The unexpected merger of Aardman’s Creature Comforts and the DC character universe is DC Nation. As with Creature Comforts, sound bites from adorable youngsters are transposed onto unlikely figures for our eyeball’s pleasure. This clip probably won’t be up long – so click the triangle.
The Rauch Brothers have steered yet another beautiful StoryCorps animated short through production. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we’re introduced to a couple in a long-distance relationship that starts with an interesting twist. Gorgeous designs by Bill Wray. Here’s To R.P. Salazar, with Love.
Did it just get cold in here? I think a window is open. Or maybe it’s this eerie ghost floating on my laptop screen. It’s the star of The Lady ParaNorma (not to be confused with the upcoming Laika feature ParaNorman), a new CG short written and directed by Vincent Marcone, a.k.a. My Pet Skeleton. Here’s a trailer:
The crafty folks at Blinkink have folded up a new stop-motion spot for Peugeot. It was direted by Joseph Mann, and produced in just 4 weeks.
Q-hyun Kim, an animation student at New York’s School of Visual Art has revealed a teaser for an upcoming thesis project titled Mirror. Eighteen months in the making, the project follows two cats from different worlds who swap places. The full short will arrive next month. Stay tuned!
Just when you’re ready to sit down and have a nice delicious breakfast, a damn dinosaur always screws things up. Am I right? This has got to stop, people. Here’s Jurassic Park 5, from Jason Steele:
Buenos Aires-based Flamboyant Paradise was called into duty for this new CG spot for a biopark/zoo in their homeland. Javier Lourenço and Antoine Quairiat directed the ad which pits Birds versus Wallabies:
