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TAG FOR “Music Videos”Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
December 3, 2010 5:09 pm
Seattle-based Drew Christie made this folksy watercolor music video for “Empress of the North”, a song by the Moondoggies. Conceptually, the video narrative doesn’t quite gel with the music, but I appreciate its Americana mood. 1 Comment » posted in Music Videos, Drew Christie 
December 2, 2010 12:35 pm
A little something from South Africa today: animator Mike Scott (previously on Cartoon Brew) made this music video for Goldfish’s song “Get Busy Living.” It’s a treat to see someone advocate a purely digital illustration style and not use software to mimic a traditional animation look. His creative use of limited animation techniques and superb color are also worthy of mention. He explained to us his process and ideas behind this one-man production:
21 Comments » posted in Music Videos, Mike Scott, South Africa, Toonboom
December 2, 2010 12:05 am
Kai Wu is a student at Cal Arts. He made a music video about Oprah – specifically a music video for Oprah Juice, “a drink that helps people become happier, smarter and basically bring them a better life”. Don’t ask me why, but I think this is hilarious. 100 Comments » posted in Music Videos, Kai Wu, Oprah
November 29, 2010 12:32 am
This visually striking video for WOOM’s “The Hunt,” loosely retelling the myth of Persephone, was animated entirely with natural materials. Directors are Phillip Niemeyer and Dan Forbes of Brooklyn-based Double Triple. This page about the video includes some photos documenting the production. CREDITS No Comments » posted in Music Videos, Dan Forbes, Double Triple, Phillip Niemeyer, Pixilation
November 13, 2010 8:13 am
It’s no secret that some of the most consistently polished animation being made by students today comes from the French animation school Gobelins. Less often noted is how they are at the forefront of rejuvenating hand-drawn animation with fresh and exciting styles. The content of their films doesn’t do much for me, but in terms of artistry, their shorts consistently push the envelope and offer more creative ideas than a lot of professional work I see. Their graphic approach is the polar opposite of the trend towards slavish realism in Hollywood feature animation, and while many Gobelins grads go on to work in features, others keep exploring the possibilities of artistic, original, and beautiful cartoon design. Which leads us to this new music video created for the release of “Dr Tom ou La Liberté en cavale,” a tribute to composer Franck Langolff. It’s directed by Gobelins grads Stehen Vuillemin and Emmanuelle Walker and designed by Aurélien Predal. There’s so many confident filmmaking decisions in the piece from the animation to the color to the production design. They make it all look so effortless. CREDITS (Thanks, Ed Bell) 7 Comments » posted in Music Videos, Emmanuele Walker, France, Stephen Vuillemin
November 9, 2010 6:00 pm
The latest video from OK Go was animated on toast by Geoff McFettridge. The video was created by snapping thousands of photographs of toast with the Samsung NX100, then combining them with hand-drawn images from director McFettridge. I like it. 5 Comments » posted in Music Videos, OK GO
November 5, 2010 5:00 pm
Something for the vinyl heads: “Into the Cosmos” was directed by Chopsy (aka Darren Robbie). The short asks, “What happens to all the old vinyl people used to play? From out of attics, rubbish bins & forgotten shelving, the records are summoned to an old warehouse by a mysterious ‘collector’.” Love the energy of the animation—the music and SFX added by Architeq is a smooth fit—and I’m impressed how Chopsy was able to create snappy and interesting movement out of “characters” that are essentially flat circles. The LPs cutting through objects like blades was also a nice touch. In addition to making his own films, Chopsy directs commercials at Aardman—here’s the most recent spot he’s done for them. Production info from the director:
CREDITS: 2 Comments » posted in Music Videos, Chopsy, Pixilation, UK
November 2, 2010 3:42 pm
Something for the fine art buffs: a music promo for The Kandinsky Effect using a piece of art by their namesake. CREDITS (via Fashion Buddha’s Twitter) |
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