1:  Top Spot of the Week: Director Johnny Kelly, Observatory Head Back To The Farm For Chipotle “Future” Sequel

Client Chipotle Agency Observatory, Los Angeles Production Nexus Studios, London & Los Angeles Johnny Kelly, director & storyboards; Isobel Conroy, sr. producer; Nicole Lopez, production manager; Delfina Maria, production assistant; Melanie Climent, art director; Mark Davies, studio technical lead and 3D previs; Steve White, 3D previs; Fabien Glasse, 3D previs modeler; German Diez, lead compositor; Osman Baloglu, Dalvir Matharu, Gareth Tredrea, compositors; Dave Slade, editor; Duncan Russell, grade; Toby Howell, DP; Robert Thorpe, 1st AD; James Gillett, moco operator; Gary Cureton, Matthew Cooper, lead animators; Tobias Fouracre, additional animator; Robin Jackson, animation rigger; Gordon Allen, art director; Jasmine Nixon, assistant art director; Araba Ocran, sculptor & scenic painter; Areeya Bass, Connor Chung, modelmakers; Collette Pidgeon, laser cut prep; Ewen Dickie, laser cutting; Rosie Tonkin, Brin Frost, standby art dept./set dressing; Ben Cote, stage construction; Richard Davidson, scenic & props painter; Daisy Garside, studio manager; Paul Mortimer, COVID officer/medic. (Toolbox: Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, AfterEffects, Dragonframe, Nuke) Puppets Sculpt Double, London Joshua Flynn, Nathan Flynn, puppet makers; Laura Tofarides, Rachel Brown, puppet modelmakers. Sound Fonic Barnaby Templer, sound supervisor; Christopher Swaine, sound designer & dubbing mixer; Rory Hunter, Foley recordist; Sue Harding, Foley artist; Ryan Kelly, sound assistant; Eugenie Dunster, audio post coordinator. Music Music by Kacey Musgraves; Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian, Kacey Musgraves, producers. The Elements Music, additional production; Craig Alvin, recorder/mixer; Source Sound Inc. & The Elements music, additional mix. Published by Universal Music-MGB Songs. Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Jonathan Buckland, writers.

2:  Top Spot of the Week: Aardman Captures The Beauty of Birds In Animated Watercolor Film “Time Flies” For RSPB

Client RSPB Agency Catsnake--The Story Agency Edward Dark, creative director; Luzy Fazey, producer. Production/Animation Aardman, Bristol, UK  Bram Ttwheam, director, matte painter; Stephanie Owen, producer; Amy Davies, production coordinator; Jim Grant, matte painter; Trine Sorenson, modeler; Chuen Tsang, modeler & lighting; Tessa Mapp, technical director; Jono Candlish-Wilson,  Maciej Wojtkiewicz, animators; Chris Hawkes, Bram Ttwheam, Paule Quinton, Jeff Dillon, Daniel Blore, Jim Lewis, compositors; Greg Martin, rigger; Dan Wiliamson, editor. (Toolbox: Maya, Arnold, Photoshop, Fresco, After Effects, Houdini, Nuke, Resolve) Audio Matthew Loveridge, sound mixer. Music Michael Csanyi-Wills. Voiceover Jim Broadbent

3:  Top Spot of the Week: ENGINE Creative, Framestore Bring Kiyan Prince Back To Virtual Life For Anti-Knife Crime Campaign

Client Kiyan Prince Foundation Agency ENGINE Creative, London Billy Faithfull, chief creative officer; David Dearlove, Richard Nott, Orlando Warner, creative directors; David Dearlove, Richard Nott, creatives; Katie Farmer, executive producer; Seb Roskell, producer; Leo Birch, content strategist.  Production Company ENGINE Film David Dearlove, director; Debbie Impett, producer; Jakub Pieta, assistant producer; Jamie Thodesen, motion graphics designer; Oliver Schofield, Steve Montgomery, DPs. Editorial ENGINE Film Sam Hopkins, editor. VFX/Post Framestore, London Mike McGee, chief creative officer; Karl Wooley, global real-time director; Johannes Saam, creative technologist; Markus Schmidt, global head of creaturs; David Lochhead, sr. designer; Chris Scalf, artist. (Toolbox: Initial likeness: Photoshop, Zbrush, Maya [inc. XGen], Deep Fake: Blender, Houdini, Zbrush, Nuke [inc. new CopyCat node]) AI Electric Lens Co., Sydney Matt Hermans, CG supervisor. Postproduction Nineteen Twenty, London Kai Van Beers, colorist; Robert Lilley, 2D lead; Paul Branch, sr. producer; Claire Cullen, producer; Robyn Borrageiro, assistant producer. Sound Design & Music String and Tins Joe Wilkinson, Jim Stewart; Laura-Leigh Smith, audio producer.

