Described as “an experimental hybrid of animation and illustration,” Stas Santimov’s “The Collector” uses looping vignettes of a creepy character to tell its surreal story.
Santimov’s portfolio of animation and illustration work has a hand-wrought, slightly neurotic edge that hearkens back to the glory days Ukrainian animation.
UPDATE: This video has been removed from Vimeo, just as it was removed from YouTube prior to that, due to a takedown request from Warner Bros.
What begins as a delightful frozen moment (pardon the pun) in the Arctic turns into an unnatural disaster in this PSA from Greenpeace urging Lego to reconsider its ties to oil giant Shell.
According to Greenpeace:
Shell’s global advertising deal with Lego is part of a carefully thought-out strategy by Shell to buy friends who can make its controversial Arctic drilling plans look acceptable and misleadingly associate it with positive values. Lego is one of the most beloved and admired toy companies in the world, and Shell knows that this deal will not only increase profits, but also improve the reputation of a company known for recklessly threatening the fragile arctic ecosystem.
The spot’s soundtrack is an ironically downtempo version of the infectious “Everything is Awesome” anthem from The Lego Movie.
Agency: Don’t Panic!
Director: Martin Stirling
Currently looking for more complete credits.
There’s a good chance that many of your favorite spots over the years have been created over at Digital Kitchen. They deliver yet again with this stellar new reel showcasing their 3D capabilities.
In a upcoming game developed by Studio MDHR, Cuphead is stylized like a legit 1930s cartoon. Talk about retrogaming!
Museum of the Moving Image celebrates Chuck Jones in their upcoming exhibit, What’s Up, Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones.
Against the current backdrop of continuing attacks on Gaza, Nina Paley’s “This Land Is Mine” is the sort of acerbic satire that leaves a mark after its initial sting. It was released over a year ago but has resurfaced as timely commentary, going viral once again.
Technically speaking, it’s a simple animation played out with characters that look as if they were lifted from a Greecian urn. The short is part of a larger project planned by Paley:
I envisioned This Land Is Mine as the last scene of my potential-possible-maybe- feature film, Seder-Masochism, but it’s the first (and so far only) scene I’ve animated. As the Bible says, “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
And if you’re curious about the soundtrack:
This Land Is Mine is a PARODY of “The Exodus Song.” That music was sort of the soundtrack of American zionism in the 1960′s and 70′s. It was supposed to express Jewish entitlement to Israel. By putting the song in the mouth of every warring party, I’m critiquing the original song.
Ostensibly, the short is a critique of Israel’s current stance, but it goes far beyond our present moment in history, critiquing the use of “divinely ordained” force throughout time. It’s a prime example of an argument that can best be made with animation, which allows for the imaginative collapse of divisions in time and place without the expense or production time of live action.
For a breakdown of all the characters, visit Paley’s blog.
Animated by Chad Vangaalen Taken from the new album “Hot Dreams” – out now on Full Time Hobby. Available to buy here from: Amazon http://georiot.co/2zJV iTunes http://georiot.co/3USA FTH store bit.ly/1jBuGCU Outside of Europe: bit.ly/1qpfaKK Timber Timbre are playing Shepherds Bush Empire, London, on 14th October 2014 as part of Full Time Hobby’s 10th Anniversary celebrations. Tickets available here: bit.ly/1iOO7nO For full tour dates, visit http://www.timbertimbre.com/
It’s a film about balance and contentment. About loving something and having to let it go. What Kind of Man, follows Nate Brinkley, a career football player that gets the life knocked into him. The stakes aren’t high. It’s the everyday moments that take heart and consistency to overcome where I found wisdom and a place to reflect. I’d like to someday be in a place where I’m not just looking for the large obstacles I may need to overcome, but to see the dozen small ones I’m oblivious to. If you find a shred of inspiration or wisdom within, please share. Comments and criticisms welcome. Credits DIRECTOR/EDITOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER: KAMAU BILAL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAVID ANDERSON PRODUCER: BROCK WILLIAMS SCORE: JOEL MICHALAK VFX AND POSTER DESIGN: JOSH JOHNSON (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=659959850682245&set=a.659911620687068.1073741825.659909584020605&type=1&theater) COLORIST: DAVID ANDERSON
A miniature look to the catalan province of Girona. Directed by Pau Garcia Laita. https://www.facebook.com/paugarciafreelancefilmmaker Music by Cameron Ernst – Three. Licensed by themusicbed.com On May 2014 the Catalan Tourist Board organized a social media action in which 5 different artists were invited to spend a week through a province of Catalonia shooting with their own style. This is the result of tiltshifting the province of Girona, probably the one that has the most variety of geographical and landscape locations, where I tried to show the different lifestyles people have with a summertime feeling. Locations in order of appearance: Cadaqués, Vall de Núria, Ribes de Freser, Calella de Palafrugell, Llafranc, Sa Tuna, La Garrotxa, Banyoles, Besalú, Castellfollit de la Roca, Camprodon, Ripoll, Portbou, Estartit, Girona, Puigcerdà, La Cerdanya, La Molina, Cadaqués, Port Lligat, Monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes, El Port de la Selva, La Selva de Mar, Figueres, Sant Antoni de Calonge, Tamariu, Vall de Núria, Palamós, Tossa de Mar, Illes Medes. If you like it, feel free to comment below! 🙂
“Cookie-tin Banjo” is from Benjamin Scheuer’s show THE LION Buy the song on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cookie-tin-banjo/id893755100?i=893755259 August 11 2014, Benjamin performs at Joe’s Pub NYC Tickets and info here: http://joespub.publictheater.org/en/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/Benjamin-Scheuer-and-Escapist-Papers/ August 19-September 7, 2013. Benjamin performs THE LION at St. James Theatre, London. Tickets and info here: http://www.stjamestheatre.co.uk/events/the-lion/ Visit Benjamin Scheuer here http://www.benjaminscheuer.com Follow him on Twitter @BenjaminScheuer (http://twitter.com/benjaminscheuer) *********** Video directed and produced by Peter Baynton at Radish Pictures http://www.radish-pictures.com https://twitter.com/radishpictures Illustrations by Nicholas Stevenson http://nicholasstevenson.tumblr.com/ Animated by Carlos de Faria, Peter Dodd, Peter Baynton Additional animation by Tom Rourke and John O’Connor Artworking by Beth Carson, Nefeli Petika and Tom Rourke Nicholas Stevenson is represented by Folio http://www.folioart.co.uk/ ***********
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