VITRINE
VITRINE
Catcher by Other Brother
“With Catcher, we wanted to demonstrate how much emotion and feeling could be packed into a very short time frame with an extremely minimal character."
1979 by Mike Taylor
1979 is a nostalgic look at young love, following a young couple as they meet as children, fall in love as teenagers then drift apart as young adults. The paper cutout, stop-motion animation is set to the song of the same name by Sweden’s Pain of Salvation.
Hard Times for Super Thieves by Tobias Fouracre
When we came across Hard Times for Super Thieves, our first thought was simply: insane! The new ad for eBike brand, VanMoof, has enlisted Rowdy Films’ Oscar-nominated animator, Tobias Fouracre, known for his work on Isle of Dogs, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Corpse Bride.
Rat Test by Baptiste Galtier and Eliott Belrose
“It is our first test and experience ever in stop motion, so we were really excited,” he told us when we asked. The charismatic glimpse of a cute little plasticine rat climbing out of a teacup that looks sketched in chalk moves with subtle, nuanced movements usually seen from someone more well-versed in the medium.
Shedding My Skin by Lawrence Becker
“This was part of an ‘Anijam’ or ‘Exquisite Corpse’ collaboration with a bunch of 2D animators (collectively known as ‘Family Camp’) that actually started way back in 2020 when the pandemic hit. However, it took us nearly 2 years to finally get it done because we were all pretty busy,” Becker said of his fast-paced addition to the collaboration called, Shedding My Skin.
Target’s “Promo Supplies” by Maxwell Sorensen
“This is my favorite one of the three,” Sorensen told us of the Target spot where school supplies come to life and dance their way on into a backpack.
Crabman and Octoboy by Sam Gainsborough
Crabman and Octoboy, are clay-based pieces featuring raw clay trimmed with occasional accents of aquatic blues as man turns into Crabman or Octoboy and back again.
Roberto Angelini & Rodrigo D’Erasmo’s Harvest Breed (Nick Drake) by Gianluca Maruotti
Ever a fan of Gianluca Maruotti’s music videos, we were happy to come across his newest animation piece, an homage of sorts to the 60’s English singer-songwriter, Nick Drake, as re-conceived in 2022.