Kielitiettyni

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Apr 082013
 

The Tongueling from Elli Vuorinen on Vimeo.

This little animation is by Elli Vuorinen, a recent graduate of the Turken Arts Academy in Finland, has been making waves. Elli has been selected to be a resident animation artist in Tokyo 2012-2013, her animation ‘The Tongueling’ will be part of the KROK international animation festival, was entered into the main competition of Hiroshima International Animation Festival. The Tongueling is a wondruous wintery colour palette, full of high contrasts, this is totally apt seeing as despite it being April and BST, it’s still winter here in the UK. I watched it complete with scarf and blanket over my lap, cradling my coffee as I giggled, gasped, winced and exclaimed by way through this short story. Both funny ha-ha and funny peculiar, this tells the tale of a man looking for love and finding it in a most unexpected place. Full of wet mouth noises, so if you’re a little sensitive, this may not be for you.

Kielitiettyni (The Tongueling)
Wooden knocks are echoing in a frozen landscape when a lonesome man is searching for a tongueling of his own.
Hand-drawn animation- Direction/ Animation/ Script/ Editing: Elli Vuorinen
Sound design: Elli Vuorinen, Jani Lehto
Music: Jani Lehto
Production: Turku Arts Academy / Eija Saarinen/ 2010

Dolce Dulcitone

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Mar 182013
 

DULCITONE (hand drawn animation) from MaPi on Vimeo.

Oh, how I should so very much like to be able to draw like this. Beautiful.

DULCITONE (drawings on paper, 2013)
Concept & Drawings: Tarik Berber
Digital Compositing: Maria Pia Fanigliulo
Original Soundtrack: Charlie Lewis & Kenny Parish
Colour Correction: Sammy Paravan

TXT Island

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Mar 112013
 

TXT ISLAND : animated shortfilm by chrisgavin from Chris Gavin on Vimeo.

With a soundtrack more like that of a multi-million dollar Hollywood movie, this exceptional little animation couldn’t have less in common with a blockbuster. Made with, I imagine, very little budget, a staff role of fewer than fingers on one hand and a damn sight more creativity and imagination, this must have been a labour of love, but the world is a better place for it. The originality of the use of a plastic signboard and a new take on the use of the letters, this short story comes to life with passion and aplomb. I absolutely love it and chuckle with pleasure at such brilliance with every viewing. Needless to say, I’m a great fan of this short. A big fat round of applause to north London boy, Chris Gavin.

Soundtrack was created by Russell Pay.

TXT ISLAND was a nominee for ‘Best Short Film’ at the 2010 British Animation Awards.

Nice Day for a Picnic

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Feb 182013
 

Nice Day for a Picnic from Monica Gallab on Vimeo.

A short animation about routine and daily rituals, the mundanity of repetition going through the cycle endlessly, again…, again…, again…, again… . It’s rather eery to boot, not for the sensitive or those of a nervous disposition. Creepy and a bit gross in places, this animation is beautifully drawn and fantastically produced. There are no thrills, or frills, it’s constructed entirely of a black line drawing on a white background, with occasional strong blocks of colour, denoting clothing and the main context. Strong geometrics and a base of four colours, the impact is immense combined with the seriously sinister soundtrack which will have you on the edge of your seats and hiding behind your hands. But you will watch it, visually grasping every second, several times in a row, for it is truly a work of art with a very serious message. Enjoy it.

Written and directed by Monica Gallab
Sound by Deborah Dourneau

Little Boat

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Feb 112013
 

Little Boat from Nelson Boles on Vimeo.

A gentle treat for this cold and snowy Monday morning. There are bits of funny, bits of sweet and also a bit of heartbreak. The perfect recipe for a story combined with the most lovely of execution. The colours, the delicacy of the drawing, the pared down soundtrack all works together to create a powerful 4 minute short. Perfect for easing one into the working week.

A Visual Reality

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Jan 142013
 

Essays On Reality, Chapter 2 from Greg Barth on Vimeo.

I’d be the first to admit this video is a little peculiar in more than a few ways and I’m not entirely sure I understand it all, but regardless of my mental shortcomings, the visuals are fantastic. The colours, the graphics and the visual display of items are all quite delightful. Lots of nice idea executed precisely and with a visual finesse. The description of the three essays definitely helps clear some of the confusion but doesn’t make the viewing any more comfortable necessarily. I didn’t read the description until after watching, which allowed me to view without bringing any knowledge or preconceived notions to the fore. Worth a viewing or two even if the response is not immediately enthusiastic. Worth a look though.

