When the Swedish organization responsible for collecting tv licence fees needed to ‘remind’ the good people of Sweden to pay those darn fees, they decided to do so in a big and original way. They commissioned a no-dollars-barred customizable short web film that appeals to everyone, not just to Swedes. We like it! It’s funny … Continued
This uber-original illustrator/animator from Canada is Featured User of the Week on Vimeo. Just marvelled for 12 mins. at the sheer psychedelicacy of his animated short The Astronomer’s Dream. Sutherland’s Vimeo page hosts no less than 47 animations, from animation tests to complete shorts in glorious HD.
Spike Jonze unveiled his first ever love story this week, a 30-minute romance between two robots living and loving in Los Angeles. Those of us who couldn’t make it to the first-ever Opening Night’s Shorts Program at Sundance due to prior engagements however, must make do with the (albeit tasty) trailer until March, when the … Continued
Thank you Animate Projects! On the most depressing day of the year (according to Dr. Cliff Arnall) their site updates with no less than three brand-new drawing-based animations. Keywords: Experimental, Artsy, Explicit! The online premiere of these three animated works by artists Edwina Ashton, Ann Course and Barry Doupé coincides with their presentation as part … Continued
January 15th – February 28th 2010 Opening Friday January 15th at 8 pm With effect from January 15th, MU and Submarine Channel will be spotlighting the phenomenon of film titles. Title sequences can be engaging, funny, exhilarating – or simply drop-dead beautiful. Some ooze visual poetry and sophisticated imagery, while others hit you hard with … Continued
In their quest for ever more original music video concepts, Dutch designers Roel Wouters (watch Grip for zZz) and Jonathan Puckey came up with a refreshing idea/experiment for a music vid for Dutch eclectic “four-piece powerhouse” C-Mon & Kypski. And it goes something like this: 1. Band does quirky poses in front of camera. 2. … Continued
We released the first “Forget the Film, Watch the Titles” DVD-set in December 2010. This double DVD is a unique publication about title design and features almost 3 hours of video content. More info | Shop ABOUT DVD 1 The first DVD features a collection of 38 great contemporary title sequences. With a special focus … Continued
Emanuel Cohen is a Montreal based graphic designer who is currently studying design at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). This 30 second short was made for a school project. We were really impressed by this piece and the animation style, which lovingly emulates experimental animation from the mid 20th century. There’s definitely a … Continued
SXSW -famous film fest in Texas- added the ‘Excellence in Title Design‘ award to their Film Design awards. “Open internationally to all Title Sequences that exist as part of a completed film finished in 2009 or later”. Meet the jurors: Kyle Cooper and Karin Fong, Art Of The Title, and yours truly: Submarine Channel and … Continued
We know that it’s possible to create a great low budget music video. But $99? The website 99dollarmusicvideos.com – dedicated to merging low-fi music videos made by filmmakers in collaboration with independent bands – shows that it can be done. Some pretty decent stuff here. We really liked the simple but funny 8-bit animation by … Continued
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