Quickies

[London] Screen Social

[London] Screen Social: Music vs Film – Thursday 10 May, 7pm to 2am

“Natural Fight” by Berkanism

Interesting mix of live action and abstract animation in this piece by Berkanism.

Classic Quickie: Key Frame Animation

Motionographer Classic Quickie: National Research Council of Canada’s Key Frame Animation, 1971. (Hat tip to Retroist.)

Boutiq for Hauert

Nicely done character animation in the latest from Boutiq

Tokyo o’Clock

Tokyo o’Clock Studio launches its very first Reel, and it’s looking good!

IVCA Awards 2012 – Opening Titles by Jack Morton Moving Image

Stylish opening titles for the IVCA Awards 2012 by Jack Morton Moving Image

Psychic Land by 2veinte

Buenos Aires based 2veinte shares a selection of highly promising body of work. Pay special attention to Psychic Land.

SVA Motion Graphics Portfolio Screening

SVA Motion Graphics Portfolio Screening, Thursday May 3rd at 7pm!

Herbal Essence

A classic quickie from 1972 for Herbal Essence. Studio/artists unknown.

Emmanuelle Walker: Royksöpp “So Easy” (unofficial)

Emmanuelle Walker’s experimental-animation test turned hypnotic short – an unofficial music video for Royksöpp “So Easy”. Also check out these fabulous Samsung webpage loaders.

Mike Ko: iphone Diorama

Cute iPhone diorama graduation project by Mike Ko.

World’s first Twitter animation?

Fantastic Twitter-based animation for Smart Argentina [Hold down J to animate]

Count on Me

More beautiful animation from Gentleman Scholar in their personal short “Count on Me“

Ben & Julia Threesome

Ben & Julia (meet them here) have been busy so now you can feast your eyes on the contradictorily named pieces Nothing To Celebrate vs… Read more

MOTEL 6 “Metamorphosis”

King & Country and MOTEL 6 reflect on the classic family road trip in “Metamorphosis“

NYC Mograph April Meetup

NYC Mograph April Meetup, Tuesday April 24th 8pm @ Mary O’s.

Imaginary Forces – God of War: Ascension trailer

Imaginary Forces takes the ink effect to new heights in this painterly trailer for God of War: Ascension.

Süperfad: Mad in Spain 2012 Titles

Mad in Spain 2012 Titles handcrafted by Süperfad‘s Nando Costa. More info here.

Sean Pecknold: The End is a Beginning

Dragonframe commissions Sean Pecknold to create a cosmic stop-motion tale – The End is a Beginning.

PBS “Off Book”: The Art of Film & TV Title Design

The latest installment of the PBS’s excellent “Off Book” series highlights the art of film & TV title design, featuring interviews with Peter Frankfurt, Karin… Read more

2012 Vimeo Award Voting Open

Voting for the 2012 Vimeo Awards is open. Lots of great finalists to check out. Categories include motion graphics, animation, music video, advertising, and experimental.

ISO for Simian Mobile Disco

Minimal RGB landscapes for Simian Mobile Disco’s Cerulean courtesy of ISO

Nekosan knows where things come from

Nekosan comes from good old Hannover and they know where things come from, too. Together with Hardy Seiler.

Lilian Darmono updates

Beautifully crafted illustrations by Lilian Darmono.