Nando Costa: The New America

This is pretty damn cool … Nando Costa is putting together a new short film called The New America, where an advanced society experiences structural and financial collapse (good timing), re-emerging with values rooted in nature. Interesting enough on its own, but the extremely unique apsect of the short is that every frame of the movie would be engraved on wood – similar to Nando’s previous wood engraved artwork – and each person sponsoring the film would essentially keep a one-of-a-kind wood frames.

For more info on the project and how to become a sponsor check out: Nando’s Kickstarter page … or nandocosta.com

Superfad, Nando Costa: Cartoon Network

Superfad’s Nando Costa recently directed this spot for Cartoon Network Asia’s customizable avatars Toonix website.

New Superfad shirt designed by Nando as well.

LemonGood: Audi R8 Spec Commercial

This looks like it was alot of fun to make –> A spec spot for Audi R8 by London based LemonGood. Created in Softimage XSI/ICE/ Momentum/Vray/Nuke. Have been hearing alot about XSI/ICE lately.

James Wignall: updates

London based freelance director / designer / animator James Wignall updated his Mutanthands portfolio with new projects including work for Sony, Southern Comfort, Hammer & Tongs, OFFF, and Bare Bones Gallery. James was also recently a winner at this year’s Art Directors Club Young Guns 9 awards. James will be attending the exhibition on October 13th at the ADC Gallery in New York.

Tendril: Fibe TV / Bell

Tendril creates a world of wonder for Bell’s Fibe TV

Nerdo: IdN opening title

NERDO is a Turin, Italy based studio, established in 2009 by Alessandro Durando and Lorenzo Levrero, recently producing this dvd opening title for IdN’s new issue “IdN Video v18n4″.

A few months ago Nerdo was contacted by IdN World to publish this projection mapping project for SEAT Portugal.

Cake: New reel + A Box for Rob

Check out a selection of Cake’s best pastry and sweets for 2011. Cake is a creative animation, design and live-action studio founded by David Pocull and Thiago Maia. Although based in London they collaborate with designers and animators from around the world to bring a wealth of experience to each brief.

Cake also recently completed these open and end titles for the A Box for Rob film.

Scott Benson: Rendezvous’ “The Murf”


Scott Benson can’t seem to stop putting out creative work, whether it’s light-hearted (Opposites, Future Trends in Motion Graphics) or helping himself and others ponder more serious themes (Rebranding, On the Subject of Depression). His music video for Rendezvous’ “The Murf” pairs a cosmic story with beautiful, stylized design that will both make you make you smile and wonder about the future.

Read on for production stills, storyboards and a Q&A with Scott here.

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Prologue: New site + jobs

N.Y and Venice based Prologue, a collective of designers, filmmakers and artists and founded by Kyle Cooper, launched a new site with new storyboard and title projects; Final Destination 5, Fright Night, Thor, The Help and X-Men First Class.

Prologue is also looking for Design & Animation Artists and Maya VFX Artsts.

Upper First: MTV ~ Breakfast Club

Swedish vfx and motion graphics studio Upper First just launched a few bumpers for MTV Nordics Breakfast Club. “We were just about to close down our studio and go on vacation when MTV Nordic called. They loved what we did last time for them and asked us to produce a new bumper package for their show Breakfast Club! We just couldn’t resist and went into a 3-week production frenzy. MTV wanted something happy, weird and funny in our high-end style. This is what we did.”

Sound Design by Kungen & Hertigen.