CREATED AND DIRECTED BY Greg Barth
MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN: Nookaad Productions
TALENT: Maxime Roux
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jean-Constant Guigue
ART DIRECTION AND LEAD DESIGN: Greg Barth
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Jean-Constant Guigue
COSTUMES AND PROPS: Yuki Honjo-Archer, Greg Barth
SETS: Jean-constant Guigue, Clement Yeh

Le Silence Sous L’écorce

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Dec 102012
 

the silence beneath the bark / le silence sous l’écorce from joanna lurie on Vimeo.

I can’t quite decide whether I find this totally weird and creepy, or just funny and quirky. Granted their smiles are slightly sinister but there’s something quite sweet about them too. I wanted a video filled with snow and it’s certainly that. Le silence sous l’écorce means the silence beneath the bark and it’s a video about just that. The soundtrack is non-stop creaking. But what really appealed about this were the colours. The smudgey midnight blues of the trees against the orange and reds of the creatures, both of which are almost smothered by the white of the snow are fantastic. It’s a long video so you might want to wait until you get home to watch it. I would hate to be the cause of trouble at work, lord knows I have to tell myself off often enough for getting sidetracked. Funny little video, but the colours are marvellous and are used beautifully to tell the tale. Enjoy this eery but heart-warming winter wonderland.

Animation by Joanna Lurie

Manolito’s Dream Palette

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Nov 212012
 

Manolitos Dream Manolitos Dream Palette

I’m still watching the animation that I featured in Monday’s blog post, Manolito’s Dream, and enjoying it so much that I’ve done a little interiors paint blog post to accompany it. The colours are marvellous in it, as are these, and whilst you may not use them all in one room (god forbid), they look pretty spectacular here all together. So, please enjoy the short and I hope you don’t all have nightmares of living in a room painted in all of those colours at once. Crikey, just think, D.I.S.C.O.

1. Heat, £30.50, Little Greene, 2.) Crown Paints’ Seville Orange, £23.98, B&Q, 3.) Rubberband, £34, Colour Makes People Happy, 4.) Washed Denim, £30, Mini Moderns, 5.) Blue’s Blue, £POA, PaintLibrary, 6.) Mid-Century Colours’ Garden City, £31.50, Fired Earth, 7.) What’s That Got To Do With The Price of Pork, £34, Colour Makes People Happy, 8.) Mist, £25, Habitat , 9.) Dulux’s Beeswax, £9.73, Homebase

Manolito’s Dream

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Nov 192012
 

Manolito’s Dream from AllaKinda on Vimeo.

This is one to warm the heart on this chilly Autumnal day. Perfect when we’re all struggling to wake up of a morning and harder still to do anything but build a warm, wooly cocoon on the sofa. Manolito’s Dream comes direct from an animation studio based in Barcelona, called Alla Kinda. There is nothing fancy about this animation, but adorable it is from storyline to the gloriously delicious colour palette, it is naively drawn, though by that I mean no disrespect. It has a simplicity to it that nods to early 1950s style cartoons with a wholehearted goodness of all fairytale childhoods complete with lollypop-licking big bad wolf. You’ll start grinning about halfway through and the smile will remain etched on your face way past the end of your second viewing. Watch, and be warmed.

The Modern Dance

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Nov 122012
 

The Modern Dance from Rogier Wieland on Vimeo.

I’m feeling bright and perky this morning, so a similarly energetic video to match. This is great and rather amusing. It must have taken a good long time so it’s only a short, but it’s a wicked idea and nicely executed. ‘The Modern Dance’, by motion graphics designer Rogier Wieland, is a cardboard cut out stop animation of a wee fella dancing. He dances around different parts of an urban landscape, both interior and exterior, as though he was the lord of the dance himself. The choice of background is cleverly incorporated into the dance using the lines and shapes which not only supports the shapes being made but also makes the dancer look like he’s actually dancing there in real. This will not fail to bring a smile to your face. And there ain’t nothing more important than that on a Monday morning, innit.

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