The Dutch motion design and animation studio Soulbase created a powerful character-based 3D title sequence for the Amsterdam-edition of FITC – the worldwide design and technology event previously known as Flash In The Can. It took them little over two weeks to make it. Soulbase co-founder Floris Vos explains. Let us know what you think … Continued
Six months ago the Etappes published a superb video of the making of the Oscar-winning short on Vimeo. Very worthwhile even if you don’t speak French. There are clips of the animatic and character studies. Logorama creators Ludovic Houplain, Hervé de Crécy et François Alaux of H5 discuss logos and reappropriation.
These artists really worked their asses off to get your attention with their impressive animated music videos. Witness the meticulously constructed landscapes in the cross-country road trip of a couple of pairs of boots in Poon and Makarenko’s stop-motion promo for Zeus. Or the Gorillaz-inspired animated narrative for Spanish hip-hopper El Chojin, who envisions himself … Continued
In a sublime fusion of animation techniques – with just the right amount of live action thrown in – Kanizsa Hill is visual poetry in its purest form. The captivating, surrealist narrative of this animated short was conceived and created by young L.A-based filmmaker / power puff Evelyn Lee. As she draws us into the … Continued
Attention all soldiers! ‘Coalition of the Willing‘ is a collaborative animated film about “an online war against global warming in a post-Copenhagen world.” Because if our unwilling world leaders won’t commit to saving our planet, we will darn well have to do it ourselves, is what project initiators Knife Party and Tim Rayner must have … Continued
We stumbled upon (as in ACTUALLY stumbled upon) this special little animated journey of self-discovery, which boasts visual style that moves seamlessly from a Beavis/Butthead-like trippy glitch, to a retro-lovely pixel paradise, to a geometric fantasy sundae. With all the sumptuous sensationalism of a Disney cartoon, the story administers a classic fairytale teaching in a … 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.
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
The young GIF-God running things at Drop Me Off in Harlem, created a bespoke triptych portrait, pixel by pixel of us SubmarineChannel lovelies which has taken permanent residence on our Contacts page. C’est si bon! He’s also just launched a bunch of classic album-cover GIF animations featuring eye-rolling, baby-jumping devilry.
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
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