Dec 11 A Smashing Good Holiday

We sort of hate to add to the crush of holiday-related media, but this quick collection of Phantom Flex super-slo-mo shots emphasizing the more chaotic aspects of the season is at least a change of pace. It's directed by Heather Sutton and shot, edited, and sound-designed by Michael N. Su…

Dec 10 The Bear & The Hare

2D animation was staged on miniature physical sets for this advertisment for British department store chain John Lewis, directed by Elliot Dear and Yves Geleyn and produced by Blinkink and Hornet. Check out the making-of video at Hornet's website. The music is Lily Allen's cover of Keane'…

Dec 9 Proximity

When funding for a project fell through at the last minute, director-editor-cinematographer Ryan Connolly didn't go back to the drawing board. He hooked up with short-film maestro Seth Worley ("Super Lion," "Tempo") to write a new screenplay, then put his already assembled crew to work sh…