Rabbit – Disturbing Short Animated Film by Run Wrake
Rabbit is a multi-award winning, short film directed by animator & illustrator, Run Wrake. The film was commissioned by the Arts Council of England and Channel 4. The disturbing and…
Stop Motion Animation From Japan Features Strike Witches and Busou Shinki Action Figures
This fan-made, stop motion animation video from Japan, has it all. Action, comedy, explosions, and even a damsel in distress. The huge cast includes Gundam warriors, Busou Shinki, Strike Witches and others.
All Busou Shinki action figures have a Multi Moveable System (MMS), which allows for easy manipulation and poseability. The body parts are also interchangeable with the parts of other Busou Shinki action figures, and can be customized without using the usage of any tools.
Watch the video after the jump.
The Rollercoaster – Ad for Zurich Chamber Orchestra
This is what good advertising looks like. This award winning commercial was created by Euro RSCG for the Zürich Chamber Orchestra. Simply outstanding work.
Roadmovie – Brilliant Stop Motion Animated Film by Rogier Wieland
Roadmovie is a very creative stop motion film by Rogier Wieland, an animator based in the Netherlands. He used cardboard cutouts and iStopMotion from Boinx Software to create his masterpiece. Visit…
Animation Backgrounds Blog has Images From Retro Animated Films and Cartoons
I have always been a fan of hand painted backgrounds, especially the ones in the Tom and Jerry series created during the Hanna Barbera era, which were produced by Fred…
I Met The Walrus – An Oscar Nominated Short Film
The multi-award winning “I Met The Walrus“ short film is based on a real life encounter between John Lennon and a 14 year old fan at Toronto’s King Edward Hotel in 1969. Lennon graciously allowed Jerry Levitan, the young fan, to conduct an impromptu interview, which he (Jerry) recorded with the aid of a reel-to-reel tape deck.
The 40 minute interview was edited and condensed into a pithy 5 minute animated film in 2007 by Josh Raskin. Raskin combined the original audio recording with the computer illustrations of James Braithwaite and the hand drawn sketches of Alex Kurina to create a truly inspiring work of art.
Batman: Gotham Knight – 5 Minute Preview
The animated, Direct-to-DVD Batman: Gotham Knight is a series of six animated tales set between the events of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Completely dark and somber in tone, the films in the series were written by some talented, award winning writers like Alan Burnett and Josh Olson (of A History of Violence fame). And as with the very brilliant Animatrix, the films were all created by top Japanese Anime artists and directors.
The animated anthology is a rare specimen in the DC universe, as it’s to be released under a PG-13 rating in the U.S. and a 15 rating certificate in the United Kingdom on July 8.
Presto – 30 Second Sneak Peek From Pixar Studios
Presto is a short animated film from Pixar Studios, which will be shown before the screening of the WALL-E movie.
The amusing plot involves the battle of wits between Presto – an egoistic, star magician, and his poor rabbit Alec, who has not been fed by the magician one too many times.
Pixar has now released a sneak peek of the short film for our viewing pleasure.
Watch it after the jump.
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Astro Boy Mural Made From Recycled Train Tickets
An intricate and massive mural featuring the iconic Astro Boy was created using over 138,000 used metro train tickets to commemorate the opening of the Fukutoshin subway line in Tokyo.…
MyToons.com Launches HD Animation
Launched in March 2007, MyToons.com is an online animation community, which provides a free platform for animations professionals and budding artists to showcase their creations. Users can upload and share their original animations with a global audience of animators and fans of the medium.
To coincide with the first major design overhaul of the site, MyToons.com has now launched HD Animation, supposedly becoming the first online animation site to do so. The site has invited animators to upload their animations in high definition.
You can watch some great HD quality animation on the site, including the recently released Big Buck Bunny open film.
Unfortunately, despite the site’s claim that the HD videos can be embedded on other sites, I was unable to do so. Pity.
Update: The good folks at Mytoons have informed me that the glitch has been rectified, and HD embedding now works seamlessly.
Anyhow, watch a short and entertaining animated film titled “A Faery’s Tale,” one of the many films featured on the site.