Posts tagged animation
New York: Night and Day (at the same time!)

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/51882148 w=700&h=390] It's not perfect, granted, but Night and Day is a wonderfully original idea with some great shots. It's a project by Philip Stockton, who says: "New York: Night and Day is a combination of non-traditional video time-lapse and animation. I filmed day and night scenes from around New York City and combined them back into single sequences using rotoscoping techniques. The piece explores the relationships between night and day, by compositing together scenes shot in the same location over a time period ranging from 4 - 8 hours. I hope you enjoy it."

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimation, rotoscope, time lapseComment
Olympic Vermin

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/46296980 w=700&h=390] Olympic Vermin is such a great title for this video, featuring the scruffy creatures of London having their own mini-Olympic torch lighting. I have to say, I’d almost rather watch this then the real Olympics. Those rats are pretty cute (but you know, not in real life). Nice work from Amael Isnard and Leo Bridle.(via)

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimals, animation, entertainment, gaming, london, nature, olympic, pigeon, rat, relay, squirrel, stop motion, torch, vermin, video Comment
Arthur Russell - A little bit lost

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO2F48JKIlo&w=700]

This is an unofficial video. It's made with an excerpt of the animation 'Girl And Dolphin' by R. Zelma. The song is from the album 'The World Of Arthur Russell'. Love that cello!

"I'm a little lost Without you Or that could be an understatement Oh now I hope that I have paid the cost To let a day go on by and not Call on you"

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimation, arthur russell, cello, dolphin, music, sea, videoComment
The Sham-Ettes - Hey There Big Bad Wolf

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48NthNJLsAA&w=700] The Sham-Ettes sing "(Hey there) Big Bad Wolf", accompanied by clips from Betty Boop in Dizzy Red Riding-Hood (1931).

The Sham-Ettes (a.k.a. the Shamettes) were Loraine Genero, Jane Anderson, and Fran Curcio, who acted as sidekicks for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in his live Revue. After Sam the Sham had a hit with "Lil' Red Riding Hood" in 1966 they were called upon to record an answer song, "(Hey There) Big Bad Wolf," for which the Sham-Ettes are best remembered today.

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimation, betty boo, betty boop, big bad wolf, cartoon, nursery rhyme, the sham-ettes, the shamettesComment
The Strange Powers of the Placebo Effect

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRVCaA5o18] Do drugs stop working if you know they are little better than a sugar pill? And do cultural factors, like our collective faith in a treatment, have a measurable effect on the benefits?

The response to placebo has increased significantly in recent years (as has the response to medication): perhaps our expectations of those drugs have increased.

Created by: Daniel Keogh and Luke Harris

Sources: Ben Goldacre's book 'Bad Science' has an excellent chapter on placebos - he collects stuff on it here.

The Wikipedia page on Placebos is pretty excellent too.

"Our minds create the medicine, and that is pretty freakin' weird."

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimation, bad science, ben goldacre, daniel keogh, luke harris, placebo, scienceComment
DOT DOT DOT (official video)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2Z23SAFVA&w=700] Excellent piece of typography/animation/comedy/etc based around the comments on a YouTube clip of a game, or something. I, for one, absolutely LOVE the comments you get in YouTube. Just so bonkers. There must be a lot of very angry people out there constantly screaming at their screens "WTF! OMG man" - so livid they can't even type straight. Perhaps it's actually just hugely cathartic, and they sit down to tea after a good vent with a big smile on their face. "Gosh darling, I feel so much better. Told VikingNinja87 where to shove it. He'll think twice before flaming me again. These chips are good."

(with a tip of the hat to Felix)

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimation, dotdotdot, film, funny, type, youtubeComment
Stop motion

Sometimes the video that goes with a song is just... well is just exactly right. Oren Lavie's song, Her Morning Elegance, has this gorgeous piece of stop motion (which he also directed). It earned a 2010 Grammy Award nomination for "Best Short Form Music Video". There's a website here on which you can buy individual frames. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY]

Some bright spark did a fantastic parody of it too:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvp7PgWGQzA]

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimation, her morning elegance, music, oren lavie, stop motionComment
Love & Theft

(spotted on someone else's Facebook) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEUxlwb2uFI]

"And I'm still carrying the gift you gave, It's a part of me now, it's been cherished and saved, It'll be with me unto the grave And then unto eternity." (Bob Dylan)

Script, direction: Andreas Hykade Design, animation: Andreas Hykade Animation assistance: Angela Steffen Art work: Natalia Eck Compositing: Christof Hoffmann Sound, Music: Heiko Maile Funding: MFG and FFA Production assistance: Simone Fischer Production: Thomas Meyer-Hermann Studio FILM BILDER 2010

UncategorizedJack Dysonanimation, cartoon, film, love, theft Comments
Banksy does the Simpsons

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo] Of course, this isn't the first time the show has taken a swipe at Fox: the cartoon has parodied Fox News, while the network's owner, Rupert Murdoch, has appeared in the show as a "billionaire tyrant".

It is the first time an artist has been involved in the opening credits of the show, credited with being the most successful television brand of all time. Al Jean, The Simpsons executive producer, joked: "This is what you get when you outsource."

Banksy is said to have been inspired by reports that Simpsons characters are animated in Seoul, South Korea.

The sequence is said to have been one of the most closely guarded secrets in US television – comparable to the concealment of Banksy's own identity.

The episode, MoneyBart, will be shown in the UK on 21 October.

art, VideoJack Dysonanimation, art, banksy, simpsons, tvComment
The grown-up film, the children's book - lil' inappropriate

You might recognise Josh Cooley's pen from his time at Pixar. For the last two years, he's spent his spare time working on his Lil' Inappropriate Book line. They've now been compiled into a book, and will be released alongside a rocking set of saucy playing cards. There are a few galleries dotted around. I want to buy one of the prints. There's a link here to some larger images, and a larger range (though smaller) on his blog. Click through and see if you can recognise the films...

art, design, OddJack Dysonanimation, films, josh cooley, pixar, retro, why isn't this my job?Comment