Videos and Information Relevant to animation

"Ancestors" from History of Forgotten Things by Jed Whedon and the Willing (jedwhedon.com) Animation by Efehan Elbi (vimeo.com/​efehan / twitter.com/​efehan)

«SECRET ISLAND» -- Zwischen Traumwelt und Realität. Zwischen Vergangenheit und Zukunft. Zwischen Abreise und Ankunft. Hier und Jetzt. Die Schweizer Band Monophon veröffentlicht den ersten 3D-animierten Video-Clip der Schweiz und enführt Zuschauer in «SECRET ISLAND» auf eine Reise zwischen Traumwelt und Realität. Zwischen Vergangenheit und Zukunft, und doch auf eine Reise im Hier und Jetzt. In drei Minuten werden die gewohnt spährischen Klänge der Newcomer perfekt visualisiert und wecken Sehnsüchte, die in jedem von uns stecken. Animation: Cedric Neuhaus und Daniel Schmid monophon.ch

The Alphabet 2- a horn book video experiment - is a developmental spelling - video where each character visually represents the meaning of the word itself. Playing with different techniques and materials into little and big spaces, but always focusing on Helvetica font's proportions. A collection of words in a delightful spelling-video. Direction / Postproduction / Sound Design Alessandro Novelli Design / Animation / Set Design Andrea Gendusa / Alessandro Novelli Additional Animation and Set Design Mario Arcadu DOP Giulia Arantxa Novelli Thanks To: Alina & Michela Dettori, Bianca Novelli, Federica Patitucci, Caterina Pecoraro, Stefano Tore music track: Fréhel "Tel qu'il est" 1936 n9ve web site n9ve.it

My Graduation Short Film, directed at l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs of Paris in 2010 - 2011, in the animation section. FRICTIONS mixes live action and stop motion animation and has been shot with a Canon Camera 5D Mark II and a 24-70 L lens, in a blue screen studio located in Ensad's building. directed by: Steven Briand with: Julien Jourdain de Muizon choreographer: Clara Henry cinematographer and cameraman: Pierre Yves Dougnac music and sound design: Moritz Reich & Agathe Courtin visual effects: Francis Cutter & Benoit masson costume: 2WS - world wild souls first assistant: Romain Daudet Jahan animation assistants: Nathalie Anne Boucher, Camille Chabert & Luca Fiore visual effects assitant: Sarah Escamilla Contact: briand.steven@gmail.com

A story about growing up in the universe. A music video for the band Rendezvous, made February-March 2011. They pretty much gave me carte blanche to do whatever I wanted to do, and this is what came out. A long write up about it can be found here. You might find it interesting. bombsfall.blogspot.com/​2011/​09/​post-mortem-murph.html THIS WEEKEND: I will putting a short BEHIND THE SCENES video together, showing bits of how things were put together, etc. Nothing crazy in-depth, but enough to answer some questions I've been getting and maybe inspire others to do some similar stuff. So check back here, or add me on twitter/facebook to stay up on things. The links to both are at my blog or my site. Check out Rendezvous. They are super rad. The Murph single has a bunch of awesome remixes as well. rendezvousmusic.co.uk/​ I'm always up for freelance work, be it for agencies, studios, bands or whoever. Drop me a line at mrscottbenson at gmail.com.

On September 11th, 2001, Michael Trinidad called Monique Ferrer from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower to say one last goodbye. rauchbrothers.com storycorps.org Directed by: The Rauch Brothers Art Direction: Bill Wray Producers: Lizzie Jacobs & Mike Rauch Animation: Tim Rauch & Erica Perez Audio Produced by: Michael Garofalo Music: Fredrik Label: The Kora Records Publisher: House of Hassle Funding provided by: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting The Carnegie Corporation of New York National Endowment for the Arts

During a routine scan on a distant planet, a young space scout finds romance with a female pilot. But when peril strikes the two star-crossed explorers, he must face what lurks in the darkness of the planet to rescue the girl. Making Of- vimeo.com/​28299814 dangerplanet.blogspot.com for more! Danger Planet is an animated short created by students at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee. This 4 minute student animation was finished primarily in a summer after over a year of preproduction. Credits Justin Burks, Danny Cooper, Andrew Lopez, Chris Wombold, Brandon Bailie, Stephanie Miranda, Aaron Adams, Yannick Amegan, Cassidy Stone, Gareath Murray, Christine Turner, Beau Sherman, Matt Kidd For info contact juburks2000@gmail.com

I combined everyday soap bubbles with exotic ferrofluid liquid to create an eerie tale, using macro lenses and time lapse techniques. Black ferrofluid and dye race through bubble structures, drawn through by the invisible forces of capillary action and magnetism. Time-lapse sequences: Nikon D90, Nikkor 60mm macro lens and custom built intervalometer. Motion-control: Arduino driven scanner platform and mirror rigs Score: Ableton Live View Compressed 01 vimeo.com/​22866665 Twitter twitter.com/​kpimmel

our graduation film from Bezalel academy of art and design. directed & designed by: Natalie Bettelheim animation: Sharon Michaeli sound design & music: Yoav Brill project blog: projecthowl.blogspot.com

THE 3-YEAR WAIT IS OVER! FINALLY ONLINE IN ITS HI-DEF, FULL-LENGTH GLORY: MAX HATTLER & JEMAPUR COLLABORATION AANAATT! Complete credits, awards and screening history: maxhattler.com/​aanaatt Onedotzero interview with Max Hattler: vimeo.com/​13454564 1-minute teaser: vimeo.com/​1640427 "Hattler proposes an unusual stop-motion animation, where objects of abstract shape and unknown function move in a space that bears no relationship to any kind of real experience. The various elements move within this three dimensional space, like parts of a dynamic painting that condenses a whole series of references to contemporary art: from the constructivism of Moholy-Nagy, to the historic abstracts of Mondrian and Klee, and on to the more recent experience of conceptual and kinetic art. Changing shapes, plays of colour and transforming surfaces compose a dynamic universe that is both alienating and fascinating at the same time." Invideo 2010, Italy "An exciting experiment in the tradition of Oskar Fischinger (Komposition in Blau, 1935), Dwinell Grant (Composition No. 1, 1940) and Slavko Vorkapich (Abstract Experiment in Kodachrome, 1950s). Max Hattler presents a well-done interaction between music and moving images. Space is turned upside down and the animated objects become faceless dancers in a constructivist ballet." Vienna Independent Shorts 2010, jury statement by Anton Fuxjäger "Max, AANAATT is one of your most beautiful animations. I often show it as an outstanding example to my students. Above all, the work is NOT just another demonstration of technique or technology, but rather a classic in the field of Visual Music, and a unique example of creative ingenuity and elegant design." Robert Darroll, media artist, 2011