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The Work!
by Deb Mayo
31 October, 2008

To say that animation is becoming more and more diverse and versatile on its use of ‘medium’ would be an understatement. With the business ground for the genre expanding with new opportunities, and with a plethora of emerging technologies, it doesn’t seem that one animation technique can dominate the market any longer.  A wide range of amazing new styles and themes are continuously changing the perception of ‘what is’ animation in the mind of viewers. 

That said, the medium continues to thrive in the worldwide entertainment arena.  Today animation and VFX television commercials not only abound around the globe, but translate well to targeted audiences.  Marketers are paying attention - and they understand that animation should not be considered for only breakfast cereals. As audiences become more interested and attuned to design and graphics, animation used for advertising has become more sophisticated in both look and storyline.

With a wealth of opportunity to mix media and to create fresh new characters and content, marketers have a plethora of outlets to deliver their messages.  Creating assets that are easily re-purposed for all the digital media is now a necessary step.  Whether appealing to a mass-market, or a narrowly-defined one, consumers can receive those messages on television screens or computer screens, movie screens or mobile device screens. 

The visual media being offered for the 21st century is beyond amazing.  And so are the talents of our sponsors – namely MAKE, Liz Laine Reps, FilmTecknarna Animation, Nancy Jacobs, and Guru Studio.  We offer up a sampling of the innovation being offered up by these companies.

 Chapter 1: MAKE       Chapter 2: Liz Laine Reps       Chapter 3: From CEL to CGI       Chapter 4: The Work!

