“Facing their 112th anniversary, and with its core business evolving across platforms and markets, Kodansha decided to embark on their first holistic rebrand. Our partnership would span many touchpoints, from brand publisher standards, to trade show designs, to sonic and …
New Animated Short Challenges Misconceptions About Down Syndrome
Take a moment and enjoy this touching new short film: The project began when Tonic DNA, a full-service, award-winning studio with offices in Montreal, Toronto, and Mexico, was approached directly by L’Arche Canada with a script for the film. L’Arche …
Nvidia Powers 13 Years of Oscar-Winning VFX
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. In Paramount’s Love and Monsters, a sci-fi comedy about giant creatures, Toronto-based visual effects company MR. X delivered graphics that earned them their first Oscar nomination. From colossal snails to …
Sean Ono Lennon’s Animated ‘I Am the Egbert’ Loops Launch on Spotify
When the idea for the Spotify Canvas shorts took root, Sean, a fan of animation and the Walrus short, along with Lenono project coordinator Simon Hilton, approached Levitan about getting involved. Jumping at the chance to once again produce a …
The Animation That Changed Me: Nick Park on ‘Pogles’ Wood’
I do distinctly remember, when I was a child, because a lot of animation was quite limited — you know, there weren’t helicopter shots — it was all very limited to the set they built. But what it did was …
Australian Red Cross “Worst Block in Town” by Turbo Collective
Agency: DDB SydneyChief Creative Officer: Ben WelshExecutive Creative Director: Matt ChandlerSenior Art Director: Elaine LiSenior Copywriter: Jared WickerSenior Producer: Niki Bentley Client: Australian Red Cross Animated by Menhir FX Studio in Montpellier, France, the spot was co-produced by Eddy in …
Ray Fisher Slams Warner Bros. Over George Floyd Tweet
href=”https://t.co/m4rR72NqFW”>pic.twitter.com/m4rR72NqFW How fucking DARE YOU @WarnerMedia?!?!?! Laurén Alexa acts as social content producer and journalist for AWN. — WarnerMedia (@WarnerMedia) April 20, 2021 Oh, now I’m pissed…. https://t.co/tTscAQS6fJ Was the Tweet just an effort for the studio to “save face” …
“0110” Short Film by Taehoon Park
“Then I took a break for about six months and eventually changed the concept to be easier and more efficient to produce. In the final version, the character is always sitting in a chair and most of the shots are …