Tag Archives: animation

Photocopy Romance

A music video shot entirely using a photocopier by Neverhide Films, and a nice making of Flickr set. (via changethought)

New video from OK Go: Last Leaf

Do these guys ever rest? (via coudal)

By Christopher on November 9, 2010 • animation food music video OK Go stop motion video art

Stop animation video for When I Am King by Dutch indie rocker Tim Knol, directed by Sverre Frederiksen. The two minute film took two months to shoot and uses a technique known as pyrography, where the illustrations are burned onto wood and then animated. (via the recently relaunched drawn)

By Christopher on October 28, 2010 • animation stop motion video art wood

One Minute Apple Pie

Stop animation by Sergey Yazvinsky.

By Christopher on October 26, 2010 • animation cooking food stop motion video art

Pražský orloj turns 600

The Prague astronomical clock turned 600 this week, and why not celebrate one of the worlds most complex clocks with a craaaazy projected animation. I walked past this clock almost every day in 2004, wish I could have seen this first-hand. Projection work by Macula. (via kottke)

By Christopher on October 15, 2010 • animation astronomy clocks history Prague projection

Did Fox Rip Run?

There’s no shortage of news this week surrounding Fox and their animated programs both present and future, but I haven’t found anything on this so I figured I’d take a stab at highlighting an interesting coincidence with the animated intro for their new show Raising Hope.

Exhibit A

In 2005 animator Run Wrake with funding from animate! creates a brilliant and delightfully bizarre animation called Rabbit utilizing a unique style blending typography and cut-out characters reminiscent of Scott Foresmans 1950s era Dick and Jane books. For two years Rabbit wins numerous awards from film festivals around the world.

Exhibit B

In September 2010 Fox airs Raising Hope a new comedy starring Martha Plimpton with an intro by LA-based Shine Studio (sorry can’t embed).

Topically these two pieces that are very different. One uses seven animated vignettes over 60 seconds to give quick backstory of the shows main characters, and doubles as opening credits. The other is an 8-minute short film about two evil children who discover a jam-eating monster trapped in the abdomen of a rabbit that has the power to turn bugs into diamonds. The childrens insatiable greed leads to their tragic demise when they’re eaten alive by insects. So there’s that.

But stylistically there are some things that are uncannily similar. Both use typography to label objects. Both use the same hinged arm animation style to make the characters move. In one scene both even utilize a labeled “house” and “van”.

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I personally don’t feel too strongly whether this is a simple coincidence, an acceptable homage or blatant copying. There are probably more differences than similarities, but it does make me go hmmm. The moment I saw it on TV I wondered if Run was involved with the project. I haven’t heard back from him via email but would be curious to know his take.