Dragon Stop Motion

Coastal Cool by Buck

2015-06-08

 Simplicity is never really simple…Buck Studios does a great job with this spare and clean presentation. “Coastal Cool” is a spot for Sherwin Williams/HGTV and seeks to inspire everyday people to become artists in their own homes. The sharp lighting brings a sunny day and the creamy negative space just takes all cares away…not to mention the smooth, aquatic yet subtly crab-like motion in the animation. Honestly, all that planning must have been a beach! Here also is a piece from Buck, from the yesteryear of 2010, that they did for the launch of Google eBooks. Read on to hear from HGTV about why they chose Buck.

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Opiuo – Quack Fat by Dropbear

2015-06-01


 Opiuo’s single “Quack Fat” off the album Meraki has exploded with the collaboration with Animator Dropbear (aka Jonathan Chong). The bold and vibrant imagery is a visual feast of colour and movement created with a retro Walkman, 40 paper pyramids, 40 micro cassettes, 240 audio cassettes, 5,600 feet of video tape, 108 floppy discs, 2,812 Photos, and hundreds of hours of stop-motion animation! The result is a funk infused display that brings Opiuo’s song to life.

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oh Willy by de Swaef

2012-02-02

A finely crafted and charming animated short coming out this month, by Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels. The film is co-produced by Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi!, Polaris Film Productions and il Luster Films. Read further as Director Emma De Swaef graciously speaks with us about the production:

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