Animation, Art, and Other Shiny Things
Have you ever wanted to walk into a painting? To sit by an impressionist shore, perhaps?
Well, here’s a start. This short takes us on a tour of Van Gogh’s world.
Animated by Maciek Janicki.
I love the style of this stop-motion short. The story is great fun too!
Somewhere near the hall of Brétigny-sur-Bizet, in front of a raging crowd, the most outstanding dogs face each other to measure their talents and strengths. Among them is Sweetheart, encouraged by the best and most noisy crowd. Will he triumph in this hard competition?
Animated by Chloe Alliez.
Pomposity doesn’t always live up to circumstance, and sometimes that slide into sin is quite the ride.
Two eccentric nuns arrive late at the Holy Mass and get expelled from the service. While doing a cleaning chore as punishment, they accidentally break a valuable liturgical object. Full of regrets, they try everything to repair their mistake, but nothing goes as expected.
A giggle-worthy short from Isart Digital.
A blend of different animation styles, quick patter, and a broken 4th wall make this short great – unless you’re a 3D animation student.
In a hospital for animated characters, a classic 2d doctor and a clay animation nurse must operate on a broken 3d model.
Animated by Sawyer Geffert at Ringling College.
I love me some Goldfish and this one adds to the pile o’ videos we have posted here already. Perfect for a Friday Night music video.
An act of kindness by a young homeless girl is repaid with the help of a lively group of cans. A simple story and an exhilarating romp.
By Paige Carter, Kathryn Knudson, and On Yee Lo at Ringling College of Art + Design.
Puzzles need to be solved, and some are more proactive about it than others. The puzzle in this case is a wonderful character.
From Polder Animation.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday here is a story of redemption.
Set in a ‘Whites Only’ barber shop in the 1930s, the straight-laced, former military man of a barber goes through the same routine every day – including the playing of a martial-style record on the Victrola. When the Victrola breaks down, the barber hears a jazz trumpeter outside his shop on the street and comes into possession of a trumpet with music of its own.
This short animation tells us a small truth of history – though I would wish the change in our society were so quick and lasting. In the 1920s and 30s, Jazz was bursting out of the seams of New Orleans, Chicago, Harlem and many other cities. Mainly in the black clubs, it caught on with white audiences in a big way. Though racism was still affected by whom and where jazz was played, there began a steady flaking away of divisions between black and white musicians and within a few decades some bands integrated.
Granted, this integration caused some clubs to deny those bands a venue, or ask them to remove their black musicians, but a few bands, like Dave Brubeck’s, canceled or refused to play at those clubs.
It’s been over 50 years since Civil Rights laws were passed in this country and we still struggle to absorb it fully into our society. I don’t understand why, but continue to hope.
Every year on this day, the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. I listen to his “I’ve Got a Dream” speech and have it posted here. Take a moment to listen and then some time to think. Prejudice and hate are two things that should be resisted and spoken out against.
Bendy, the dancing demon, stars in this animated musical welcoming Henry home to one hell of a show. I’ve found several music videos featuring Bendy and other characters from the horror/puzzle game Bendy and the Ink Machine, but I like this one the best.
Animation by SquigglyDigg, arrangement and music by Gabe Castro.
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