Little Fluffy Clouds Find Solace in New Short Film “ALLURE”
The loss of a beloved pet can be devastating but when co-founders Betsy de Fries and Jerry van de Beek at Little Fluffy Clouds recently lost their family dog, they chose to channel their emotions into this meditative 2D short film. [Watch]
AIM Studio Keeps the Poetry Flowing for Rakuten Kobo’s eReader Launch
AIM Studios apply their ample talents for narrative clarity and warmly illustrative visuals to an engaging literary journey for Rakuten Kobo, the Canadian ebook/e-reader brand thru Toronto agency The Garden. [Watch]
Elastic and Duncan Elms Look Forward to “A Brief History of the Future” on PBS
Elastic CD Duncan Elms, whose design and motion talents we keep tabs on here, sets an optimistic tone for A Brief History Of The Future, the new PBS doc series exploring “how re-thinking tomorrow can bring long-term change”. [Watch]
Kate Isobel Scott Takes Home the “Money” in Dark Side of the Moon Animation Competition
Melbourne animation director and illustrator Kate Isobel Scott’s ambitious stop-motion epic has earned a place in pop culture history as the official music video for one of the most-played songs of all time, Pink Floyd’s “Money”. [Watch]
Michael Fragstein Merges AI and Stop-Motion in Eben Tenner “Silk Sheets” Music Video
In this curious and enigmatic video for “Silk Sheets” by DJ/producer Eben Tenner, German director Michael Fragstein tempers the endless possibilities of AI with a carefully curated mix of stop-motion and collage techniques. [Watch]
Art&Graft Tease New Short Film “In Pursuit of Magic”
The team at London studio Art&Graft just dropped us the trailer for their latest in-house short film In Pursuit of Magic, an intriguing mix of 2D and 3D characters and techniques underscored with a sense mystery by Zelig Sound. [Watch]