Nobody Beats the Drum: Grindin

Stop motion promo from Rogier van der Zwaag for Nobody Beats the Drum track Grindin.

Nobody Beats The Drum – Grindin’ from nobody beats the drum on Vimeo.
Sometimes people don’t appreciate what goes into a stop motion video, as this tongue in cheek ‘making of’ video about the production process of Grindin shows.
“He’s a really great, [...]

Out of a Forest

Out of a Forest is a bitter sweet mix of stop motion and live sction footage, created by Tobias Gundorff Boesen, as his Bachelor film for The Animation Workshop.
Set to the song “Slow Show” by The National, who were kind enough to allow me to use their music. It is a non-commercial short film, intended [...]

T-Shirt War

There are many great combinations in the world: Salt & Vinegar, Wine & Cheese, Tea & Cake, Hale & Pace (ok maybe not that one!), but my new favourite has to be Stop Motion & T-Shirt design.

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Good Ideas Just CL!CK

CL!CK: A LEGO Short Film from Lego Click on Vimeo.
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Gravity is Almost Everywhere

Few things fill me with joy like a new Brent Green film and thankfully, soon I’ll be able to add Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then to the likes of Hadacol Christmas and Carlin. But for now we’ll just have to contend with the Andrew Edlin Gallery’s preview.
Follow the progress on the blog.
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iTimeLapse

I love my iPhone. In fact it seems that every time I pause to think about just how much this shiny piece of kit has improved my life a new piece of software comes out to prove that what I felt before was mere infatuation. The fabulous mobile storyboarding app Hitchcock was the last add-on [...]

Khoda – Reza Dolatabadi

Khoda (2008)
What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda. Over 6000 paintings were painstakingly produced during two years to create a five minutes film that would meet his high personal standards. Khoda is a psychological thriller; a student project which [...]

DN EP 119: Aanaatt – Max Hattler

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I’m always pleased to catch up with past DN guests on the show as it means they’re still creating work I want to share, but this time round it’s made all the sweeter as returning director Max Hattler (DN074) is one of my favourite experimental animators. He joins us [...]

Aanaatt – Max Hattler

Aanaatt (2008)
The ever-shifting shape of Analogue Futurism.
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DN EP 106: ZOMBIE ZOMBIE: Driving Clip – Simon Gesrel & Xavier Ehretsmann

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If you’re of the view that that fan films are exclusively the domain of soulless, sub-standard knock-offs, the work of this week’s guests Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann is going to massively shake your world view. Their John Carpenter inspired promo for electronic duo ZOMBIE ZOMBIE, Driving This Road [...]