SHOWCASE
SHOWCASE
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little band of sailors by Leiser
Surreal, offbeat, and playful, this music video for “Little Band of Sailors” is from Eric Leiser of Albino Fawn Productions. Experimentalism, in this case, equates to “dark and dedicated fun with the medium.” Read on to see another music video and an Indiegogo campaign that Leiser is launching for a full length stop mo film,…
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the gravedigger’s tale by min-young
Director / Animator Min-Young Oh breathes new life into ancient storytelling with her beautifully staged short, “The Gravedigger’s Tale.” It has been selected by both the Edinburgh and Guanajuato International Film Festivals. Read on for comments from this sensitive soul and up-and-coming filmmaker.
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things matter by wilson
Gargantuan achievement in animation! Acclaimed Director Dougal Wilson‘s orchestration of characters is nothing short of a symphony in stop motion. The fact that he originally studied astrophysics may be a factor. It also is always impressive when animators are able to maintain such a sense of warmth and spontaneity through such clearly arduous long hours…
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Blank: A Vinylmation Love Story by Disney
Disney studios once again employ Dragonframe to craft a sweeping animation. The film chronicles a love story between two factory toys that go unpainted. Disney, in celebration of individual creativity, has released a line of collectible 3″ figurines that are ‘blank’, to be decorated as the buyer wishes. Choose your own adventure. Read on to…
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the making of longbird by anderson
Certainly not baffled by this recent awarding of the 2013 BAFTA for Best Short Animation, though we are mystified by the multiple technique-flexing film itself. Seems Jorge Luis Borgés and Woody Allen have both taken an interest in animation and Russian history, or maybe it is Director Will Anderson, or wait…who is in charge here,…