https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1371460348/the-ningyo/ [Back this project] Geek Native’s featured The Green Ruby Pumpkin already. The short movie wowed geeks last year and picked up, with ease, a staff pick at Vimeo. It’s certainly very interesting to see what these movie makers will be doing next. I don’t know much about the Japanese legend of the Ningyo but […]
Short film: Basilisk
Ami Thompson’s animation reminds me of Evil GMs. Imagine all those saving throws and then the twist at the end of the encounter. If only those treasure chests weren’t so tempting! Thompson’s animation is all the more impressive given that it was a 4th year project for Sheridan College. Pro Tip: Use this teleport link […]
Short film: Obsolete
Obsolete is a recent staff pick over at Vimeo. Created by Lewis Gray and with music by Nich Inch Nails, the animation tells the story of a robot caught in a horrible factory and forced to make toys. Things change when the robot mistakes a toy for a bird.
Short film: Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart is an award-winning animation by Michael Zachary Huber and the Project X animation studio. It tells the story of a family caught in some sort of sci-fi or eco-disaster but tells the story through the eyes of a teddy bear. The result? A fairytale-like warning. Time to watch some more? Click this teleport […]
Short film: Fighting Spirits
Can a ballet be sci-fi? I suppose it can – if, like Fighting Spirits, it is set in the distant future. This animation is already a year old. At the time of its release Gene Kim, the creator, noted that he had been working on it for a whole year before Black Swan came out […]
Maker vs Marker: an animator takes on his animation
This stop motion animation from Jonny Lawrence makes me wonder how hard artists find it to kill off their creations once they’re no longer needed. Mind you. There’s nothing to say characters created by artists have any intention of being killed off quickly or easily. Inspired by Street Fighter and with a great soundtrack, this […]
Short film: Modin
This animation by Lam Ho Tak and Ng Kai Chung Tommy is simple but effective. It’s the story of a robot on power save… but perhaps one of the functions that have been switched off was the irony sensor. Music by Kelvin Lau gives the animation a Western feel despite the robots. Hop on this […]
Short movie: Premier Automne
Here in Scotland it feels that the late Winter is finally on the retreat and that we might see some Spring. It’s a good time to share Carlos De Carvalho and Aude Danset’s Premier Automne. This short animation follows what happens when Abel, who lives in the winter, and Apolline who lives in the summer, […]
Velociraptors are really clever girls
ADHD give us a parody of the famous “Clever girl!” scene from Jurassic Park. You know the one; Robert Muldoon has just been flanked by the stalking velociraptors, he knows he’s going to die but he still finds time to be impressed.
Marvel introduces Marvel
This tribue animation is pretty cool. It’s done by BlackMeal and is exactly the sort of thing that could be used in Blu-ray opening titles. It features little icons that represent both Marvel and some of the company’s most iconic superheroes. The only hard one to spot is the Invisible Woman… which makes sense. Via […]
