Watch Best Coast’s Commercial For Microsoft Windows 8

Last night, I was doing Google News searches for “windows” — as in, “Should I put big Xs on my windows with duct tape, so I’m not killed in my sleep when this hurricane makes landfall and decimates New York City with 500-mph, glass-shattering, gale-force winds?” However, my search was thwarted with news of last Friday’s launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8, which was slightly less urgent, for my purposes. Nonetheless, the Windows promotional campaign rolls on, and it includes a clip featuring Best Coast (thus leading astray my hurricane-related searches including the terms “windows” and “coast”). The commercial is set to the band’s “The Only Place,” and intercuts Best Coast video with Windows 8 features, ostensibly leading one to imagine the ways in which Bethany and Bobb might engage with the user interface.

Guardian open journalism: Three Little Pigs

This advert for the Guardian's open journalism, screened for the first time on 29 February 2012, imagines how we might cover the story of the three little pigs in print and online. Follow the story from the paper's front page headline, through a social media discussion and finally to an unexpected conclusion

Gorillaz – “DoYaThing” Video (Feat. James Murphy & Andre 3000)

The video for the Converse-sponsored Gorillaz/James Murphy/Andre 3000 single “DoYaThang” debuted today, and it features creepily lifelike CGI versions of the various cartoon Gorillaz, all ambling around their absolutely disgusting hovel of a house. Gorillaz visual guru Jamie Hewlett directs, and the X-faced Andre clone shows up in all sorts of unexpected locations. It’s an extremely British little burst of surrealism. Watch it at YouTube.

To download the track, head over to the Converse site, and by all means do not sleep on the kickass extended version.

Agent Provocateur - The Initiate (NSFW)

Mylene Jampanoï stars in Agent Provocateur's Spring Summer 2012 campaign. This film shows a softer, more romantic type of erotica. A feminine sensuality rather than unabashed sexuality, inspired by the dreamy mood, colours and romanticism of the collection.

Bon Iver "We Are Music" Grammy Spot

The 54th annual Grammy Awards will be handed out at the Staples Center on 2/12, and while Bon Iver won’t be performing at the ceremony, the band is up for some of the night’s biggest awards, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist. That’s enough to have inspired a special commercial featuring cool, wintry animation and the sounds of “Holocene.” The spot was developed by the Recording Academy and ad partner TBWA\Chiat\Day, and is one of four “We Are Music” artist-themed tune-ins (along with Adele, Foo Fighters, and Skrillex) being rolled out before the big night.

Via: http://stereogum.com

Train - Shake Up Christmas + Comercial Navidad Coca-Cola 2011

Wake up for happiness and Christmas by this nice pop rock song from San-Francisco based band “Train”. Recently this (but not from the Train) song was used in Coca Cola commercial “Wake up for happiness”.

Twinings Gets You Back To You

Psyop makes this beautiful spot titled “Gets You Back To You” for Twining Tea.

Weetabix - "Dancer"

A cute, little girl takes a bite of her Weetabix breakfast. That’s the usual cue to dive into the bowl for a cereal-inspired world of animation for twenty seconds before zooming out to a smiling family and an endtag.

How about, instead, the girl gets out of her chair and takes us on an acid trip dance party with rimlit breaking bears. Yes?

Who is having more fun than DANIELS? No one.

We made a commercial for Weetabix Chocolate Spoonsize.

Starring the amazing Arizona Snow. And some bears.

Dir: DANIELS
Agency: BBH London
Prod Co: PrettyBird

Song: "A New World" By Mord Fustang

Behind The Scenes:
youtu.be/​_2sY_tVqq8o

The New Pornographers Make “Moves” For T-Mobile

Last night while watching something on TV (Stewart or Colbert or Breaking Bad are my only options these days, so one of those) I heard a lady rhapsodizing about T-Mobile’s “best deal ever,” and then heard that sermon paired with an unreasonably catchy jingle that reminded me of the New Pornos’ “Moves.” Turns out it was the New Pornos’ “Moves.” We all need to put food on our families, you know, and commercials are one way songwriters do that these days. No problem. The last time this happened with this band it was “The Bleeding Heart Show” and the University Of Phoenix, which Carl Newman was compelled to defend by saying:

It’s a university, or a school, and it might be a crappy school, but it seems like letting a crappy school use your song is probably better than letting the best business use your song.

Who knows where T-Mobile stands on the spectrum of best and worst businesses, but while we’re quoting A.C.’s last stance, let’s also include this salient bit:

We’re just trying to get by in this world. When you play music for so long and don’t make any money, and people start offering you money for things that involve no effort on your part, you start going, ‘I’ll do that.’”

They did that:

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Sarif Industries Viral

Nanotechnology comes knocking on the door. Are you ready?

Television Redefined - New Sony Commercial

In roughly 60 seconds, Sony teleports you through time reminiscing on years past through the spirit of technology. In 1960, when TVs were assumed to be large living room fixtures, Sony opened the door to personal television use. In 1968, Sony helped define the vibrant color TV viewing experience with Trinitron color TVs. Today, more than 40 years later, Sony continues to innovate with access to endless entertainment choices through the internet, 3DTV technology, and seamless search across the entire internet, TV and your DVR with Google TV features, and new designs featuring Gorilla Glass.

Chrysler Eminem Super Bowl Commercial - Imported From Detroit

The Chrysler 200 has arrived. Imported from Detroit.

Chrysler called upon the Detroit rapper to be the spokesperson for the Motor City vehicle in this two-minute video montage.

Huggies - "Soirée" - The most epic diaper commercial for all time

The most epic diaper commercial for all time

MassMarket worked with MJZ director Fredrik Bond to create this destructive and adorable spot for Huggies Diapers via JWT New York.

Title: "Soirée"
Client/Product: Huggies Little Movers Diapers

ShapeShifter

Shapeshifter, an impressive CG Short movie by Charlex

Neril Aminexil: Love Story

This is one of those ads in which you don’t know what’s being advertised until it’s over -but you’ll remember, once you stop laughing! From Publicis advertising agency in Indonesia. -via Dark Roasted Blend

Man Made Machine

Incredible commercial for Himani Fast Relief India for Aches and Pain made up entirely of humans contorting to everyday objects.

Skoda Fabia vRS "Mean Green"

Skoda Commercial, where I was VFX Supervisor and Lead Artist.
Director: Nick Gordon
Agency: Fallon