Recent Posts Tagged With 'inspiration'

• Walter Wick and balacing Act

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 13:47 in funny, inspiration, artists

  Walter Wick, photographer and children's book author who has produced the “I Spy” and “Can You See What I See” books, sales of which have totaled over 19 million copies is also a master model builder. He creates layered scenes of found or cr...

• アホな走り集

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 14:55 in funny, inspiration, resources, video reference

  Sick Motion Studies......

• Mary & Max

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 12:56 in inspiration, animators, animated features, stop mo

  This is a wonderful film.Below, he says "The true actors are the animators..."...

• Home Videos Channels Shows Change Player Size Watch this video in a new window Little Dragon - Twice

  Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 17:33 in inspiration, Music Videos, puppets, animated shorts

  Music video for Little Dragon.Also acts as a pilot for upcomingshort film "Dreams from the Woods".A shadow puppet theater featuring the little girl, the big bird and the skeleton.Directed by Johannes Nyholm.Puppet Masters: Yukimi Nagano, Håkan Wiren...

• Milton Glaser Draws & Lectures

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 11:30 in inspiration, learning, artists, sketches

  MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.Now go draw something!...

• Duracell "Bunnies" commercial

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 15:13 in inspiration, cg, visual fx, animated commercials

  Cute doesn't even come close to describe...Agency : Ogilvy FranceDirected by : PLEIXCountry of production : FranceProduction company : Warm and fuzzyPost house : Digital District...

• Revisit The Incredibles

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 01:08 in inspiration, disney, cg, pixar, animated features

  Not much to say...I watched The Incredibles tonight.I hadn't seen it since it came out - 2004 - wow.Possibly the best movie ever - animated or not.It's like the characters are real people.I love me some Violet.Edna makes me giggle like a little girl....

• The Beatles: Rock Band Short Film

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 15:42 in inspiration, 2D, animators, animated shorts

  I know I am late on this, but this is just so awesome I had to post for posterity....

• Mankind Is No Island

  Posted on Friday September 4th, 2009 at 13:26 in inspiration, independent film making

  Tropfest NY 2008 winner, "Mankind Is No Island" by Jason van GenderenShot on a cellphone...

• D-9

  Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 12:08 in inspiration, Robot, cg, visual fx, animated features

  Check out more content from DISTRICT 9--produced by Peter Jacksonand directed by Neill Blomkampat http://d-9.comWowsie Wow! ...

• Short Animation -ALARM

  Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 16:17 in inspiration, cg, animators, animated shorts

  Wowsie Wow!!Great Animation (subtleties!!!), lighting, camera work, char design, the render!!!!...

• Drawing with Rhonda - Whoah!

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 13:40 in design, inspiration, cg, 2D

  James Paterson drawing in a 3D tool called Rhonda. The program, created by Amit Pitaru, allows for the creation of sculptural wireframe models....

• Genre by Don Hertzfeldt

  Posted on Sunday August 9th, 2009 at 13:21 in inspiration, animators, animated shorts

  An "oldie"but a "goodie" from 1996... GenreI saw Hertzfeldt speak at Spike and Mike's festival in 1996 in San Diego. he has been a favorite of mine. Great timing and incredible charm, plus a little blood and darkness breaks it all up!...

• Building Projections

  Posted on Sunday July 19th, 2009 at 00:07 in inspiration, cg, Geek Stuff, visual fx

  Projection on Buildings from NuFormer Digital Media on Vimeo.Ohhh YeahNuFormer Digital Media develops high-skill 3D video mapping projections. These 3D projections will be custom-made to fit any specific building and will be exposed by a battery of p...

• Robot Sculptor

  Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 22:19 in inspiration, Geek Stuff

  Robot Sculptor Mike RivamontePossibly the kewlest thing I have seen in a long time!...

• Been a Long Time, Shoulda Left You With A Dope Beat To Step To...

  Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 22:12 in inspiration, visual fx, animated shorts, video reference

  Revenge from lernert Engelberts on Vimeo.I cannot believe it's been nearly 3 months since I last posted here. I started a new job at Image Metrics as Anim Sup for over 20 animators on over a dozen projects and there is just no time. I have gotten a...

• The Muppet Show - Bruce Schwartz Japanese Ghost Story

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 14:52 in inspiration, muppets, puppets

• It's Hard Being Oxygen

  Posted on Thursday May 7th, 2009 at 17:26 in funny, inspiration, cg, animated shorts

  Oxygen from Christopher Hendryx on Vimeo.SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO awesome on so many levels!...

• Joel Trussell

  Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 20:20 in inspiration, 2D, character designers, concept artists

  Joel TrussellI love this guy's work...

• Poop deck pappy Walk Cycle

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 19:04 in inspiration, animators

  Another treasure from Michael Sporn...

• Amautalab

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 14:10 in inspiration, Music Videos, cg, 2D, visual fx, animated shorts, stop mo, animated commercials

  Awesome!!!The timing of the reactions made me giggle...Client: Nat GeoProduct: Ecology messagesConcept, Production, Animation and Direction: Amautalab Music Clip for Anne LaplantineClient: Angelika Kohlerman RecordsConcept, Production and Direction: ...

• Tissa David

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 13:10 in inspiration, animators, animation history, animated shorts

  I am flooded with emails from ambitious female animators entering the field and asking me for advice and mentoring. Sooooo, I wanted to give props to one female animator I have always admired and wished could have been MY mentor - Tissa David.There ...

• Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo

  Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2009 at 14:39 in inspiration, events, animation history

  Dear Readers,I apologize for being so absent. My new job has kept me quite busy, but I am coming up for air to tell you about this great event!!! I am HUGE Milt Kahl fan and the rest of the panel is definitely one you don't get to hear from every d...

• Mykonos

  Posted on Saturday March 28th, 2009 at 20:21 in inspiration, Music Videos, animators, animated shorts, stop mo

  Mykonos from Grandchildren on Vimeo.The short film above looks so much better than most of the design-oriented, digitally created with "crapter fx" or whatever stuff that is churned out there.  The beautifully abstract and less literal concepts and ...

• Where the Wild Things Are - Finally...

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 02:29 in inspiration, cg, visual fx, animated features, character designers

  I am so happy to hear it's finally happening. This is my all time favorite book from my childhood. Probably because I was sent to bed many times with no supper - angel that I was and wished I had Wild Things to be my friends. I have been on the fe...

• NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS behind the scenes

  Posted on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 at 11:50 in inspiration, animators, animated features, stop mo

  NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS behind the scenes from Joel Fletcher on VimeoMy buddy Joel sent me a link to a video of him animating on Nightmare Before Christmas...those stop mo animators are some patient people....

• Interview with Henry Selick

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 15:12 in inspiration, animators, animated features, stop mo

  I am a BIG fan of Coraline, Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick.His description of developing the script is interesting.Story boarding is KING!...

• Crew Tests

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 14:55 in funny, inspiration, cg, animators, visual fx, animated shorts

  Pocketbot Test by Crew 972 from Alex Orrelle on Vimeo.Adrenaline Lemmings CGI test from Alex Orrelle on Vimeo.Great little CG tests by friend and colleagueAlex Orrelle and his Crew 972 in Israel...

• Figures In Space

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 14:45 in inspiration, 2D, animators

  The simplicity is lovely...

• WETA Makes A Mermaid

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 13:55 in inspiration, visual fx

  When a 4-year-old boy approached her at the beach to ask why she had no legs, Nadya Vessey, a double-leg amputee, thought up a novel answer to satisfy the boy's curiosity. A double amputee asks special effects company to make her a prosthetic tail....