Stop Motion Geek

An old man is torn between the lingering presence of his dead wife, a fish in a jar and the reality of his lonely existence. Link:  http://vimeo.com/annamation/tosfilm Tired of Swimming from Anna Eijsbouts on Vimeo . Credits: Voice man: Peter Caracciolo Voice woman: Norma Cohen Sound Design: Mauricio D'Orey Sound Mix: Mike Wyeld Additional Modelmaking: Jen Cardno, Josh Wedlake, Mirjam Baker, Phoebe Longley-Cook, Samantha Reidy, Marah Curran, Hollie Paxton Additional Post Production: Desmond Lo Titles: Tiddo Muda Colour Grading: Doychin Margoevski Edited by: Lot Rossmark & Anna Eijsbouts A Film By Anna Eijsbouts With the support of Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Huygens Talent Programme, Blink Ink, Nat Cohen Scholarship Copyright Royal College of Art 2012

WWE, the pop culture wrestling phenomenon has gotten into the business of Stop Motion Animation.  Yes, that's right.  Basically, it's WWE action figures had a baby with Seth Green's  Friendship All-Stars  and continually posts 2-minute videos via internet about their accomplishment.  Stoopid Buddy Stooidos is the Stop Motion hub right now, so it's no surprise that WWE have teamed up with them to create this series. There will be a total of 26, 2-minute episodes distributed through WWE Network, Hulu, PlayStation, Xbox, AOL On, Nintendo, Vudu, Google Play, (cough, cough), Kabillion, Mattel.com, and finally, iTunes.  I haven't seen a Stop Motion show distributed like this, ever !  This is basically a long commercial to get boys ages 4-12 to get their moms to buy them toys.  I do not know if this will grow a new legion of Stop Motion loving fans like The Nightmare Before Christmas did, but I say whatever little glorification we can get the bet...

The story exists in its basic features since the fable «The father and his sons» by Aesop (600 B.C.) and is told to this day in anecdotes and urban myths. In «From Dad To Son» we translated a written narrative into a paper crafted animation short. «From Dad To Son» has been screened in 2012-13 at more than 130 film festivals and received 12 awards. Link:  http://vimeo.com/nilsknoblich/fromdadtoson Website:  http://nilsknoblich.com/post/blog/from-dad-to-son/ Flickr photo stream:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/12731603@N06/sets/72157627428247109/with/6797880243/ From Dad To Son - Shortfilm from Nils Knoblich on Vimeo . Credits: Direction & Design: Nils Knoblich Script: Nils Knoblich & Stephan Hanf Production: Nils Knoblich & Stephan Hanf & Kunsthochschule Kassel Animation: Nils Knoblich, Florian Maubach, Olga Gelwer Set and Puppet Construction: Florian Maubach, Olga Gelwer, Marie Kersting Music Production: Georg Conrad Violin: Josefine K...

Concept art for Lucy and the Anvil Very recently, Shadow Machine Studios (the production behind the upcoming  Hell & Back, and  Pinocchio ), leaked out a hint to what could very much be their next feature via their website.  This project, entitled Lucy and the Anvil .  Which is a successful book by Adam Kline and Brian Taylor. All [Shadow Machine] gives us to go on is a synopsis of the film and a few stills of concept art; both of which you can take a look at below.

Quite an interesting short film from Starburns Industries, the geniuses behind the upcoming Kickstarted Anomalisa . Link:  http://vimeo.com/81415074 Holiday from Starburns Industries on Vimeo .

Link:  http://vimeo.com/89396394 WOODOO from Andre Maat on Vimeo .

Universal Pictures Switzerland has just snuck us a brand new, minute and a half BoxTrolls trailer!  My expectation of the film at this point is that It will rank up on the list of best animated features; it will be up there with flicks such as Toy Story , Shrek , and Fantastic Mr. Fox . This trailer also gives us a peek at the plot of the film.  At this point, I am so stoked for this film I can't express the way I feel about it in writing.  I just cannot wait! Directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable, Laika's The BoxTrolls will hit theaters September 26, 2014. Link:  http://youtu.be/wUYNcf4O7IA The BoxTrolls website:  http://www.theboxtrolls.com The BoxTrolls

Not only do I love this video but I really like the song choice and how it entails with the video.  Beautifully animated, really lovely wooden puppets, and did I mention what a masterpiece it is? Link:  http://vimeo.com/ohyeahwow/colourblind Elliot The Bull - Colourblind from Oh Yeah Wow on Vimeo . For all the 'making of' goodness go read the DragonFrame article here:  http://www.dragonframe.com/blog/2014/03/oh-yeah-wow-elliot-the-bull/ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/colourblind-single/id834137268 https://www.facebook.com/elliotthebull http://www.elliotthebull.com http://www.kingdomsounds.com.au Director: Samuel Lewis Producers: Darcy Prendergast & Seamus Spilsbury Created by Oh Yeah Wow:  ohyeahwow.com Facebook:  facebook.com/ohyeahwow Twitter: @ohyeahwow Instagram: oh_yeah_wow Animation: Samuel Lewis VFX Supervisor/Colourist: Andrew Goldsmith VFX Technical Support: Josh Thomas Set Construction & Design: Benjamin Brayshaw ...

Created with meticulous attention to detail and hundreds of hand painted 3D printed models, the commercial not only delivers on humour, but also on an aesthetic quality not often seen on British television. http://vimeo.com/89100027 Potatoes That Speak For Themselves from Jonathan Gallagher on Vimeo . Credits Client: GreenVale Agency: Aesop Studio: BlinkInk Directors: Mikey Please & Dan Ojari Role: Compositing

This is Dawn Brown's original House of Monsters short that inspired her to create a miniseries with this as the base idea. Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPxRLtrofE4 I want to mention that she has her Kickstarter for the House of Monsters miniseries that is live of right now, which you can check out here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/houseofmonsters/house-of-monsters-the-stop-motion-web-series?ref=discovery Let me also add that I'm super excited for her, as of right now she has almost funded half of her final goal.  Also, Animation Magazine did a post about her Kickstarter which is awesome!  You can check out that post here: http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/house-of-monsters-series-seeks-funding/ . I encourage you guys to tweet, share, and + this project because it's really cool!  No farther explanation needed.