Nexus and Framestore London were the muscle being Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl Siege. This new epic spot was directed by Fx & Mat, while Mike Mellor at Framestore lead the animation charge.
Will.i.am’s half-time show with the Black Eyed Peas may have been a debacle, but he managed to get a second shot at making the grade. His digital agency Dipdive was behind the CG spot for salesforce’s chatter.com spot. It featured the Baby Peas, who were passed the torch by the Muppet Babies. The animation team was lead by Executive Producer Julia Pistor and Reel FX’s Dale Carman.
DreamWorks Animation has let the panda out of the dojo a little early this year, introducing their Kung Fu Panda 2 Super Bowl spot a few days early. The film is in theaters on May 26th.
Deutsch LA lead the charge on this new animated Super Bowl spot for Volkswagen’s yet to be released 21st Century Beetle. It’s the best animated nature piece since that spider on drugs spoof. The Mill in London handled the CG animation and Juan Brockhaus was the lead animator. The spot is titled Black Beetle.
By way of Nexus Productions, Smith & Foulkes directed this new CG spot for the Honda Jazz (aka the Honda Fit). It has the tone of the Dr. Seuss book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, imagining where a life may lead. It’s titled This Unpredictable Life.
With unrest in the streets of Egypt spilling onto the internet, it’s become apparent that tweets and videos can be more powerful than any protest sign. This recent CG animated short by The Magic Box, titled Elections in Egypt, illstrates how a segment of the Egyptian population feels about their elections.












