Back in late 2019 when Sydney motion designer and illustrator Ben Marriot invited an international crew of animators to rally around the theme of Love, he could not have known just how much the world would need such a film in 2020. [Watch]
Category Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Short Films · Tags Adam Olds, Alek Saharovsky, Alex Goddard, Ben Marriott, Bernd Bousard, Brian Neong San, Bryce Pemberton, Carlotta Notaro, CE Bilibili, Chris Phillips, Derek Lau, Elena Dunwoodie, Fafa Motion, Felipe Pinheiro Rocha, Francisco Catão, Gabriel Gareso, Garath Chang, Glen Miralles, Ignacio Osorio, Its Got Stealth, Jake Bartlett, James Boorman, Jason Poley, Jasper Hilgers, Jess Herrera, Johan Eriksson, Johana Kroft, John Grist, Jordan Turner, Josh Edwards, Joyteeth Bilibili, Karolin Gu, Kirstin Smith, Lara Lee, Liz Smith, Luke Saunders, Lykke Dalum, Manon Sailly, Manu Correa Soto, Martin Gunnarsson, Marvin Te, Megan Pelto, Michael Wilkinson, Mike Russo, Miles Hellyer, Nancy Li, Nidia Dias, Phillip Tibballs, Pip Williamson, QB Sound, Rodrigo Germano, Ross Plaskow, Ryan Bird, Sam Van Ingen, Scarlett Starling, Sha'an d’Anthes, Sofia Pashaei, Stephen Elliget, Tim Krakowiak, Vanta Collective, William Pietsch, YMY, Yuki Yamada, Zoe Lagos Crocker
Following on the success of their recent CG floral experiment, London’s Optical Arts keeps the exploratory spirit alive with this live-action ballet of poetic destruction shot at extremely high speeds (between 1000 and 5000 frames per second). [Watch]
Director/designer Ash Thorp in Los Angeles: “The S9 concept was simple and pure. Take a car that was somewhat forgotten, modernize its design, and reinvent its narrative to be a leading contender in the world-renowned IMSA racing series. [Watch]
Join London studio Nomographic for an endless encounter with the space-time continuum as an otherwise innocent man triggers a cycle of head trauma and confusion playing fetch with his dog in a park. [Watch]
Director/art director Christopher Dormoy in Montréal: “Black Ice is a personal project I worked on during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic and confinement. Having to stay home does not mean less creation. It is time to observe and experience elements and details of our daily life that we find at home. [Watch]
Hot on the heels of their striking “Utopia” short film released earlier this month, Optical Arts in London craft an intricate and obsessively detailed ode to British textile designer and Arts and Crafts icon William Morris. [Watch]