Based on Aesop’s fable the Frog’s that Desired a King, Jesse Ewles has combined his unique stop motion style with the Dean Tzenos’ music for his take on the tale of the dissatisfied masses ruled by the kings they deserve, if not want. Aesop: Kingdom of Frogs from Jesse Ewles on Vimeo.
Heartburn is a wonderfully charming, stop motion thesis project about a girl at odds with polite society, from a team of students (Giulia Barelli, Valentina Branchetti, Benedetta Cariani, Eleonora Gambula, Julie Luchsinger, Laila Sonsino & Alessandra Todaro) at the European Institute of Design. In a sumptuous room an old clock doesn’t get tired of counting [...]
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.
Creating ‘foodscapes’, Carl Warner has made a living ignoring the age-old “don’t play with your food” warning by sculpting landscapes entirely out of food. Using live action and stop frame techniques, Warner brings a fishy foodscape to life.
When the folks over at Element X Creative were asked to create the Sponsor Reel for AICP Southwest 2011 they went away and brainstormed until they hit upon an idea which both got them excited and would be a brand new approach for the show. The resulting stop motion story of Jack, a boy who [...]
A tragic robot love story from Miriam Frank, Georg Utz & Xaver Xylophon KURZSCHLUSS from Xaver Xylophon on Vimeo.
Not to be confused with the Steps classic 5,6,7,8, Hungarian animator Fekti Balázs’ bleak science-fiction film Five, six, seven is a heady mix of neo-noir and steam punk stylings, which combine for a truly jaw-dropping stop motion experience. Ervin Lazar’s short story the film is based on is a parable of heroically overcoming loneliness and [...]
Two sellotape movies for the price of one: Johan Rijpma’s Tape Generations and Chris Butcher’s Rewind. Tape Generations from johan rijpma on Vimeo.
Today we have a new post about an old film that’s finally made it into the online phase of its life. Way back at the beginning of 2009, we caught up with Max Hattler to discuss his Analogue Futurism piece AANAATT. Despite my tears, threats and flattery, we were only able to feature a teaser [...]
A hand-drawn stop-motion interpretation of Terminator 2, celebrating 20 years since the movies original release.