Tag: animation

  • Stop Motion – Insert Coin

    An amazing stop motion piece in tribute to 8-bit gaming using quarters on a black sheet. Apparently the way it was shot is being debated despite a small behind-the-scenes at the end of the video, but then again the animation quality is unbelievable.

  • Animation – Thought of You

    An amazing 2D animation that focuses on the beauty of movement. Set to “World Spins Madly On” by The Weepies. For those who can’t get enough, here is a short behind-the-scenes look at it’s creation. Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

  • 3D – Alex Roman’s “Above Everything Else”

    A year or so ago I posted an amazing 3D animation by Alex Roman called The Third & The Seventh which rivaled Avatar’s realism. Well here is a much shorter but just as talented 100% CGI commercial. Silestone — ‘Above Everything Else’ from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

  • Animation – Dick Figures (NSFW, language)

    A funny short involving auto-tune.

  • Web Short – Evolution of Line Rider

    A lot of people don’t really understand what Line Rider is or what the appeal of it could be. This 3 year project goes through the timeline of the techniques used in this amazing application. The actual animation is only about half the video but has a bit of impassioned history at the end.

  • Animation – Gettysburg Address

    A reading of the Gettysburg Address with some clever animation to boot. I know some kids who had to memorize this in Elementary school. I think this would help learning it. Gettysburg Address from Adam Gault on Vimeo.

  • 3D – Killing your Co-workers by Flying Lotus

    This video starts off kind of cutesy and abstract, and then doubles that by the end. Flying Lotus – Kill Your Co-Workers from beeple on Vimeo.

  • Animation – Creature Combat IV

    A fun animation very similar to the Contra one a while ago. Mouse vs. Kitty. Guess who wins? Done by a fella named Essenmitsosse.

  • Your WTF for the day – The Skanky Skunk

    I really don’t know what to say about this video. The voice acting is pretty horrid and so is the animation. Um….yeah.

  • Animation – Trois Petite Points

    Another splendid foreign animation. This time coming from France, this little story tells the tale of a woman who puts her needle to work to try and fix the world. A little darker than most.

  • Animation – Out of Sight

    An absolutely adorable Japanese animation about a girl who loses her dog and goes on an adventure to find him. Very similar to Miyazaki‘s work, the guy behind Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.

  • Animation – Animator vs Animation Part III

    For those of you who haven’t seen these killer animated fight scenes, you can check out Part 1 and Part 2. Some of it won’t make sense unless you watch Part 2 but you should be able to enjoy the premise regardless. Unfortunately there is no embed. You can watch all 3 parts here. It…

  • Trashed Idea – Napoleon Dynamite Cartoon

    Ugh. Could have done without this. It’s official: “Napoleon Dynamite” is coming to TV. Fox is giving a series order to a project based on the indie hit, one of two new teen-friendly animated projects greenlighted by the network. Fox has picked up six episodes of the show, with the original cast on board as…

  • Short Film – Sintel

    An amazing short film from the open source 3D modeling program called Blender. They’ve come a long way since the program’s inception and it has improved dramatically. The rendering and animation are far above almost anything else I’ve posted this year. If you haven’t watched any 3D shorts on here so far, do yourself a…

  • 3D – Fallen

    A 3D short from a group in Germany. It’s rather short and doesn’t have any real dialogue, though there is the Portal ending theme during the beginning. This is on par with a Pixar short if you ask me. Fallen from Sascha Geddert on Vimeo.