Client: Absolut Vodka
"Fireflies"
A couple of blue fireflies are shown circling around a bottle of Absolut Cut as they seem attracted to it.
Product: Alcohol
Director: Alon Ziv
Prod. Co. Th1ng
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Anchor
"Slippers"
If cows were meant to be kept indoors, they would be born with slippers.
Product: Butter
Director: Daniel Greaves
Prod. Co. Tandem
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Bell's
"Arthur"
Three spots in a campaign of six for the whiskey brand Bell's.
Product: Whiskey
Director: Jonas Odell | Filmtecknarna
Prod. Co. Filmtecknarna Animation
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Channel O
"Mother's Day"
An animated montage for Mother's Day, featuring different mothers and their children.
Product: TV Promo
Prod. Co. Masters & Savant Worldwide
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Coca Cola
"Ornaments"
Santa Claus adorns a group of mice with Christmas ornaments.
Product: Coke
Director: Blur Studio
Prod. Co. Blur Studio
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Discovery Channel
"What If Meets Why Not"
A male voice-over talks about how you can develop a small idea that can change the world as we see a hand turning pages of a book and graphics of developing technology.
Product: Project Earth
Director: eyeball
Prod. Co. eyeball
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: DripsBlack
"DripsBlack Montage 2008"
A surreal montage highlighting computer animation and visual effects.
Product: Montage
Director: Shane Douberly
Prod. Co. Dripsblack
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Ensemble Studios
"Halo Wars"
Spartan Omega Group prepares for war against the Covenant.
Product: Halo Wars
Director: Blur Studio
Prod. Co. Blur Studio
Year: 2008
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Client: Family Channel
"Halloweenie-Potion"
Halloweenie urges us to cook up our best potion.
Product: Cable network
Director: Frank Falcone
Prod. Co. Guru Studio
Animation/VFX: Guru Studio
Year: 2008
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Client: FedEx
"Carrier Pigeon"
Giant pigeons can't do the job well.
Product: Courier service
Director: Tom Kuntz
Prod. Co. MJZ
Animation/VFX: Framestore/NY
Year: 2008
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Client: Gammel Dansk
"Gammel Dansk"
A commercial for Danish spirit brand - Gammel Dansk.
Product: Vin och Sprit
Director: David Nord
Prod. Co. Filmtecknarna Animation
Animation/VFX: Filmtecknarna Animation
Year: 2007
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Client: Gatorade
"BMX"
This drink fuels champions.
Product: Thirst Quencher
Director: Baker Smith
Prod. Co. Harvest
Animation/VFX: Framestore/NY
Year: 2008
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Client: Honda
"Viking"
A van's paint job becomes a fantasy world.
Product: Odyssey
Director: Jason Cook
Prod. Co. Nylon LA
Animation/VFX: Nylon Motion
Year: 2007
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Client: Honda
"Honda Spotting"
Can you spot a great deal when you see one?
Product: Civic
Director: Bermuda Shorts
Prod. Co. Bermuda Shorts
Year: 2008
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Client: HSB
"HSB - Ursvik"
Animated pop up book style commercial for the new city block Ursvik.
Product: Real Estate
Director: Johanna Andersson
Prod. Co. Filmtecknarna Animation
Year: 2008
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Client: IDN
"Typographic Landscape"
A car and motorcycle navigate their way across a typographic landscape.
Product: Promos
Director: Jason Cook
Prod. Co. Nylon LA
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: M&M Mars
"Raspberry Almond"
Ms Green's seductive persona causes her fellow M&Ms to melt.
Product: Candy
Director: Michael Bernard
Prod. Co. Cyclops
Animation/VFX: LAIKA/house
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Macs Convenience Store
"Parafreezium"
What are the parafreezium? No one really knows.
Product: Froster
Director: Frank Falcone
Prod. Co. Guru Studio
Animation/VFX: Guru Studio
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Marmite
"Paddington's Birthday Party"
Unfortunately, not everyone at Paddington's birthday party likes Marmite.
Product: Yeast Spread
Director: Daniel Greaves
Prod. Co. Tandem
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Montage
"CGI"
A montage of some of the work the company has done for various clients.
Product: Montage
Director: Eyeball Nyc
Prod. Co. Eyeball NYC
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Montage
"2008 Montage"
A montage that highlights the company's vfx, animation, graphics, cgi, and other post-production effects.
Product: Montage
Director: MAKE
Prod. Co. MAKE
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Montage
"Guru Montage 2008"
Guru's latest montage features a wide array of animation.
Product: Montage
Director: Guru Studio
Prod. Co. Guru Studio
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Moviq
"Moviq"
A commercial for a Dutch real estate broker Moviq.
Product: Real Estate
Director: Jessica Lauren
Prod. Co. Filmtecknarna Animation
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: MTV
"Ruboffs"
MP3s exercise.
Product: MTVE.com
Director: Johanna Andersson
Prod. Co. Filmtecknarna Animation
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Neighbourhood
"Stories from the Neighbourhood"
Inside a pop-up book, a hula dancer is carried away by a flamingo.
Product: SHORT FILM
Director: Bermuda Shorts
Prod. Co. Bermuda Shorts
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Nokia
"Face For Africa"
Cell phones with African themed face plates dance in unison.
Product: Accessories
Prod. Co. Masters & Savant Worldwide
Year: 2008
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Client: P&G/Novartis
"Reunion"
Party ballons are shown together in a conga line symbolizing healthy bladders on Enablex.
Product: Enablex
Director: Frank Falcone
Prod. Co. Guru Studio
Animation/VFX: Guru Studio
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Papalote ChildrenŐs Museum
"Robot"
A robot makes a child and they go to the family museum.
Product: Children's Museum
Director: Mac Premo
Prod. Co. Neural Films
Animation/VFX: Organika
Year: 2007
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Client: Peugeot
"Spring Sale"
Animated people attend the Peugeot spring sales event.
Product: Cars
Director: Stig Bergqvist
Prod. Co. Filmtecknarna Animation
Year: 2008
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Client: Pharmavite
"Jump Rope"
An animated girl walks in a park and eats a SOYJOY before jumping rope.
Product: SOYJOY
Director: Aaron Sorenson
Prod. Co. LAIKA/house
Animation/VFX: LAIKA/house
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: PSA
"Spilled Oil"
Oil spills can be extremely lethal to the creatures that call the ocean home.
Product: PSA Environment
Director: MAKE
Prod. Co. MAKE
Year: 2008
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Client: Puffing Away
"Puffing Away"
People must adjust their lifestyle if we are to save our planet.
Product: SHORT FILM
Director: Isaac King
Prod. Co. Head Gear Animation
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: T-Shirt Fishing
"T-Shirt Fishing"
Man fishes for an offensive shirt in his neighbor's yard.
Product: SHORT FILM
Director: Jonas Dahlbeck
Prod. Co. Filmtecknarna Animation
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Target Dept Store
"Channel Red Comp"
A compilation of animated Target spots.
Product: Retail Store
Director: MAKE
Prod. Co. MAKE
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Teletoon
"Detour"
Animated robots are shown being stuck in traffic going around trucks, filling up on gas and facing everyday obstacles normal people face.
Product: The Detour
Director: Frank Falcone
Prod. Co. Guru Studio
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: The Big Yellow
"Tide"
A stopmotion sea of random household items.
Product: Storage space
Director: Dougal Wilson
Prod. Co. Blink Productions
Animation/VFX: Head Gear Animation
Year: 2007
Show Video
Client: The Glumpers
"Growth Gun"
A green blob shows off his new invention with disasterous results.
Product: SHORT FILM
Director: MAKE
Prod. Co. MAKE
Year: 2008
Show Video
Client: Tic Tac
"Canela"
The only roses she loves are these rose-colored mints.
Product: Tic Tac
Director: Alex Duplan
Prod. Co. ACA Films
Animation/VFX: Organika
Year: 2008
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Client: United Airlines
"Flush"
An animated man is shown getting up from his plane seat and going into the bathroom that switches to "engaged" and we then see him free falling from the plane.
Product: Airlines
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Prod. Co. Th1ng
Year: 2008
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Client: Wrigleys
"Squeeze"
A box of Juicy Fruit's peaceful day is interrupted by two fruit that swing into it from both sides.
Product: Juicy Fruit
Director: Dave Calder
Prod. Co. Guru Studio
Year: 2008
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