Four Inspiring Pieces of Computer Animation
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Real-Time Facial Substitutions
What’s the latest creepy intersection between art, performance and technology? Real-time facial substitutions. I love it! Experiment …
Jordan Belson, RIP
Experimental filmmaker and abstract animator Jordan Belson passed away on September 6 at the age of 85. He created more than thirty films …
“This Papaya Tastes Perfect” by Ian Cheng
Mainstream motion capture performances have the paradoxical effect of looking both flawlessly perfect and utterly unconvincing and …
“Countdown” by Céline Desrumaux
Every so often I run across a piece of animation that’s truly special. “Countdown” by ​Céline Desrumaux is one such piece. The …
“Tape Generations” by Johan Rijpma
A bunch of rolls of tape and a glass plate don’t sound like the ingredients for a captivating piece of animation. That is, unless you’re …
“Assimilation” by Takuya Hosogane
Immerse yourself in the expressionistic atmosphere of Takuya Hosogane’s Assimilation. It was made using After Effects, Cinema 4D and …
“Heliotropes” by Michael Langan
Seattle-based Michael Langan emailed to let me know about his latest film, Heliotropes, which “documents the parallel goals of man and …
“Passenger” by Africanus Okokon
Passenger is a hand-drawn film that abstracts the nighttime driving experience into a playful, kinetic performance of color and shape. …
“With Thoughts” by Peter Lowey
Last May, we posted Peter Lowey’s short Sidewalk Scribble, which was an entry in the Annecy animation festival’s YouTube contest. The …
Animated Sheet Music by Dan Cohen
Dan Cohen takes existing sheet music and animates it to the songs. The concept bears out the cliche that the best ideas are often the …
“AANAATT” by Max Hattler
Max Hattler’s “AANAATT”, a music video for Japanese artist Jemapur, is an abstract stop motion journey that disorients the viewer through …
“An Abstract Day” by Oerd van Cuijlenborg
An Abstract Day is a 2009 experimental short by Dutch animator Oerd van Cuijlenborg that has just been posted on-line. The film uses …
“Tattoo Step” by Mike Maryniuk
I’ve been a fan of Winnipeg-based Mike Maryniuk ever since I saw Cattle Call, a 2008 short he co-directed with Matthew Rankin. Mike …
Robert Breer (1926-2011)
Experimental animator Robert Breer has passed away. Breer was a fine art painter who became interested in creating films as art in the …
“West” by Steven Subotnick
West is an evocative hand-drawn piece directed and animated by Rhode Island-based filmmaker Steven Subotnick. The film delivers a …
“Fratzengulasch” by Katharina Duve and Timo Schierhorn
Katharina Duve and Timo Schierhorn made this witty and visually surprising music video for Die Vögel’s “Fratzengulasch” by digitally …
“MÖBIUS” by Eness
I think it’s really exciting when animation breaks the confines of the rectangular screen and shares the physical space around us. …
“Supreme Sunlight” by Kim Asendorf
The aerospace industry doesn’t seem to do much nowadays in the way of inspiring people with futuristic space-inspired art, but …
“We are Police” by Sarah Phillips and Lachlan Dean
Zoetrope-inspired animation techniques have made a big comeback this year. It’s a flexible technique that allows for many creative …
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