“Parkour” is a great little stop motion/flip book animation from Serene Teh, a graphic design student in Singapore.
Via Vidéoblog de Darky
Climbing Up The Walls
Visualing the Rise and Fall of European Empires
Check out this great animation depicting the “evolution of the top 4 maritime empires” of the 19th and 20th centuries. Watch it in high definition over at YouTube.
Via Likecool
Yes! A Rocket!
An animated short about thinking inside, outside, and around the box. By Joseph Pelling.
Via Collectiva
Maybe Sometimes
This fan music video of Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” freakin’ kills it. By Gabe Askew.
Via Laughing Squid
Don Hertzfeldt’s Rejected
Someone uploaded Don Hertzfeldt’s Rejected to YouTube in its entirety. Get while the getting is good.
From Wikipedia:
Rejected is a 2000 animated short comedy film by Don Hertzfeldt that was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It received 27 awards from film festivals around the world and in 2004 was ranked by the Internet Movie Database as the 3rd best short film of all time.
Rejected has a cult following and has grown into a pop culture icon that is frequently quoted or referenced.
Fans of the cartoon have been known to wear costumes, re-enact their favorite scenes in fan films, and some have had tattoos made of their favorite characters. Public screenings of the short sometimes become a “Rocky Horror Picture Show-esque feedback loop” of fans reciting favorite lines back at the screen.
The PEN Story Stop Motion Animation
This fantastic little animation was made for Olympus. From the YouTube description:
This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! Thanks to all the stop motion artists who inspired us. We hope you enjoy
Song & Lyrics by Johannes Stankowski Produced and Arranged by Michael Kadelbach. Download for free at http://olympus.eu/penstory/
The Beatles for Rockband Opening Animation
I still can’t imagine the game play being very interesting, but how great is this opening cinematic for the new Beatles game for Rockband? I’d buy the game just to watch this in HD over and over again.
The Seed
This lovely animation, directed by Johnny Kelly, follows the life cycle of an apple seed as it travels from the outside world, to your mouth, through your body and back out into the world. It’s certainly an elegant way to portray our digestive system.
See the a video about the making of this animation here.
via Swiss Miss
Amazing Stop-Motion Short “Sorry I’m Late”
This amazing stop-motion animation by Tomas Mankovsky was created using a ceiling-mounted still camera. Seriously, think about that as you’re watching. Read about the making of the short here.
via Design You Trust
Recent Comments