October 31, 2014
ABCs of Death 2 - Title Sequence
"ABCs of Death 2" is the continuing anthology featuring 26 short short tales of death, each one made by various directors from all around the globe.
Paper cut-out animation was shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Dragonframe. Typography and assistance by Moana Rom. Music by André Rössler and Isabel Greiwe
October 30, 2014
Don Hahn - Filmmaking from a Macro Perspective: Highlights
14 awesome minutes from an almost 2 hour master lecture. The audio cuts out at the end, but lots of vluable info here.
Via onanimation.
Via onanimation.
October 29, 2014
Freak Kitchen “Freak of the Week” animated music video
Last March the Kickstarter Campaign for this music video was successfully financed, and here's the beautiful results of this great crowd-funded project. Directed by former Disney animator (and comic book artist) Juanjo Guarnido and french studio Fortiche Productions.
October 28, 2014
Yellow Sticky Notes | Canadian Anijam
Purchase the signed Yellow Sticky Notes Collection 2007-2013 DVD for only $10 which includes Yellow Sticky Notes | Canadian Anijam and 35 min. of films. All proceeds support the Yellow Sticky Note Foundation which teaches animation workshops to kids. http://www.yellowstickynotesanijam.com
Cartoon Network Ident
A collaboration between these awesome artists & studios:
Alex Grigg (England) alexgrigg.com
Eamonn O'Neill (England) eamonnoneill.ie
CRCR (France) crcr.fr
Rubber House (Australia) rubberhousestudio.com
Awesome Inc. (US) awesomeincorporated.com
Music by Impactist (US) impactist.com
October 27, 2014
Heaven's Courtyland
This crazy mockumentary series of North-Korean propaganda films are made by David O'Reilly for Adult Swim.
For comparison, see this REAL North Korean propaganda film:
For comparison, see this REAL North Korean propaganda film:
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Great Characters
A study in creating great characters, by Aaron Ehasz (head writer of Avatar the Last Airbender). A lot of animation lead characters are forced to fit the far right criteria, but think of the many classic characters that are better described by the left: Tony Soprano, Frank Underwood, Jamie Lannister, Walter White, etc.(via shadowlil)
October 15, 2014
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"Earthworm Heart" by Trunk Animaion
Directed by Alasdair Brotherston
Art Direction by Jock Mooney
Produced by Richard Barnett @ Trunk
Animation - Layla Atkinson, Alasdair Brotherston, Sam Cundall, Sasha Dale, Fran Puerto Esteban, Andy Hague, Aaron Lampert, Martin Oliver
Compositing - Alasdair Brotherston
Music - Tom Fun Orchestra
Record Company - Company House Records
Sound Editor - Chris Swaine @ Fonic
Audio Post Production - Barnaby Templer & Jake Roberts @ Fonic
"Goodbye Ghibli" tribute animation by Fox's ADHD + Toshio Suzuki - Declaring that Hideaki Anno is next the Miyazaki
From Aoi Honoo (Blue Blaze) a Japanese TV series based on the manga by Kazuhiko Shimamoto and featuring Hideaki Anno himself:
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October 08, 2014
Gigant - trailer
Gigant is a color saturated, action packed adventure comic book by Danish Comic artist Rune Ryberg. The hero with the nickname Giant is thrown on a bizarre journey into another dimension full of dangers right after his girlfriend was swallowed by a bastard with a thousand eyes.
October 07, 2014
The Madness of King Scar
Eduardo Quintana used a fragment of the song "The Madness of King Scar" from The Lion King musical and did an animated version as a tribute.
October 06, 2014
Trailers for upcoming animated short films
Currently making their rounds through various animation film festivals...
"The Lord" by Greg Sharp (Rubber House):
"Palm Rot" by Ryan Gillis:
"Every Star" by Yawen Zheng:
"Aubade" by Mauro Carraro:
"The Lord" by Greg Sharp (Rubber House):
"Palm Rot" by Ryan Gillis:
"Every Star" by Yawen Zheng:
"Aubade" by Mauro Carraro:
October 05, 2014
It's Payback Time
A spot directed by Smith & Foulkes at Nexus studio for the "Stand Up To Cancer" campaign by Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK.
October 03, 2014
Interview with Felix Colgrave
Felix Colgrave is an animator from Australia. He is responsible for incredibly intricate and vibrant creations such as The Elephant's Garden, Man Spaghetti, The Simpsons, and much more. He's also an animator for Comedy Central's Trip Tank. In this interview, Felix and DSC talk about the nature of fear, his creation process and inspiration, and the importance of pushing your boundaries creatively.
The Elephant's Garden was the winner of Best Australian Film at the Melbourne International Animation Festival in 2014. It was also one of the official selection for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2014 in France. You can watch it here:
Watch Man Spaghetti here:
Felix's site: www.aardvarkbutter.com
Felix's YouTube here.
The Elephant's Garden was the winner of Best Australian Film at the Melbourne International Animation Festival in 2014. It was also one of the official selection for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2014 in France. You can watch it here:
Watch Man Spaghetti here:
Felix's site: www.aardvarkbutter.com
Felix's YouTube here.
What Doesn't David Fincher Do?
For sheer directorial craft, there are few people working today who can match David Fincher. And yet he describes his own process as “not what I do, but what I don’t do.”
