Toons of the 2000s posted by Harley on
Monday, November 9th, 2009.
Here we are, just a short while away from closing out the decade. It brings upon us a time of reflection, contemplation and lists. Tons and tons of lists and opinion articles. With this being the first...
Witches Brew takes us briefly into the lives and hut of a witch and her apprentice. I wasn't supremely impressed by the short. The animation seemed a little stiff, but the character designs were cute...
Cool Stuff: CARDBOARD posted by Harley on
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009.
Here's a nifty little stop-motion animation created by Sjors Vervoort as his graduation project. I do so enjoy street art.
Animated Films: The Movie Theater Experience posted by Harley on
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009.
Most of the time, the theater-going experience is a waste. Fake IMAX. Obnoxiously loud patrons. Cell phones that have not been turned off. Bleh. People who really don't care that...
Cool Stuff: Mundo Mudo posted by Harley on
Friday, October 30th, 2009.
Mundo Mudo is a music video that teaches us that a stick figure man can be a glutton and kind of a jerk too. After (I suppose) a really bad day, stick figure man begins eating non-stop and then grows...
Yellow Cake is a great in that it disarms the viewer with a false sense of security and then viciously rips it away by effectively mixing some rather adorable creatures with horrific acts of war. The two...
Cool Stuff: Ryan posted by Harley on
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009.
In 2004, Chris Landreth created an animated interpretation of an interview he had with Ryan Larkin (1943-2007). The short went on to win numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film...
Cool Stuff: Burning Safari posted by Harley on
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009.
Burning Safari combines two of my favorite things: robots and monkeys. The short was created in 2006 as the final project by former Gobelins students, Florent de La Taille, Jeanne Irzenski, Vincent...
Cool Stuff: Tarboy posted by Harley on
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009.
Not too sure about the name of the of the main character, but I'm definitely digging the animation. Tarboy was created by James Lee, with music by Hania Lee. Enjoy the pretty thing.
Cool Stuff: Le Phare posted by Harley on
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009.
This is my favorite of the shorts I've watched in the last month or so. Le Phare (The Lighthouse Keeper) was created by Gobelins students, David Francois, Rony Hotin, Jérémie Moreau, Baptiste Rogron, Gaëlle...
Cool Stuff: Voltage posted by Harley on
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009.
In Voltage, robots prove that by working together, we can all reach a common goal. Except that sometimes working together causes power surges and everyone explodes. C'est la vie.
We're all going to pretend that we're actively working in the animation
industry for a moment. It's sometime in the mid to late 1990's. We're
in a meeting,...
Cool Stuff: Sing Sang Sung posted by Harley on
Monday, October 5th, 2009.
It turns out that Air's music is not quite my thing, but the animation Mathematic did for the song, Sing, Sang, Sung is. This video follows a sometimes bouncing ball through a Yellow Submarine-esque...
Cool Stuff: Muto posted by Harley on
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009.
Blu is a street artist based in Bologna, Italy. There is very little information of the biographical sort available on this man, leading me to believe he is either a robot, a unicorn or a robot unicorn....
Cool Stuff: Dead All Along posted by Harley on
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009.
Dead All Along has compelling visuals to go along with some equally cool music. This music video follows a child named Yorick. He enters a magic kingdom after being enchanted by a pixie. Upon his...
Cool Stuff: Urs posted by Harley on
Friday, September 18th, 2009.
The culmination of three years of work, Urs is the thesis project of recent recent Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg graduate, Moritz Mayerhofer. The 10-minute short follows Urs as he sets out on a journey to...
Cool Stuff: Her Morning Elegance posted by Harley on
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009.
I'm told that if you love something you should set it free. If it comes back to you, then it's meant to be. (That was entirely stupid. I apologize.)
I enjoyed this short because it allowed me to zone out and simply absorb the imagery. Sometimes, that's just what you're in the mood for. This tasty bit of animation loosely follows the evolution of...
Cool Stuff: The Cat Piano posted by Harley on
Sunday, September 6th, 2009.
You'll find some great use of color in this somewhat dark short from the People's Republic of Animation. In The Cat Piano, we follow our feline protagonist as he attempts to find the source behind a...
Cartoon Intro Cavalcade: Thundercats, Ho! posted by Harley on
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009.
From the opening trumpets, to the over-the-top whining electric guitars, to the beautifully detailed and yet still fluid animation, there's only one word suitable to describe the...
Cool Stuff: Oktapodi posted by Harley on
Monday, August 10th, 2009.
Originally released in 2007, here's an adorable short involving two octopuses attempting to escape from a restaurant cook. Oktapodi was created as the graduation film of Julien BOCABEILLE, François-Xavier...
Cool Stuff: Fenrir posted by Harley on
Friday, August 7th, 2009.
Here's a slick little bit of animation done by some second year students of Gobelins for Annecy 2009.
From Heaven to Hell with Civilization posted by Harley on
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009.
There's a very cool video installation over at the The Standard Hotel in New York City. Passengers are able to view the video as they ascend or descend in the hotel's elevator and are...
Today is Sand Animation day! posted by Harley on
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009.
(Not really, but sometimes that's just what happens when you end up on a Youtube kick.)
It's pretty cool if you're into that artsy stuff (which I happen to be).
Animation reused in Disney films - No one shocked posted by Harley on
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009.
The following Youtube video features a series of clips edited together as evidence Disney engaged in a practice common in the industry, repurposing animation. It saves time and...
