From noted quirk-maker Wes Anderson and stop-motion animation studio Laika (Coraline) comes the first in a series of 60-spots for Sony's Xperia line of smartphone.
For the campaign, Sony asked kids what they thought made the Xperia phones so smart, and then animated their responses.
There is also a brief making-of video, which you can watch here.
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Indie Car Ads of the Day: Two blink-and-you-missed-them TV spots for the 2012 Hyundai Azera, which aired during last night's Oscars telecast, were directed by none-other-than art house landlord Wes Anderson.
Through the employment of his distinctive mise-en-scène, the acclaimed auteur adds an invigorating dash of whimsy to what would otherwise be just another ad for yet another car.
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Supercut of the Day: A carefully crafted compilation of every understated slow-motion shot in Wes Anderson's critically acclaimed oeuvre, set to Ja Rule.
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Supercut of the Day: "From Above": A compilation of overhead shots of hands from the many wonderful films of Wes Anderson.
[thanks scott!]
What's In A Wes of the Day: Ross Everett, Dave Gullman, Frank Muniz, and Will Goldstein imagine what it might look like if the Wes behind Scream was Anderson rather than Craven.
[thanks ross!]
Pop Culture Road Trip of the Day: The A.V. Club's Pop Pilgrims travel to Harlem to meet with location scout Will Sweeney outside Wes Anderson's Royal Tenenbaums house on Convent Avenue at 144th Street.
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