Sep 2
2010

Gobelins Students Construct Le Royaume


posted by Aaron

Yet another amazing student film has emerged from the French school Gobelins. Le Royaume (The United) is the creation of Nuno Alves-Rodrigues, Oussama Bouacheria, Julien Chheng, Aymeric Kevin, Sébastien Hary, Franck Monier and Ulysse Malassagne. It’s surely an original tale. We watch a King boss around forest creatures, demanding a castle be erected in his honor.

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Sep 2
2010

Piotrkowski Invites You To Have a Chase


posted by Aaron

I enjoyed the creative twists in Natalie Piotrkowski’s traditionally-animated short, Have a Chase. It was created in her final year at Vancouver Film School in the Classical Animation program.

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Aug 30
2010

Gobelins Students Light Up Smoke My Christmas


posted by Aaron

Smoke My Christmas - GobelinsIt’s a little early to start talking Santa Claus…. or is it? Seems we start this Christmas stuff earlier each year. Well, what better way to do it than a brilliant animated short. Smoke My Christmas was directed by Clément Desnos, Jean-David Fabre, Julien Perron, Rémi Salmon and Vincent Vernier students at Gobelins. The 3-minute short feels a bit anticlimactic, but the dance floor sequence on it’s own is worth the watch. [NSFW - nudity]

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Aug 25
2010

Clip From Hertzfeldt’s I Am So Proud of You


posted by Aaron

Don Hertzfeldt, the Academy-Award nominated animator, continues to work on his trilogy, which so far includes Everything Will Be OK (2006) and I Am So Proud of You (2008). The third segment is apparently in the works. Clips are hard to come by, but this summer a segment from I Am So Proud of You was revealed on YouTube. The short won Best Picture at the Fargo Film Festival.

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Aug 13
2010

Gaze Upon Medusa Animation If You Dare!


posted by Aaron

Medusa animationHoly keee-rap! The seatbelt light is on, and things are about to get bumpy. Nick DiLiberto’s rockin’ Medusa short is a tour de force of traditional animation and white-knuckle demon-fighting. I believe we’re watching Perseus in his quest to kill the angry snake-headed lady we read about in high school. Mike Nassar sent me this link, and then I spotted a short interview with DiLiberto over at Canadian Animation Resources. The Canadian-born animator is currently working at a video game studio in Japan (BioWare, I think), but he’s got more classical 2D shorts in the works. We’ll surely keep you updated, ‘cuz this dude has crazy good skills. [NSFW - tasteful animated frontal nudity]

Filed under: 2D, Animation, Short, Traditional
Jul 22
2010

A Pencil Test Shot From The Illusionist


posted by Aaron

Victor Ens was one of the talented artists working The Illusionist, Sylvain Chomet’s upcoming 2D feature. Here’s a shot that he animated, first as a pencil test:

… and the final (no sound):

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Jul 16
2010

Kamenstky Lets Out the Secret Bee


posted by Aaron

Eclectic artist/animator Gina Kamentsky has revealed the first half of her latest production. The Massachussets-based animator is creating Secret Bee frame-by-frame, painting directly onto found film stock, ala the late Stan Brakhage. Kamentsky has joined the Indiegogo phenomenon, and submitted a call for sponsorship.

Over on our sister-site, ColdHardFlash, we’ve featured a number of her shorts in the past.

Filed under: 2D, Short, Traditional
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