Animation, Art, and Other Shiny Things
I haven’t posted a 360-degree video before – although I’ve never come across a 360-degree animation appropriate for posting here before. I like to cast the videos to my television as I write up the post, but this requires a computer and a mouse (or VR gear) so you don’t lose the action that occurs around the viewer.
Mac and Cheez are a couple bumbling brothers with grand ambitions. From Baobab Studios.
We got a couple inches of snow here in Seattle since yesterday and, with the preponderance of hills and a tendency to ice up, just getting to work was a slogging chore. While the library won’t be getting many of it’s usual type of patrons today, as a “warming station” – a city-approved spot to get out of the cold – we will get many of our homeless and insecurely housed neighbors stopping in. And that’s ok with me, because that’s how we roll (as they say) here at the library.
So, for those folks, and everyone else feeling the bite of winter’s chill, stay safe, stay warm, and watch through this little window into some heat.
A lonely service robot that is unable to leave his post tends to his duties as he wonders why no one comes in for service any more.
A wonderfully atmospheric short by Brian Watson.
Tonight’s Friday Night music video adds some class to the place.
The Gas Clock is a fragment of Goethe’s tragedy where Faust and Mephisto travel in time and space, between the living and the dead, in a maze that they may never find their way out of.
Animated by Mattias Gordon of whom we are a fan! More of his well done animation here.
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.
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