Hasta La Motion!

UPDATE: Full Credit List available after the jump.

Hooray for Melbourne! Thumbs up for the Victorian Government for commissioning this lovely animated spot–such a welcome change from their usually live-action based pieces. This one is directed by Against All Odds via XYZ studios for Grey Melbourne. My favourite bit is the facial expressions these characters have (especially the lady). The claymation look and tilt-shift treatment may not be new, but it’s delightful nevertheless.

I sincerely hope this is a sign that the Australian clients and public are sharing their love more equally between all-things-animated and all-things-live-action….

TITLE OF WORK
Homework
CLIENT
Consumer Affairs Victoria
PRODUCT
Building & Renovation Advice

FIRST AIR DATE
18.03.2010
MEDIA OUTLET
TV
DURATION
30 seconds

AGENCY
Grey Melbourne
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Ant Shannon
DEPUTY CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Brendon Guthrie
HEAD OF ART
Tim Holmes
PRODUCER
Jess Smith
BUSINESS DIRECTOR
David Dumas
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
Tim Clark

PRODUCTION COMPANY
XYZ Studios & againstallodds
DIRECTOR
againstallodds

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Hamish Macdonald (XYZ)
Josh Thorne (AAO)

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Derek Picken
PRODUCER
Fritte Coliander

3D & POST SERVICES
Milford
PRODUCER
Johan Gustavsson
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Måns Björklund
VFX SUPERVISOR
Robert Krupa
LOOK DEVELOPMENT
Robert Krupa

3D TEAM
Sebastian Ekman
Jonas Laurell
Dan Faxe
Calle Halldin
Laurent Clermont (aao)
Hannes Drossel
Daniel Holmgren
Daniel Bystedt
Gustav Tell
Kenneth Nyman
Kristian Mårtensson
Patrik Hålén
Pär Andersson

2D TEAM
Fredrik Pihl
Sofie Ljunggren
John Wallin
Kevin Grady (AAO)

MUSIC HOUSE
Nylon Studios

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Updated with Credits List and Info from Press Release

Amautalab, who brought you ‘Tokyo Now’ and ‘Fernet 1882′, has teamed up with Flamboyant Paradise to bring you this series of fun promos for MTV Nitro Circus: ‘Mountain’, ‘Snow’, ‘Desert’, ‘Canyon’, and ‘Lake.

Nitro Circus is produced by the creators of ‘Jackass’, and features daring stunts performed by Travis Pastrana. According to the Amautalab, the plasticine material was a perfect match to reflect the resilient nature of stunt performers: ‘even while suffering these kinds of painful blows, he gets up and continues as if nothing had happened‘.

Beautiful and darkly humorous, they’re the perfect treat for your mid-week slump. They make me want to run out there and buy a dirt bike, helmet and life insurance against everything under the sun (and sea)!

Also check out the rest of their work here, especially the range of their quirky love-projects (under ‘Broadcast Independent’ category). However, be warned, the first three are NSFW.

Campaign: Nitro Circus

Client: MTV Networks

Product: Nitro Circus

VP Creative: Sean Saylor

Creative Director: Juan Frontini

Copywriter: Nico Sommer

Art Director: Nacho Gil

Manager WDS: Josefina Marfil

Producer: Delfina Chiesa

Director: Martin Jalfen y Javier Lourenço

Production Companies: Amautalab y Flamboyant Paradise

Stop Motion Animation: Pablo Turcatti

Art Direction: Gabo Gesualdi (Amautalab)

Director of Photography: Juan Maglione

Executive Producers: Guido Rutenberg, Antonio Vallarta

Post Production: Pablo Izaguirre (Flamboyant Paradise)

Audio: Noroeste Música y Sonido.

Spot 1: Mountain

Spot 2: Snow

Spot 3: Desert

Spot 4: Canyon

Spot 5: Lake

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Speaking of POV’s and interesting twists — Minneapolis’ design/animation powerhouse, Make, goes all out in almost every medium for their new Palm Springs Short Fest Program Opener.

A seemingly happy couple is doing everything in their grasp to have a moment of peace when we quickly realize that they are on set and about to be transformed into a barrage of animated likenesses.

The characters are willed by the indecisive hand of their director, who seamlessly shifts them from worlds of live-action, 3d, 2d, cel and claymation. This gets very messy for all involved, resulting in a stylistic mash-up. This piece’s flawless execution and transitions push it the next level.

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