CITERIA Trailer – Experimental Anime Movie Created in Flash
CITERIA is an experimental, one man film project by Hervé Trouillet. The animated film was conceived by its creator to be the first occidental manga for teens and young adults.…
Flight Patterns – Animation Created Using Data From 24 hours of US Air Traffic
Artist and researcher Aaron Koblin used 24 hours of FAA data to create this mesmerizing piece of animation. The music accompanying the video was created by the award winning, Japanese music composer Yasuhiro Tsuchiya.
Twit Twit – Short and Entertaining Animation Film
Twit Twit is a short animation film about Charly, a poor but cheerful, robot Banjo player, and Radin, a no-good, greedy robot toll-keeper in the middle of the desert. The battle of wits between these tin-men will keep you entertained till the end of the film.
Tron Lightbike Scene – Reanimated With Cardboard
The 1982 movie Tron may not have made much money for Disney during its release, but is now revered as a cult sci-fi classic. The movie was one of the first films from a major movie production house to extensively use CGI.
Interestingly, the Motion Picture Academy refused to nominate Tron for special effects, because they felt that the usage of computers for creating the special effects amounted to cheating.
I found this great video of a famous bike chase scene in Tron, reanimated with cardboard objects, and stop motion photography.
Watch the original scene for comparison.
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Newer Mightier Ultimater Avengers – Hilarious Spoof Films
JazJaz fan, Sonya says,
These hilarious cartoons were created in the style of animation done by Gantry-Lawrence studios for Marvel Comics during the 1960s. The films show the Avengers living together in a dirty apartment, squabbling over women, and even managing to do some partying.
Bunny Kill 3 – Flash Animation Short
Watch a great piece of flash animation, complete with laser-saber fights and great music. The short is titled Bunny Kill 3.
String Ducky – String Theory in Two Minutes
String Ducky, a short film by Sandy Chase, was the winner of Discover Magazine's 'String Theory in 2 Minutes or less' contest.
Zoudov – 1960s Style Spy Film Short
The animation short Zoudov was created by three students – Clement Bolla, Aurelia Vernhes and Laurent Gillot, as their final year project at the Supinfocom animation school in Arles, France.
Set during the heyday of the cold war – the paranoid 1960s’, the short film has a lot of suspense, espionage and an absolutely brilliant soundtrack. It is very similar in style to Pixar’s The Incredibles. The animation is smooth and fluid, and the production is first-rate. The ending may be a disappointment to some, but it’s perfect, when you consider the genre of the film.
This creative trio have a brilliant future ahead of them.
Animator Vs Animation
A battle of wits between an animator and his creation is a popular theme for many cartoonists, who are usually starved for fresh ideas. Sometimes the results can be superb, …
Virgin America – Animated Inflight Safety Video
Following proper airline safety procedures can conceivably save lives, when disaster strikes. In-flight safety demonstrations are an important, if boring, part of air travel. Trust Virgin America to buck the…