Award Winners

D&AD Awards by Picturesmith

2016-07-18

Picturesmith kills the paper-craft game with this series of shorts for the highly esteemed annual D&AD Awards. All simple and highly conceptual, Picturesmith works with a limited palette to create an array of quirky shorts. In addition to paper shapes jumping, disappearing and morphing, human hands are included in the storyline to add a personal connection to the event. Who knows, maybe next year it will be your hand receiving one of the magnificent Pencil awards!

Make sure to click through for additional clips and a making-of video!

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On the Other Side of the Woods by Anu-Laura Tuttelberg

2016-03-28

 Directed by Anu-Laura Tuttleberg, “On the Other Side of the Woods” is the story of a little girl made of clay who awakens and brings everything she touches to life. The films aesthetic is special because of its unique use of materials for its sets and puppets. The textures are extremely satisfying to watch. Wet clay becomes hardened, pools of water evaporate and replenish, and light slides across every scene . Shot using only natural lighting, both time and the animators touch are very present throughout the piece. “On the Other Side of the Woods” is a great example of what is so special about stop motion. It is a true labor of love and an enchanting and thoughtful film.

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The Ballad of Holland Island House by Lynn Tomlinson

2016-02-03

 The living textures, subtle colors and soft flowing dreamlike animation of Lynn Tomlinson’s film perfectly express sentiment and attachment to place and the weaving and weathering of memory over time. The transporting sound design sweeps us through the years as well. She composed lyrics of the period-based ballad for the film. Read on to watch a behind the scenes video and hear in-depth insights from the artist about her immersive process and well informed underlying environmental message.

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Speed Dating by Meghann Artes

2015-11-22

 Well done! A humbling and harrowing tale on the horrors of speed dating. Things can get pretty hairy out there for the single girl! Read on as Director of Dating Disasters (and finely paced forward thinking filmmaking) Meghann Artes gives Dragonframe an exclusive interview. She shares her inspirations and techniques in cross-pollinated stop motion and also a video of one of her experimental projects. The Emmy and Peabody award winning director also lets us know which Dragonframe features she found most useful in this live actor/ stop motion ‘mixer’.

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