AKQA, Digital Domain: Gears of War 3

Following up last years Ashes to Ashes trailer, Epic Games turned to AKQA and Digital Domain for the follow-up Dust to Dust spot for Gears of War 3. Audio is Into Dust by Mazzy Star.

Glassworks + Stink: Audi A6 Manipulation

Stink Director Adam Berg directed Audi’s latest spot for the A6; Manipulation. CG and post from Glassworks London.

The new Audi A6 with Aluminium hybrid body. Engineered with a lighter touch. This film is a magical display of Audi’s mastery of lightweight metal engineering.

Marius Herzog: The Tale Of Mr. Rêvus

The Tale Of Mr. Rêvus is a University Of Applied Sciences graduation diploma film, animated and directed by Nuernberg based Marius Herzog. “The challenge of this movie was to reproduce the entire production process of an animated 3D shortfilm by myself including story development, concept design, modelling, rigging, directing, editing, animating, rendering and finally compositing.”

Tons of in-depth behind-the-scenes info, sketches, environment renders and technical information to see here.

Joseph Kosinski’s latest x 2

Digital Domain’s Joseph Kosinski has been busy since Tron: Legacy. Here are two of his latest spots; first up is Xbox – Halo 4’s Neuron commercial, helping Microsoft announce the return of Master Chief in Halo 4 at the 2011 E3 convention.

Next up is BMW Refuel; An airborne tanker refuels a new BMW 5 […]

Sebastien Caudron: AICP 2011 Titles

L.A based VFX Supervisor/ Designer and Flame Artist Sebastien Caudron recently completed these unique opening titles for the AICP show. These were screened at the moma in NY and LACMA in L.A.

weareflink: BMW ~ Flow

[update] Please note, Mutabor Design is the creative agency for BMW Flow. Some great auto projects to see on their site.
Hamburg based weareflink directed and produced this spot for BMW … great example of generative art in advertising.

Making Pictures: Nike CTR 360

Impressive cg spot for the Nike CTR 360 shoe … created by London based Making Pictures, a new generation Photographic Agency … directed by Doug Fischer.

The Material Group: New work + new Reel

Chicago based The Material Group updated with some new work including this Processing project for LetsMerge and a brand new reel for 2011.

Superfad: Nike Football

Two new cg spots from Superfad for Nike, promoting the Alpha Talon and the Hyperstrong Top shoes. “The surrounding environment of an empty football stadium places the apparel at center stage, while an aggressive edit, a driving music track by World Gang, and dramatic sound design by Clatter and Din add further fire to the […]

Tendril, Cypheraudio: The Content Experts

The Content Experts / OpenText :: A :60s Director’s cut of a 1min 30s film for OpenText describing the vision and purpose of the company … designed and directed by Toronto based Tendril with music & sound design by John Black ~ Cypheraudio.