Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Chase

Philippe Gamer (Nexus) writes and directs The Chase, a Bruckheimer-esque short with a twist ending. Production by Space Patrol.

Volvo “Sloths”

PUNGA for Volvo: Sloths (via Cartoon Brew). Update: More info on this great little spot from director/animator Gabriel Fermanelli.

Plenty updates their reel

Plenty updated their site with a new reel and some amazing new work. Check it out!

Coming soon: LAIKA’s ParaNorman

Coming soon: ParaNorman. Undoubtedly another 3D stopmo winner from LAIKA.

Classic Quickie: Optical Printer Edition

Motionographer Classic Quickie: Optical Printer Edition. Check out FXPHD’s article on the optical printer for some hardcore old school compositing. And while you’re at it,… Read more

Buck: Good Books / Site Refresh

Beautiful new site/work/reel by perennial badasses Buck! Check out their stunning new piece for Good Books, here.

Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story

Andrew Stanton shares the clues to a great story. (Thanks, Justin!)

Inner Steppe

Alex Schulz explores the fragility of persona in this masterful stopmo undertaking, Inner Steppe. (Making-of here.)

Oscar Lhermitte: Experiments

Check out Oscar Lhermitte’s experiments on vimeo: Seeing in Circles and Revolve.

The Mill Showreel 2012

Another flawless display from The Mill with their 2012 Showreel.

Quayola and Memo Akten for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad

Nexus Interactive Arts has worked with Quayola and Memo Akten on Forms for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, which is part of the larger countdown… Read more

Guilherme Marcondes — The Master’s Voice

Guilherme Marcondes (Hornet) has been busy cooking up a new short, The Master’s Voice, which he describes as “the story of the city-island of ‘M.,’… Read more

REBIRTH of GAEA – Flowing Meditation

Jesse Michael Newman shares a layer-by-layer deconstruction of “Flowing Meditation,” part of his larger project, Rebirth of Gaea.

The Guardian: “Three Little Pigs”

Playing on recent uprisings aided by the prevalence of social media (e.g., Arab Spring, Occupy movements), BBH London, Director Ringan Ledwidge & The Mill help… Read more

More PES cooking

Fresh Guacamole by the one and only PES

Buck for Gud

Buck delivers with a beautiful piece for the launch of Gud.

[Dublin] OFFSET March 9-11

If I was in Dublin, I’d be at OFFSET this March 9th-11th. Check it out.

Adam Gault Studio: The Kraken

Adam Gault Studio brings Steven Noble’s illustrations to life in three spots for The Kracken Black Spiced Rum: Strength, Survival, and Existence.

Andrew Thomas Huang: Solipsist

You loved the trailer. Now you can enjoy it online in full. Winner at Slamdance 2012 of the Special Jury Prize for Experimental Short, Solipsist… Read more

Lucas Zanotto: Moleskine Lego Pitch

A motion test by Lucas Zanotto.

Studio Aiko: Chicken Boom

Studio Aiko makes a fun Chicken Boom.

Carlo Vega: Yasiin Bey “N*****s In Poorest” (NSFW)

Carlo Vega‘s latest personal project is an unofficial music video for Yasiin Bey’s N*****s In Poorest. The song is Yassin Bey’s (formerly known as Mos… Read more

Classic Quickie: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut

Motionographer Classic Quickie: Richard Williams’ animation masterpiece: The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut on YouTube in eleven parts. Read more about the film’s tumultuous… Read more

Silvio Teixeira’s business card/flip book mashup.

Silvio Teixeira has released a sheet of 100 unique business cards that also play as a flipbook. Very clever!