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Inspirations

Health in Numbers - United Health Care

8/25/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Some nice text animation composited in the video.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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TELEPHONEME | MK12

8/24/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Just watch and be prepared to be blown away. Be sure to watch full screen.

TELEPHONEME | MK12 from MK12 on Vimeo.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Skateboardanimation by Tilles Singer

8/05/2010 Permalink 0 Comments

Skateboardanimation from Tilles Singer on Vimeo.



"A ton of digital photos, a ton of real life magazines, an hour of recording music. "

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (SEIZURE WARNING! Bright flashing lights.)

7/28/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Some pretty fractal/kalidescopey designs. It turns out this was done with an iTunes visualizer called Jelly. See, we get inspiration from everywhere.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty

7/26/2010 Permalink 0 Comments

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty from Darragh O'Connell on Vimeo.



'Granny O'Grimm', directed by Nicky Phelan, produced by Darragh O'Connell, and written/voiced by Kathleen O'Rourke. Shortlisted for the 2010 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film: grannyogrimm.com

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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Pala Tute - Gogol Bordello

7/22/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Gypsy Punk band Gogol Bordello have a really awesome video for their song Pala Tute. It's an impressive piece of motion graphics!

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Anthony Green - Dear Child (I've Been Dying To Reach You)

7/21/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Kevin from Toolfarm just introduced me to Anthony Green. This video is pretty amazing, and it's from 2008, the dark ages of music video ;-) Love the video, lots of layers and 2D composited with the video. Lots of match moving. Enjoy.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Inspirations: One Rat Short

7/06/2010 Permalink 0 Comments


Not a happy story, but excellent animation! The lighting, modeling and atmospherics are very well done.

""One Rat Short" is a work of love created by Charlex Films. It began as part of the effort to grow the company's commercial CG department but eventually became much more than that. Originally, it was called "labratz" and as the title might suggest it mimicked the look and sensibility of work already pioneered by other studios. As it evolved it took on a life of its own and became "our film." From the start we decided not to use anthropomorphic animation. We decided it would take place in two worlds: one so gritty, grimy and dark that the viewer needs to peer into the screen in order to make out the images and the other a sterile white world so brightly lit that you feel the need to turn your head away from the screen. It was also important to me to keep the film looking as real as possible. One of the techniques we used was to give a lot of the camera work a hand-held feel and to keep it a little behind the action so that the scenes didn't seem staged. Lastly and most importantly I kept the story simple and tried to give it heart. One of my favorite short films which I saw as a child was "The Red Balloon." I think the melancholic and innocent spirit of that film inhabits "One Rat Short."

Alex Weil, Director

http://www.oneratshort.com

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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BIG BANG BIG BOOM: the new wall-painted animation by BLU

7/06/2010 Permalink 0 Comments

BIG BAG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.



BIG BANG BIG BOOM: the new wall-painted animation by BLU

"An unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end."

direction and animation by BLU
blublu.org
production and distribution by ARTSH.it
artsh.it
sountrack by ANDREA MARTIGNONI

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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DIABOLICO CIRCO - Carlos Izaga

7/01/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
A video for a Spanish-language pop song combining motion graphics, video and illustration. Directed by Roberto Peromingo for LittleClip. !Video realmente excelente!

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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A Day in Paris

6/29/2010 Permalink 0 Comments

A day in PARIS from Benoit MILLOT on Vimeo.


Réalisation / Benoît MILLOT // Images / Sébastien Jousse //
3D / Microbe studio // Production Tulipes & Cie //
Musique /Electric President "I'm Not The Lonely Son"//
Client//VINCI
lepotagerdesign.com
tulipes-cie.com
microbestudio.com
Tournage / Canon 7D // 3D Maya + Maxwell

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Posted by Alicia VanHeulen

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AT-AT day afternoon

6/28/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
This is a lot of fun! An AT-AT wouldn't shed or leave a mess so maybe it would be the perfect pet! Via Dan Berube.

AT-AT day afternoon from Patrick Boivin on Vimeo.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Bullet Proof - La Roux

6/28/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Besides being a great pop song, the video has some interesting MC Escher-ish motion graphics. Why does she remind me of Tilda Swindon?

La Roux- Bulletproof from Flo Bourdain on Vimeo.

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Posted by Michele Yamazaki

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Scrabble Yoga

6/25/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Interesting animation via Steve Kilisky at Adobe.

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Pledge To See This Film - Buck

6/25/2010 Permalink 0 Comments
Very nice infographics from Buck, Participant Media and director Davis Guggenheim, and part of a documentary called "Waiting For 'Superman'". These guys worked on An Inconvenient Truth also.

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arrowHealth in Numbers - United Health Care
arrowTELEPHONEME | MK12
arrowSkateboardanimation by Tilles Singer
arrowDeadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (SEIZURE WARNING! Bright flashing lights.)
arrowGranny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
arrowPala Tute - Gogol Bordello
arrowAnthony Green - Dear Child (I've Been Dying To Reach You)
arrowInspirations: One Rat Short
arrowBIG BANG BIG BOOM: the new wall-painted animation by BLU
arrowDIABOLICO CIRCO - Carlos Izaga
arrowA Day in Paris
arrowAT-AT day afternoon
arrowBullet Proof - La Roux
arrowScrabble Yoga
arrowPledge To See This Film - Buck

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