Chomet is back with a visually stunning animated feature based on an unproduced script by Jacques Tati (watch this then go find all his movies). Traditional cel animation is so beautiful–the detail here is on par with the 1940s Disney classics. Premieres at Berlin 2010, then coming to a theater near you!
Category Archives: animation
The Illusionist
posted by evan on June 15th, 2010| categories: animation video | Tags: cel animation, disney, Jacques Tati, Sylvain Chomet, The Illusionist | comments
“The Ruined Cast” Trailer
Dash Shaw is making a full-length animated sci-fi film. So badass! Way to go Sundance Labs. Music is impeccable, like an off-kilter Inception
posted by evan on May 30th, 2010| categories: animation | Tags: Dash Shaw, hand drawn, Sundance Lab, The Ruined Cast | comments
AU “Ida Walked Away”: VIDEO
La Bionda: “I Wanna Be Your Lover” VIDEO
This is the ultimate jam. As my fave arty nude photo blog Synthetic Pubes observes, Daft Punk just retroactively got smacked across the face with an 80s gauntlet.
Skhizein: VIDEO
This odd, haunting masterpiece is the best short film, animated or otherwise, I’ve seen in years (sorry, Skhizein, but nobody beats Norman McLaren). Go over to the short’s official site if you’d like to be bowled over by a loooong list of award victories (though, oddly, it didn’t even make the final five for the ’08 Oscars. But Crash also won an Oscar, so, y’know, idiots).
The short’s plot is a pretty straightforward allegory for a number of phobias and mental illnesses, but never does it devolve into a lecture or come across as preachy. An entertaining story AND potent message?! Waiter, cancel our order for a bigger boat, one has just arrived for us.
via /Film
posted by evan on December 27th, 2009| categories: animation video | Tags: short film, Skhizein | comments
Alma: VIDEO
Guess what? Some dude from Pixar made a great short film. Seemingly impossible, no? It’s not like they have a track record for mind-blowing stuff. This is how I imagine a conversation would go down between my two favorite television characters after they watched this video.
Pete Campbell: “Can you imagine? A thing like that.”
Omar: “Oh, indeed.”
I especially enjoy the (ironic?) peppy, hopeful score at the end despite the decidedly unchill finale. Those Spaniards and their sensibilities…
via /Film
posted by evan on December 20th, 2009| categories: animation film video | Tags: Pixar, Rodrigo Blaas, short film | comments
The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D.
A few days ago the ‘noids and I both twittered about this eccentric little Animated Web Series That Could over at IFC.com. But, in case you’re not the microblogging type (but are the regular blogging type? I’d guess very few of those people exist), this small, engaging project is definitely worth your eight minutes.
Comic book artist Dash Shaw (previously responsible for 2008′s Fantagraphics delight Bottomless Belly Button) also released Unclothed Man via Fantagraphics this month. Disparate animation styles and simple, hand drawn production value is the perfect vessel for a world where future-artists hone their still life sketches on rigid, unmoving droids. Our hero, Rebel X-6, is no droid. Defiance works best when you start small, I suppose.
Embedded is the first installment (watch the rest here), but the second and third chapters are my true favorites. That’s what we call a “hook” in the biz (what biz?):
Blockhead: “The Music Scene” VIDEO
incredible video from animator Anthony Francisco Schepperd – fits nicely in the same universe as the work of Jean Giraud and wizards
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