Computer Animation Arts

"The Present"   “The Present” is a thesis short from the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The Present” is based on a great little comic strip by the very talented Fabio Coala. Make sure to check out his page: mentirinhas.com.br"

"Here's the Plan" by Fernanda Frick "A married cat-dog couple of cupcake bakers dream of opening their own bakery. One day their oven breaks and they have to postpone their dream in order to earn money and replace it. Somewhere down the line, they drift apart from their dream and from themselves."

"The Loner" by Sticky Monster Lab Music by The Freaks

 Who is Weird Al Yankovic? For those of you who are not familiar with the music of 'Weird Al', he is a extremely talented music artist and musical comedian who has been creating comedy songs and parody songs of contemporary artists for over 40 years. Including, recreating and performing in parody versions of the contemporary music videos. Starting in the 1970's he has created over 150 parody songs and sold more than 12 million albums. Creating parody songs such as ' Eat it -1984' (Beat it by Michael Jackson - 1983), ' Armish Paradise - 1996 ' (Gangsta's Paradise by Colio - 1996), and ' Smells Like Nirvana -1992 ' (Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana 1992). However, in this post we are looking at two of Weird Al's songs 'Don't Download this Song' and 'Word Crimes'. Both of which were visualised using animation. "Don't Download this Song" - 2006 'Don't Download the Song' is a comedy song which captur...

"Wish List" by Directed and animated by Andrew Griffin with illustrations by Scott Garrett, Wish List is funny, quirky and a bit dark in places.

"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" by William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg “Mr. Morris Lessmore" was awarded the Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film in the 84th Academy Awards® in 2012. Inspired in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, "Morris Lessmore" is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation), award-winning author/illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is old-fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.

"A collection of funny (very) short films made by Birdbox Studios for the BBC" "Pub Dog" "Carwash" "Olives" "Mower" "Plane"

"The Wishgranter" by Kal Athannassov, John McDonald, & Echo Wu CGI 3D Animated Short Film The Wishgranter by Kal Athannassov, John McDonald, Echo Wu. Set in a world where wishes are granted by mythical beings that live under fountains, an apathetic wish granter is forced to go above ground to grant a wish of love.

"A collection of funny (very) short films made by Birdbox Studios" "I'll Get the Ice Creams" "Duel" "Guard" "Chop Chop"

"Coin Operated" by Two Ghosts "Coin Operated" is an award-winning 5 minute animated short film that spans 70 years in the life of one naive explorer. This film was proudly made by independent artists.

"The Adventures of Indiana Jones" by Patrick Schoenmaker "Famous archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones is on a quest of a lifetime, but this time he is fully animated in this passion project by life long fan and artist Patrick Schoenmaker. Over the course of 5 years, he has crafted the opening sequence of what would be the tv series to make all other tv shows redundant: "The Adventures of Indiana Jones"!" As mentioned above this film was hand-crafted by Patrick Schoemaker over the course of 5 years (amazing!). Below is a selection of pre-production and production work, including clay scutlptures. You can take a look at more of Patrick's work on his website and blog - http://www.patrickschoenmaker.com/2016/09/

"No More Questions!" by StoryCorps Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was reluctantly taken to a StoryCorps booth by her son and granddaughter. Though Kay resisted, she still had stories to tell—from disobeying her mother and rebuffing suitors while growing up in China to late-life adventures as a detective for Bloomingdale's department store. Kay passed away just weeks after that interview, and her son and granddaughter returned to StoryCorps to remember her gentler side, which she kept to herself.

"How Does Animation Work?" by Tyler Pacana Tyler describes his film as "An overview of how animation is made with traditional, 2D-rigged, stop-motion, and CG techniques." However, I don't think this does it justice. Tyler elegantly and effortlessly explains over a hundred years of changing animation processes using fun and creative visual techniques. He uses whats unique about animation to explain animation - A very clever trick.

"America" by The Moving Company In 1950 Tel Aviv, a mother and her son receive a telegram with an invitation for a phone call from America. The prospects of the call spark hope for a better life in the mother's heart while her son is busy in his own fantasy world inspired from his life in Israel.

"Rebooted" by Michael Shanks It’s not easy for a movie-star to age - especially when you’re a stop motion animated skeleton monster. Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. "Rebooted: Behind the Scenes" by Michael Shanks A stop-motion breakdown, a production breakdown and my emotional breakdown. Behind the scenes of our new film 'Rebooted' - detailing most elements of production whilst leaning into some fun Stop-Motion and VFX what-nots.

"Mr Selfie" by Weareseventeen Something we have all no doubt noticed is the increasing fixation with what is going on our smartphones - if it's not ourselves, then we regularly see other people walking down the street pre-occupied with their phones, we see buses and trains full of commuters fixated on their little screens desperate for some information fix and it’s not uncommon to see friends in restaurants interacting with their phones rather than each other - all missing what is going on around them and reducing their quality of life as a result. This short animation is a playful tale of this modern phenomenon...

"Ex E.T." by ESMA Movies On another planet, where order is put first, a playful kid with a behavior completely different from his peers disturbs the peace around him. After a meeting with the “doctors”, he absorbs a pill, which makes him “normal”. And yet, after a while, his nature takes the advantage! The doctors decide to punish him...

"Nuggets" by Andreas Hykade Kiwi tastes a golden nugget. It's delicious. "Kiwi" by Dony Permedi "My Master's Thesis Animation, which I completed while I was at The School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art, in New York City. Created using Maya, After Effects, and rigged using The Setup Machine by Anzovin studios" - Dony Permedi

"Destiny" by Fabien Weibel, Manuel Alligné, Sandrine Wurster and Victor Debatisse Destiny is a short movie by students at the french school "Bellecour Ecole".

"The Egyptian Pyramids" by Corentin Charron, Lise Corriol, Olivier Lafay, Nicolas Mrikhi Cairo, 1920, an archaeologist is about to discover the secret of the Egyptian Pyramids. Made in Supinfocom Arles (MOPA) for the MuCEM museum in 2013."