Piranhas in the sky

Piranhabar from Ireland sends a ship in the sky to suck up clouds for Kellogs. Looks great, but it’s kind of like Nestlé sucking up… Read more

Visionale Trailer

A group of German students from the University of Applied Sciences in Damstadt created this polished trailer (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun) for the visionale08… Read more

nobrain: TF1 IDs

Paris-based nobrain created a staggering number of beautifully crafted idents for TF1, France’s biggest network. Each five-second clip is jam-packed with detail and fluid animation… Read more

The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan

Shaun Tan, gave this amazing interview and sneak peek of his first short film (done via Passion Pictures Melbourne) at inframe.tv — the film is… Read more

F5 RE:PLAY FILM FESTIVAL

One of the driving ideals behind F5 is the celebration of creativity for creativity’s sake. Money might make the world go ’round, but it doesn’t… Read more

Life is the Masterpiece

Okay, so this promotional video for the Montana State University School of Art doesn’t fit the normal schema of Students posts, but I think it… Read more

Kim Keever conjures fantastic landscapes

Kim Keever conjures fantastic landscapes from the depths (and don’t miss James Kalm’s interview & studio tour) [source: Delicious Ghost]

Shih-Ting Hung: Viola

For her thesis at USC Cinematic Arts, Shih-Ting Hung‘s thesis film, “VIOLA: The Traveling Rooms of a Little Giant,” is a surreal coming-of-age short that… Read more

“Oktapodi” Back Up

After being offline while it made the festival cirtcuit and drummed up enough support to get nominated for an Academy Award, the wonderful “Okatpodi” is… Read more

Motion Theory : NFL

So Super Bowl XLIII has come and gone. That doesn’t mean we should overlook one of the few commercials that premiered during the big game… Read more

Street Fighter IV Intro

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Poll: Shepard Fairey

Over in the Quickies, I recently tossed up an interview with Milton Glaser regarding the work of Shepard Fairey, and it sparked some heated discussion.… Read more

m a c h i n a r i u m

Machinarium, an upcoming game already “nominated at the Independent Games Festival for Excellence in Visual Art” looks amazing and I can’t wait to play it.… Read more

Logan: Lexus Rx

There is not much info yet on these eight fully-CG spots for the Lexus RX, but i’m sure that Logan’s name on the director’s chair… Read more

Buck: Ravens and Dragons

Buck has created two more spots for Cactus, the agency behind the Own Your C anti-smoking campaign, which has produced some remarkable motion work. “Ravens”… Read more

Twouble with Twitters

What’s Twitter? Don’t “get” it? Current delivers a funny spoof on the latest social networking micro bloggy thingy.

Justin Claus Harder

Justin Claus Harder’s site is busting with wicked work. Don’t miss some very cool character designs in the personal section with “work so personal I put… Read more

NYC ACM SIGGRAPH’s Industry Spotlight VII

Don’t miss NYC ACM SIGGRAPH’s Seventh Annual “Industry Spotlight” this Wednesday, April 1. Some of the top animation and post-production facilities in the NYC-metropolitan area, including Curious Pictures, The… Read more

Onwards

Onwards is a great new short film directed by James Jarvis and Richard Kenworthy for Nike. It features one of Jarvis’s signature characters running through… Read more

Jordan Harvey

“Magic Theater” is a tale about the persistence of dreaming. Written and directed by 09 SVA Grad, Jordan Harvey, it’s charming, yet filled with melancholic undertones… Read more

Microsoft E3 Announcement

Microsoft announced a few game changers today (pun fully intended). Controllers? Where we are going, we don’t need controllers. Project Natal Lionhead Milo Project