Daft Punk’s video for its Derezzed track in TRON Legacy.
Derezzed
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010The King and the Beaver
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010Le Royaume from Sébastien Hary on Vimeo.
“Le Royaume” (The king and the Beaver), Student graduating film 2010 at Gobelins, L’école de l’image.
Written, directed and animated by Nuno Alves Rodrigues, Oussama Bouachéria, Julien Chheng, Sébastien Hary, Aymeric Kevin, Ulysse Malassagne & Franck Monier. Music by Mathieu Alvado.
8-bit Horrible
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
I can’t even say how incredibly, Horribly awesome this 8-bit version of Dr. Horrible is. Made by 8-bit master Doctor Octoroc.
The new pitch
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
No doubt inspired by Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Alvarez’s success with Hollywood after his incredible Ataque de Panico took the Web by storm, other directors and studios are getting in on the action through the art of the short film. Both Azureus Rising and Cup of Tears are hoping to be made into feature-length films.
Nike sells shoes?
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Say what you will about Nike, the corporation gives creative talent incredible freedom. Check out this spot by AKQA San Francisco and UK-based design boutique ilovedust for Nike’s Sister One campaign. Reminds me of MTV’s Liquid Television.
Pixel perfect
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
New York invasion by 8-bits creatures. PIXELS is Patrick Jean’ latest short film, shot on location in New York.
Credit where credits are due
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Some of the most amazing motion graphics out there are being viewed by millions of people worldwide through Hollywood movies. We’re talking about title sequences and end credits. As you can see from some of our favorites below, creative motion graphics don’t always come from animated movies.
Thanks to The Art of the Title Sequence for having the best quality legal versions of the clips anywhere online. For quick viewing, I’ve also embedded lower quality video from other sites. UPDATE (2/22/2010): It didn’t take long for the videos to be taken down from Vimeo. I’ll leave the remaining survivors.
For best quality viewing, I recommend clicking on the “480p” or “720p” links next to each title. Clicking on the title itself will take you to The Art of the Title Sequence which may also have credits and extras available.
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Jamie Caliri (480p | 720p)
Sherlock Holmes
by Prologue Films (480p | 720p)
Casino Royale
by Daniel Kleinman (480p | 720p)
Stranger Than Fiction
by MK12 (480p | 720p)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by DUCK Studios (480p | 720p)
300
by yU+co (480p | 720p)
Iron Man
by Prologue Films (480p | 720p)
The Incredibles
by Pixar (480p)
Rethink Scholarship promo
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
What a fitting video promoting the Rethink Scholarship!
“The Rethink Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship for aspiring art directors and designers to Langara College’s Communication and Ideation Design program. The winner will also receive a 3-month internship with Rethink.”
As if dolls weren’t creepy enough
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Pixar animator Rodrigo Blaas made his directorial debut with his own project, Alma. Be sure to view in full screen to witness Blaas’ beautiful direction and eerie doll designs. (What’s with all the scary dolls these days?)
Hu’s “Lucky” shows who’s unlucky
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Motion designer Eb Hu is gaining increasing momentum with his works such as the haunting animation Lucky. I found this piece while viewing his work for George Michael’s Christmas Song. Hu creates atmosphere in his animations that only the best of animators can attain. It’s not about pushing pixels, it’s about pulling viewers in to the story.