Animation
Danger Mouse & Daniele Lupp: Two Against One
Chris Milk and Anthony Francisco Schepperd have put together a beautifully animated, hunter nightmare promo for Danger Mouse and Daniele Lupp’s Two Against One track featuring Jack White and Norah Jones. Rome – Two Against One from Chris Milk on Vimeo.
Moving Pictures
Nadav Nachmany and Dror Shpatz set 2D and 3D realities duelling for dominance in this charmingly dark tale of prescription drug dependency. Moving Pictures from Nadav Nachmany on Vimeo.
Mon Rêve
Vincenzo Lodigiani’s Mon Rêve explores the theme of insomnia, and how sleep becomes an obsession to those deprived of it: “There is a kind of cult in the world, made of men and women of all social backgrounds, of all ages, races and religions. It’s the sect of the sleepless. I am part of it. [...]
The Joy of Books
Husband and wife Sean Ohlenkamp and Lisa Blonder Ohlenkamp, a team of volunteers and 50 hours of book animation has resulted in a massively impressive ode to the physicality of books The Joy of Books. Via Brain Pickings. Prior to this film, the Ohlenkamp’s created warm up video Organizing the Bookcase.
Billy Jean Plexus
You may remember the Giant White Glove version of Michael Jackson’s Billy Jean performance and all the variations spawned by the white glove tracking project, but even with that in mind, I’m sure you’ve never seen a choreographed dance version quite like Colin Rozee’s bare bones, or more accurately, dots and lines ‘Schtick Man! in [...]
Road Rage
An incident of road rage leads to a bizarre chain of events in Nick Khoo’s After Effects animation Road Rage, a short film the director has dedicated “to all those jerks who cut me off on the road”. Road Rage from Nick Khoo on Vimeo.
The Flame Alphabet
Erin Cosgrove’s short animation based on Ben Marcus’ forthcoming book The Flame Alphabet tells the story of a couple forced to isolate themselves away from their daughter following the outbreak of an epidemic in which the sound of children’s speech has become lethal. It’s an intriguing concept for a book, which is due for release [...]
DN227: The Monster of Nix – Rosto
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Dutch artist and filmmaker Rosto is well know for creating intriguing, dark themed work which spans multiple forms of media. His latest, The Monster of Nix, is an existential animated musical fairytale, suitable for kids from 10 to 100. Rosto joins us to discuss not pinning yourself down [...]
Man Up
Up, left, right, round and round but not down Ed Barrett’s graduation film from the R.C.A. is a tale of isolation and solitude as a tower crane worker struggles to come to terms with everyday life. Created entirely in After Effects, Barrett’s darkly funny animation is a hugely stylish piece of work, that’s bound to [...]
The Monster of Nix – Rosto
The Monster of Nix (2011) Life is good in the idyllic fairy tale village of Nix… Until an all-devouring monster appears. Young Willy has to fight it. Alone…
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