Aug 31

Oerd van Cuijlenborg: An Abstract Day

Posted in: General, Oerd van Cuijlenborg, synesthesia


Synesthesia in animation usually brings to mind the work of Oskar Fischinger or Michel Gagné, where the visuals work tightly with music. Dutch animator Oerd van Cuijlenborg’s short An Abstract Day cuts out the music completely.

The quick sketchy movements fill out the soundtrack and play with the scene you’re making in your head. What I really appreciate is Cuijlenborg’s use of camera work and editing. Even though it’s a totally abstract film, those elements give it a grounded feeling of being in a cinematic space.

Note: While the visuals are abstract (and quite lovely), there is a NSFW scene that comes early in the film where the audio is pretty explicit, so headphone it up.

Found via the always awesome Cartoon Brew.

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Nov 02

HunterGatherer’s Signature Series for Fuel

Posted in: Ed Emberly, Fuel TV, General, HunterGatherer, Music, Signature Series, Stop-motion, synesthesia, tangrams, Todd St. John, white cyc

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HunterGatherer is the latest artist to be commissioned by Fuel TV for one of their award-winning Signature Series IDs. The new stop-motion spot is inspired by the idea of synthesia, with music transformed directly into the spare and graphic visual style of Todd St. John. Bright, stimulating and very impressive.

See more pictures and read a Q&A with Todd St. John about his process here.

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