Mikey Please: The Eagleman Stag
Mikey Please’s paper-craft short film about a man obsessed with time, The Eagleman Stag, finally makes its online debut after a very successful festival run.…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Method Design for The Avengers
Beautiful and simple, Method Design’s (a division of Method Studios) end title sequence for Marvel’s latest blockbuster features exquisitely detailed, close-up shots of The Avengers’ costumes.…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
Hayley Morris: Hilary Hahn and Hauschka “Bounce Bounce”
Natural history dioramas meet Fantasia meet hand-crafted chiaroscuro in Hayley Morris’s stop-motion music video for Hilary Hahn and Hauschka “Bounce Bounce”. Also, check out this…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Swelter
Just in time for summer, CalArts’ Jacob Streilein brings us this richly painted short, Swelter. Credits Direction, design, animation: Jacob Streinlein Music: Michael Paul Kennedy
Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago
“38-39°C” by Kangmin Kim
Beautiful mix of animation in this short by Kangmin Kim
Elliot Blanchard • 14 years ago
Where Things Come From
Hardy Seiler explores “Where Things Come From” in this trailer for a fictional TV series, nowadays.tv, on knowledge-seeking in the digital age. Synopsis: Ask questions.…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago
Will by Eusong Lee
Will: A poignant film of love and loss from CalArt’s Eusong Lee. See process work at Eusong’s portfolio and blog. Credits Direction, Visual Development, Story…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 14 years ago
100 Frames
In the ultra-short spirit of Animade Lernz, the great folks at Fraser Davidson are behind 100 Frames: The A-Z of London. Make sure to also…
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Elliot Blanchard • 14 years ago
Alexander Pettersson: “Legs” & “Cuckoo”
Check out the outstanding sense of animation and great illustrations in Sweden-based Alexander Pettersson‘s work (↬ Bran).
Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago
Sabrina Cotugno: Kagemono: The Shadow Folk
I am still recovering from cute overload. Sabrina Cotugno’s fourth year CalArts film, Kagemono: The Shadow Folk, is a beautiful gem.
Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Punga: Nokia “Traffic”
Nice mix of dimensionality and bold colors in this Nokia spot by Punga. Check out their previous Nokia spots as well: Smart Data, Ovi Maps,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Botanicula
Back by popular demand (here’s to you, Kris Merc) – another fantastically designed game to start your weekend. I have more than one friend who…
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Elliot Blanchard • 14 years ago
Sosolimited: Patterned by Nature
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences commissioned Sosolimited, Plebian Design, and Hypersonic Design & Engineering to create Patterned by Nature, a 10 ft. wide…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Woof Wan-Bau: Penguin English Library
Woof Wan-Bau directs a penguin’s whimsical, surreal journey to celebrate the opening of the Penguin English Library. Someone should show this video to Werner Herzog,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Alice Dupre: Big Scary “Mix Tape”
I admit the CG that opens this promo put me off a bit, but the design and animation of the loops in the Big Scary…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Rest in Peace: Hillman Curtis
We just learned of the passing of Hillman Curtis. After a long battle with colon cancer, Hillman left this world on April 18, 2012 at…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Stefan Nadelman: Lost Lander “Wonderful World”
Stefan Nadelman (aka Tourist Pictures) creates a polyhedral game of life for Lost Lander’s “Wonderful World”. The music video balances oscilloscope-inspired visuals with a warm,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
A Conversation with Mate Steinforth
Recently we’ve seen more and more of Sehsucht, and with good reason: they’ve steadily been building steam through the years, and it’s culminating in some…
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Ivan Cruz • 14 years ago
Jamie Caliri: The Shins “The Rifle’s Spiral”
Jamie Caliri’s music video for The Shins “The Rifle’s Spiral” is an otherworldly magic show. I love how the chairs grow into existence, and there’s…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Grant Orchard’s Dirty Thoughts
Studio AKA‘s Grant Orchard’s latest piece is a reduced graphic animation similar to his signature style works. It’s called Yeah Just There and was made…
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Mate Steinforth • 14 years ago
Fez
Here’s a weekend tip: Fez, Polytron’s gorgeous (and much-delayed) game, is scheduled to release today on Xbox Live Arcade. Fez – along with titles like…
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Elliot Blanchard • 14 years ago
Buck and Sehsucht for MTV
We wanted to take a moment to highlight two great pieces that Motionographer favorites Buck and Sehsucht have released for MTV. The quality of the…
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Elliot Blanchard • 14 years ago
Timo Schaedel / Platige Image: Hotpoint “Land of Heat”
Timo Schaedel and Platige Image present an otherworldly landscape in Hotpoint “Land of Heat”. It’s a lovely study of light refracting across hot and hotter…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
TNT Belgium: A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Square
The viral marketing clip of the day features a good dose of storytelling, breaking down television tropes into interchangeable jigsaw puzzle pieces. There’s a hot…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago