Category Archives: Entertaining

France2 Christmas jingle by Geraldine Karolyi (2011)

This jolly Christmas spot was made entirely with the free Blender software. It was shown a number of times on French television over the holiday period. It was directed by Geraldine Karolyi at her own company, 17mars with the help of … Continue reading

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8-Bit Holiday by Andrew Jive (2010)

Here is a video to get you in the Christmas spirit. Animated lego moves around a Christmas tree playing a giant Pack-Man style game. It is set to the music of In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard … Continue reading

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We Cut Corners “Pirate’s Life” by Kijek and Adamski (2011)

This amazing music video, by Katarzyna Kijek and Przemysław Adamski, was hand drawn frame by frame with markers on paper. Approximately 1850 drawings were produced in about two months. The track is by the Irish group ‘We Cut Corners‘ who … Continue reading

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How to eat your Apple by Erick Oh (2011)

How to eat your Apple is an extension of Erick Oh’s recent illustration series in the form of an animated poem. It is without a protagonist, a defined narrative, set point of camera view or any other aspect of mainstream … Continue reading

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Pythagasaurus by Peter Peake (2011)

Pythagasaurus starts off looking like a maths education film but soon reveals humour aimed at a more mature audience. When a volcano threatens to blow two prehistoric men enlist the aid a mathematician dinosaur. Directed by Peter Peake at Aardman Animations studio, with the voices … Continue reading

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Louise Attaque – Du monde tout autour by ChezEddy (2011)

There are great scenes in this music video directed by Louis Clichy of ChezEddy, a production and animation / SFX company based in Paris, France. The music suits the animation perfectly, the execution is perfect and the whole video is … Continue reading

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Run Amok III by Triple Z (2011)

Run Amok is the winner of the GRAPHIC 2011 Animation Competition by Sydney-based creative collective Triple Z. The ZZZ Collective consists of animators Brian Neong San, Mark Lawrence Ong and illustrator Okayboss. The international animation contest was organized by the Sydney … Continue reading

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Yo Gabba Gabba Sea Friends by HunterGatherer (2010)

HunterGatherer were commissioned by Yo Gabba Gabba to animate a song they had written called “Sea Friends”. It is a stop-motion music video for preschoolers about fish and other friends in the sea. All creatures and scenery in the video are painted … Continue reading

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Back to the Start by Johnny Kelly (2011)

Coldplay’s haunting classic ‘The Scientist’ is performed by country music legend Willie Nelson for the soundtrack of this stop-frame animation entitled, “Back to the Start.” It depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into … Continue reading

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The Life and Career of Steve Jobs by Next Media (2011)

The life and career of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs compressed into two minutes of computer animation. Jobs resigned his position as Chief Operating Officer at Apple last week (24/08/2011) and was elected chairman of the board. The video was produced … Continue reading

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