From Space and Tokyo and back with this impressive mind-bending 360º video called Tokyo Light Odyssey by Japanese R&D film WowLab using in-house software. Via Gizmodo: So far, 360° videos have mostly worked as novelty items that are rarely impressive. But I have to say this motion graphics exercise that starts in a sort of […]
The Weather Channel tries to save small talk with its latest ad campaign with a short film from Shareability. Via Adweek: Today, it’s just as likely to touch off a furious debate about science and melting polar ice caps. In a new piece of original branded content, The Weather Channel puts its finger on that […]
I Think I Love You is an impressive graduation film by BFA 3 character animation student Xiya Lan for the California Institute of the Arts, showing the different ways people express love. Via Design Taxi: People often associate the universal language of love to romance and butterflies in the stomach, when there’s so much more […]
Which game first – the chicken or the egg? Time Chicken is a claymation short film that tries to solve this age old philosophical question. Via Short of the Week: Employing a playful Claymation aesthetic to tackle a famous philosophical question that dates back thousands of years to Ancient Greece, Nick Black’s 6-minute stop-motion Time […]
Kinsetsu is a highly sensory sci-fi short film that uses macro photography and practical effects to imagine life on another planet. Via Gizmodo: Sci-fi nowadays tends to rely on CGI — and by rely, I mean completely depend on it. It’s not surprising, since sci-fi is about inventing people, places, and things that don’t exist, […]
Samsung has set up a giant S8 phone sculpture to photography 20 of the most beautiful locations in the UK, selected from a poll. Via the Telegraph: If there’s one thing Samsung can never be accused of, it’s being shy when it comes to marketing its products. The release of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ […]
ICYMI: The Last Jedi trailer is out! Did anyone else get feels seeing the back of Carrie Fisher’s head? The Star Wars director sat down to discuss semantics, via Polygon: It all started with a disputed bit of trivia. Faris asked, quite plainly, if The Last Jedi was singular or plural. “It’s so funny,” Johnson […]
Pennzoil says goodbye to their legendary Dodge Viper in a stunt driving video, featuring Rhys Millen of the Fast and the Furious. Via Adweek: “When we found out Dodge was going to discontinue the Viper, we were heartbroken,” said JWT executive creative director Jeremy Jones, who led the project. “It’s the only American car that […]
South Africa: A Mavic Tale is a beautifully shot, magnificent Lion-King-esque film made completely using the Mavic Pro drone. Via the Digital Circuit: Having never been to South Africa, Rind decided to take along his Mavic Pro, which he’d purchased in January. Though he’s had experience with drones since 2012 on production shoots, he’s never […]
Hijabi by Mona Haydar is a rap video aimed at countering Islamophobia and the discrimination that Muslim women face in their lives. Via Konbini: Mona Haydar is 28 years old. She lives in the United States, but her parents were born in Syria. As the daughter of immigrants, she often feels like she doesn’t truly […]