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May 17, 2011 6:23 am
Max Porter of the husband-and-wife animation team Tiny Inventions wrote a fascinating blog post about the pros and cons of immediately distributing their short Something Left, Something Taken on-line last year instead of waiting for the film to complete its festival run:
PS: As further proof that times have changed, Something Left, Something Taken is one of two American shorts competing in the shorts category at Annecy next month. 34 Comments » posted in Ideas/Commentary, Shorts, Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata, Tiny Inventions 
August 12, 2010 4:25 pm
Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter, the cute animation couple who runs Tiny Inventions, created this video explaining their quirky work process that combines handmade models with After Effects puppetry. They applied this technique most recently to the short film Something Left, Something Taken, which is their most elaborate work to date. (via Motionographer) 13 Comments » posted in How-To, After Effects, Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata, Tiny Inventions
June 16, 2010 9:02 am
Something Left, Something Taken is a charming and funny tale about paranoia in the Bay Area. It’s made by the Brooklyn-based husband-and-wife team of Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, who are better known as Tiny Inventions. They worked on the film for nearly two-and-a-half years in between commercial jobs like this “Davy Crockett” music video for They Might Be Giants. Max and Ru used nearly every trick in the bag to make this including stop-motion, pixilation, drawn animation on paper, After Effects, Flash and live-action puppets. The film mixes together these elements in a seamless manner to create a whimsical hand-crafted world featuring lots of felt, fabric, rope, and cardboard. My favorite touch is the crocheted eyelids of the characters. A comprehensive “making of” blog post with videos and images is available on their website. CREDITS Sound Design/ Mix: Greg Sextro (East West Audio) Voice: Friends who helped us: 24 Comments » posted in Shorts, Stop Motion, Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata, Tiny Inventions
September 25, 2009 4:41 am
Here Comes Science is a new album of science-related children’s songs by They Might Be Giants. The dvd that is included with the package offers an animated short for each of the nineteen songs. The videos were clearly made on a budget, and some of them suffer for that, though there are plenty of good ones too. Overall, it’s worth applauding the ambitiousness of the project. Here are some of the videos that have appeared online: “Science is Real” “Put It to the Test” “How Many Planets?” “Electric Car” “Why Does the Sun Shine?” “Meet the Elements” 33 Comments » posted in Music Videos, Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata, Tiny Inventions
July 24, 2008 11:30 pm
Tiny Inventions, a Brooklyn-based animation studio run by husband-and-wife team Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, recently created a fun and charming music video for Playhouse Disney called “Davy Crockett in Outer Space.” The song is by They Might Be Giants, and they co-directed the piece with designer/illustrator David Cowles. Max and Ru have also created a detailed “making of” blog post that shows all the hand-crafted effort that went into the production. |
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