Psyop, NYC

Psyop helps brands and agencies connect with consumers and solve business and marketing problems by telling compelling stories and building engaging worlds, using whatever techniques and media are appropriate. Skilled in animation, design, illustration, 3D, 2D and live action production — and seamlessly combining some or all of these — Psyop takes a unique, tailored approach to each and every project.

The 1st video below is a spot they did for JBL Speakers. “Ear of the Tornado” has a very fantastic quality – but it’s also an object lesson in how to nail the one shot approach. In lesser hands, this could easily have turned into a 45 second slog, but here, the pacing is incredible.




The 2nd Video Below is a spot they did for Burt's Bees. It is a Brand History spot all about the company. The use of cut out paper elements, and combination of B&W with color gives the spot a vintage feel. Notice the outlines of drawings throughout, as well as many cut out nature elements, keeping the overall theme of the Burt's Bees Company and their dedication to the earth. They even reference "Nature" as being their CEO.

Something Savage, New York

Something Savage is a creative studio led by illustrator and director Daniel Savage. Daniel Savage is a Native New Yorker working on the crowded end of a long island. He has worked extensively in animation and interaction for clients such as Comedy Central, Kanye West, and Google. His work can be seen anywhere from a Times Square billboard to a Las Vegas casino. In addition to his commercial work, Daniel has taught design and animation at the School of Visual Arts and New York University. His Studio, Something Savage was founded on a love for cartoons and technology. Their work blends effortlessly between illustration, moving image, and interaction. Keeping the balance between internal projects and commissioned work, they are constantly developing products, curating community art projects, and producing short films.

The 1st video below is an immersive digital experience launched a few years back for the West Lobby of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. It is a kinetic space, centered around 8 giant central columns wrapped with mirrors and LCD screens. Rockwell Group’s LAB installed 384 displays on the columns and 26 behind the registration desk to create a platform for a variety of customized immersive digital experiences in the space. To launch the space, Something Savage created 2 generative animations and a live action dance number choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. Working with the Lab's developers, SS developed the art direction, design and additional animation.




The 2nd video below is an interactive experience they did for Google chrome entitled 'Bravest Man - Bobby Womack' (music is used in the promo). Google Chrome wanted to produce an interactive music video that lived directly in the mobile browser. Working with Advertising Agency B-Reel, Something Savage lead the art direction and animation. They developed the look of the entire piece, and worked with Google's in-house team of developers to bring the project to life mixing in interactive moments.

Mainframe, London

Mainframe is a creative production studio working with forward thinking brands to create innovative commercials and branded content. A 15 year heritage in motion graphics and animation has evolved into a 360 offering including production, direction, animation, post-production and VFX.

The 1st video below is their latest reel. At 1:17, notice the tennis spot. Amazing use of tracking /compositing words on to the tennis players as they hit the ball.




The 2nd video below is a Part of a series of Ads designed to illustrate the flexibility and ease of use of the Mobile Betting App from William Hill. It is incredible how they combined intricate 3D scenes of various sport stadium scenarios all sitting on top of a mobile device. Notice the way they tracked type in and around the devices. We have been using devices for marketing here a lot more frequently lately; we could take pointers from this spot, in relation to our block Drama / Comedy campaigns.

Evan Viera, Los Angeles

Evan Viera is an animation filmmaker and composer living in Los Angeles CA. His animated films have been the official selection of over 40 film festivals in the past couple years. He creates surreal environments, and darker atmospheric scenes in most of his work. He combines intricate patterns with multiple iridescent colors, utilizing a lot of 3D. His Films have garnished many awards including :

2013 Band Awards Finalist
2013 Nominated Best Designed Short - Suzanne Awards
2012 Best Animated Film - Rockport Film Festival
2012 Best Short - View Social Awards
2012 Maverick Movie Awards - Nominated for “Best Picture”
2012 Maverick Movie Awards - Nominated for “Best Director”
2012 Prix Ars Electronica Award of Distinction
2012 Award of Innovation - Seattle International Film Festival


The 1st video below is the Official music video and teaser of Le Castle Vania's EP "PROPHICATION", which came out last September. It features a futuristic scene where a space ship is flying towards a large structure in a mountain. The 3D used in this video utilizes intense depth of field, and gives the viewer a look into a gigantic future world.




The 2nd video below is a short film Evan created called, "Caldera", which was inspired by his father's struggle with a schizoaffective disorder. Evan writes, "In states of delusion, my father has danced on the rings of Saturn, spoken with angels, and fled from his demons. He has lived both a fantastical and haunting life, but one that's invisible to the most of us. In our differing understanding of reality, we blindly mandate his medication, assimilate him to our marginalizing culture, and entirely misinterpret him for all he is worth. CALDERA aims to not only venerate my father, but all brilliant minds forged in the haunted depths of psychosis".

Dan Ojari, London

Dan Ojari is a graduate of the Royal College of Art with an MA in Animation. He is an award winning animator and director based in London. Predominately using stop-motion animation and scale models within his work, he also combines other film making methods to create the desired aesthetic and movement. The 2 videos below are an ad for a fabric company (camira fabrics), and a short film he created called "Slow Derek", which was an official selection for the Sundance film festival.

Camira Fabrics 'Blazer Wool' from danojari on Vimeo.

SLOW DEREK from danojari on Vimeo.