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‘GIF-Jam 2014’
A musician created a track first, not knowing what imagery was to go with it. Then, animators turned in GIFs not knowing what would happen.
Experimental
‘Synesthesia’ by Michel Gagné
In the summer of 2013, composer Gheorghe Costinescu commissioned artist Michel Gagné to create an animated abstract visualization based on his 1973 work, “Dots, Lines, and Patches for recorded electronic sounds”. This film is the result.
Tom & Jerry Short Remade With CGI Anime Girls
This a fan-made experiment in which the 1956 Tom & Jerry short “Down Beat Bear” is remade in CGI with anime girls in the roles of Tom, Jerry, and the dancing bear. The characters don’t appear to be random and likely represent some part of fandom of which I’m not aware. Even lacking that context, I still think it’s a fascinating piece of work, not so much for its animation or technical merit as for its resurrection of (and reverence for) classic theatrical animation in a completely unexpected setting.
It’s Official: Glen Keane Joins Motorola to Direct Interactive Hand-Drawn Short Film
We first announced last week that Glen Keane may be working on a project for Google-owned Motorola. Well, they officially announced today …
Smack Bear Thinks You Deserve a Smack
You look like you deserve a Smack! Try the new fun, fruity soft drink that’s so delicious kids everywhere are getting hooked! Give …
“i” by Isabela Dos Santos
Hand-drawn animation and dance performance intersect and interact in a piece that asks, Who am I?
“Parametric Expression” by Mike Pelletier
Amsterdam-based digital artist Mike Pelletier describes his experimental piece Parametric Expression as “a series of ambient video loops …
Next Week in LA: Aboveground Animation Screening
On Thursday, May 30th, the Museum of of Contemporary Art in downtown LA will present a screening of Aboveground Animation featuring new …
“Transe Le Gros” by Julie Faure-Brac
This sequence—Transe Le Gros—by Julie Faure-Brac was made for “Incantations”, an interactive installation produced in …
“Stammer” by Shen Jie
A man plus an ice cream cone is not the recipe for tension-filled drama unless the film is Stammer. This playful experimental piece by …
“Kou Kou” Is Fantastic Abstract Animation from Japan
Within 15 seconds of hitting the play button on Kou Kou by Takashi Ohashi, I did something I rarely do when watching films on my laptop: …
“Old Portents & Hand-Out Hijinx” by Ben Crouse
Ben Crouse’s Old Portents & Hand-Out Hijinx is an atypical collection of vignettes that stack up into a funny film. The short’s …
“Bird Shit” by Caleb Wood
Art is all around us, as filmmaker Caleb Wood could tell you with his witty conceptual piece Bird Shit: Walking through Yoyogi Park, …
“Cattle Call” by Matt Rankin and Mike Maryniuk
Cattle Call (2008) offers a fascinating glimpse into a world that is completely foreign to me.
Weekend Groove: Music Videos from Australia, Germany, Belgium and France
We’re going to start featuring the most interesting, creative and original animated music videos every weekend in a new section we call …
“The Deep End” by Jake Fried
I was quite impressed with Jake Fried’s animation when I first saw it last year, and I’m just as impressed with his latest piece.
Thursday in LA: Len Lye at LACMA
What better way to greet the new year, than to watch a mind-blowing set of abstract works by pioneering animator Len Lye.
“Rough and Laugh” by Tymote
Japanese design studio Tymote has finally answered the age-old question: What if Wassily Kandinsky used Cinema 4D?
“Social Satan” by Sculpture
Brace yourself for one of the most creative animation cycles you’ll see this side of the Fleischer brothers.
“Brave New Old” by Adam Wells
After a summer and autumn at film festivals, London-based motion-graphics designer Adam Wells has now put his 9-1/2 minute short online …
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