MUSIC VIDEO: And now for something totally ridiculous. Cut Copy’s Blink And You’ll MIss A Revolution, directed by Emile Sornin of Souris Films. It’s like Planet of the Apes… but not.
Swelter
BLOG: A nice blend of Photoshop, Flash, and After Effects are employed by Jacob Streilein to tell the tale of a parallel world where thugs control the water and only the bravery of a young boy is enough to stop them.
When I Grow Up
BLOG: The protagonist in Jasmin Lai’s charming When I Grow Up doesn’t know what she wants to be – it’s a case of too many options. In the end, she finds that who she is is exactly right.
Waiting Room White Out
BLOG: Boston animator Jake Fried‘s Waiting Room is like the perfect mix of a Fugazi headbanger and a William Kentridge short film. Enjoy.
The Art of Grant Snider
BLOG: Illustrator Grant Snider has a penchant for graphs, bingo cards, and comics. Check out his Incidental Comics, or just enjoy some of our faves here.
The Eagleman Stag
BLOG: This Monday we’re kicking things off with something that has made audiences at BAFTA, Annecy, Sundance, and SXSW (amongst a handful of other festivals) pause in awe and, ultimately, some kind of shame-tinged recognition with the protagonist’s obsession over his own demise. Animator Mikey Please created this stop motion with a very clear idea of the fact that time speeds up the older you get (what he calls a logorithmic change in value). From this idea, he began cutting paper, foam, and bits of detritus into The Eagleman Stag.
Not only a well-told story that is fun to watch, The Eagleman Stag raises issues of basic human nature, ethics, and time. And it’s darkly comic to boot. First watch the film. Then, if you really wan to know, watch how it was made:
38-39°C
BLOG: Kangmin Kim‘s 38-39°C is a beautifully shot paper-cut stop-motion about a father and son, linked by blood and a birthmark.
Quote Unquote
BLOG: We love the characters and the spontaneous feel of Vladimir Tomin‘s short piece for the Slashthree collective.
Tim Burton: A Filmography
BLOG: Martin Woutisseth is the young Belgian motionographer who caused a stir last year with his Stanley Kubrick “graphic design odyssey.“ He’s back, this time with an ode to Tim Burton. It’s a trip down memory lane with one of our favorite filmmakers, each iconographic scene lovingly redone in Woutisseth’s graphic style.
“Insert Coin” by Ninja Moped
BLOG: These Swedish stop-motion geeks have become nerdworld famous in the short period of time that they’ve been making Youtube videos. Not only are they a loveably dorky pair, but their work kicks a**. Thank you, internet, for sharing Ninja Moped – or Rymdreglage, as they are sometimes called – with the world. Here, enjoy their 2010 short Insert Coin. There are no tricks to this video: you are actually watching a black blanket, covered with coins, on their apartment floor.