Hecho en Syfy (program opener) features fantastic character design and animation by Barcelona-based Dvein for the Syfy Channel.
Production Company: 8 de Agosto
Direction & Animation: Dvein
Music & Sound Design: Flow Audio
Dvein are repped by Blacklist in the US.

Biscuit Filmworks and Holiday Films director Aaron Ruell is also a photographer and his first Paris show is on now until September 25th - the opening is tomorrow night. The images being shown are a mix of still life scenarios as well as portait work, including never shown prints from a new series shot on location in a baroque California hotel, The Madonna Inn. If you are in Paris you should go (and I'm jealous - wish I could be there). Complete details.

The Wilderness Downtown is the latest amazing online project from Arcade Fire and director Chris Milk. I only wish Google Maps had enough info on where I grew up for it to work properly.

HUGE pet peeve of mine (no pun intended) is people who do not pick up after their dogs. I also think the most revolting feeling in the world is a piece of dog poo in a plastic bag. As my GF Amalie said this weekend, "that's one of the things that keep me from getting a dog." I digress. Here's a great campaign from the UK to encourage people to pick up their pooch's poo. Agency is Wave. Scooped from Creative Review - see their full story here.

Last week, Xbox launched this amazing live action trailer for the Halo: Reach campaign. “Deliver Hope” is the dramatic third act in the series of live-action ads from agencytwofifteen and acclaimed director Noam Murro (Biscuit Filmworks). True to the spirit of past Halo campaigns, the Halo: Reach effort is of an epic scale, more like a Hollywood blockbuster than a traditional gaming campaign. Complete info here.

Love Love Love Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. Especially the lint parts - "I love you. Come with me."
Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp
Marcel is voiced by Jenny Slate
Written by Jenny Slate + Dean Fleischer-Camp

Here's another odd spot from Bos and OPC director Brian Lee Hughes for Canadian retailer SportCheck - this time for their helmet fitting service. Four previous spots, Soccer, Bike, Golf and Shoes were released earlier this summer. Full credits.

On Sunday night a group of street artists removed ads from downtown Toronto and replaced them with street art. The project was dubbed Toronto Street Advertising Takeover by participants and took months of planning. I live downtown and had noticed them - very nice - but wasn't sure of the scoop until I read about it on Stimulant yesterday. Full story and more pics. Now if only someone could do something about the obnoxious drunken 905ers on Saturday night...