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December 22, 2008 8:28 am
Manchester-based vfx house AHD Imaging created this timely and clever Internet viral for the holidays:
(Thanks, Aaron Bynum) 12 Comments » posted in Advertising, CGI 
December 20, 2008 5:22 pm
YouTube user ‘VidResidue’ has uploaded a couple of rare 1950s animated commercials worth sharing. The first is a Kool-Aid spot directed by Tex Avery and designed by Ed Benedict. I think it’s amazing that Avery’s last theatrical cartoon—Sh-h-h-h—was released in 1955 when he was only 47 years old. Tex’s flame burned out prematurely. As much as I enjoy his TV commercials (of which I’ve only seen a dozen or so out of hundreds that he directed), it’s disheartening that one of animation’s greatest directors has a late body of work that is comprised entirely of lightweight advertising jobs and cheap TV shows. (Earlier this year I did a lengthier post about Avery’s late-career.) Next is a Peter Pan Peanut Butter spot designed by Tom Oreb. I’m guessing the director of the spot is Charles Nichols. Here is the model sheet that Tom Oreb created for the TV version of Peter Pan characters (click for bigger version).
13 Comments » posted in Advertising, Cartoon Modern, Tex Avery, Tom Oreb
November 29, 2008 12:05 am
Animator Michele D’Auria has produced a beautiful viral short for Honda Italia. It tells of Soichiro Honda’s initial inspiration for his motor company and, in its way, becomes inspiring itself. Watch it here. 8 Comments » posted in Advertising
November 3, 2008 12:05 am
Here’s a neat find. Chuck Howell, curator at The Library of American Broadcasting at the University of Maryland, came across this two-page article from the Oct. 1950 issue of a trade publication called Advertising Agency and Advertising And Selling (I assume two trade organs had merged to come up with that mouthful). “Clipping Board” was a regular feature that focused on art and graphic design trends, covering everything from billboards to direct mail to (as in this case) the still-new
4 Comments » posted in Advertising, Bill Tytla
October 31, 2008 12:05 am
Some of the most influential and popular TV commercials of the 1950s were the Bert and Harry Piels Beer spots created by UPA (and later on animated by Terrytoons). Much of their popularity was due to the great dialogue tracks provided by Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding (aka Bob and Ray) and the appealing animation directed by Gene Deitch. If you’ve been wondering where you could see these, Asifa-Hollywood has just posted a whole slew of the early ones on their Animation Archive blog. Go there now! 2 Comments » posted in Advertising, Classic
October 29, 2008 10:49 am
I like the simplicity of these two new line-animation spots for the Detroit Institute of the Arts, which were made to help increase attendance at the museum. The animation is hand-drawn and composited in After Effects. They were directed by Julian Grey of Toronto’s Head Gear Animation. Check out both ads below: CREDITS 7 Comments » posted in Advertising
October 16, 2008 1:55 pm
I love this new channel ident for BBC2 directed by Guilherme Marcondes (of Tyger fame). I also love the behind-the-scenes photos that Guilherme posted on his Flickr. He writes about the spot:
Animation credits are: 3 Comments » posted in Advertising, Stop Motion
October 14, 2008 4:45 pm
This beautiful anti-gun violence TV spot was directed by French animator, designer and illustrator Caroline Attia. This is her first commercial for a U.S. client, Citizens for a Safer Minnesota and Martin/Williams Advertising in Minneapolis. The dialogue was originally conceived and recorded for a radio campaign. Peter Barg of Z Animation exec produced, and Attia designed and animated the entire spot in traditional 2D from her Paris studio (with color done in Photoshop CS3 and compositing/editing in After Effects CS3). Click here for a high rez version. |
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