4:  The Mill Deploys A CGI Albert Einstein For Smart Energy GB, AMV BBDO

Client Smart Energy GB Agency AMV BBDO, London Alex Grieve, chief creative officer; Nadja Lossgott, Nicholas Hulley, executive creative directors; Matt Swinburne, creative director; Laurens Grainger, copywriter; Alicia Cliffe, art director; Simon Dilks, designer; Zoe Robley, producer. Production Company MJZ, bicoastal/international Rocky Morton, director; Sara Nouman, Eliott Tag, producers. VFX The Mill, London Alex Hammond, creative director, VFX supervisor, shoot supervisor; Chris Allen, exec producer; Sean Francis, producer, 3D lead artist; Ben Turner, 2D lead artist; Matthew McDougal, 2D artist; Harsh Borah, Clare Williams, Andreas Graichen, Maria Carriedo, Sefki Ibrahim, Joao Pires, Dan Yargici, 3D artists; Ross Urien, matte painting; Freya Barnsley, designer; Gabriela Goncalves, production coordinator; James Bamford colorist. (Toolbox: Volumetric data capture hardware (from DI4D), Maya, Houdini, Zbrush, Mari, Nuke) Audio Post 750mph and Wave. Estate Representation, Licensing and Rights Clearance provided by Greenlight – Part of Ben Group inc Rights Services: Sonia Bouadma and Giulia Castelli Personality rights of ALBERT EINSTEIN are used with permission of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Represented exclusively by Greenlight.

5:  Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Director Lance Acord Get “Smart” For HP

Client Hewlett Packard (HP) Agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners Rich Silverstein, co-chairman/co-founder; Laura Petruccelli, executive creative director; Wes Dorsainvil, Joshua Hacohen, associate creative directors; Andrew Congleton, art director; Zak DeLange, copywriter; Leila Gage, director of production; Tess Kenner, executive producer/producer; Bonnie Wan, partner, head of brand strategy; Christine Chen, partner, head of communication strategy; Dong Kim, group communication strategy director; Matt Hudgins, sr. communications strategist; Kelly Evans-Pfeifer, group brand strategy director; Cassidy Wilber, brand strategy director. Production Company Park Pictures Lance Acord, director/DP; Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Scott Howard, exec producers; Anne Bobroff, sr. head of production; Caroline Kousidonis, exec producer/producer; James Chinlund, production designer. Editorial Exile Kirk Baxter, Zaldy Lopez, editors; Jennifer Chung, assistant editor; CL Kumpata, exec producer; Jennifer Locke, head of production; Toby Louie, post producer. VFX/Finishing a52, Santa Monica, Calif. Pat Murphy, Jesse Monsour, VFX supervisor; Andrew Romatz, CG supervisor; Matt Sousa, Stefan Gaillot, Michael Vaglienty, Patrick Poulatian, Chris Riley, Dan Ellis, Sam Kolber, John Valle, Kevin Stokes, Ujala Saini, Kirk Balden, 2D VFX artists; Bryan Cox, Ariana Ziae Mohseni, Ziyan Zhang, Mike Dupree, Josh Dyer, Jade Smrz, José Limon, CG artists; Ekin Akalin, Cindy SooHoo, Sky Bird, Laura Reedy, 2D designers; Jillian Lynes, producer; Stacy Kessler-Aungst, head of production; Patrick Nugent, Kim Christensen, exec producers; Jennifer Sofio Hall, managing director. (Toolbox: Flame, Maya, Vray, ZBrush, Substance Painter, PFTrack) Telecine Primary Daniel de Vue, colorist; Ale Amato, Corey Martinez, David Oh, color assists; Jenny Bright, color producer; Thatcher Peterson, exec producer. Music RNDM ORDR Robert Miller, composer; Rani Zarina Vaz, exec producer; Ayesha Hassan, producer; Marc McClusky, record & mix. Sound Design Martin Hernandez, M.P.S.E.; Jaime Sainz, assistant FX editor; Alan Riva-Palacio, Jaime Sainz, foley. Sound Design LSD Michael Anastasi, sound designer; Kai Paquin, sound design assistant. Audio Mix Lime Studios Matt Miller, mixer; Ian Connie, audio assistant; Kayla Phungglan, sr. producer; Susie Boyajan, exec producer.