Category Archives: Outstanding

Broken Down Film by Osamu Tezuka of Japan (1985)

This is a great parody on the early animated films when the characters seemed to have rubber limbs. There is also a nod towards the Disney dance sequence from such films as Cinderella.

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Jumping by Osamu Tezuka of Japan (1984)

This animated short film was made in by Osamu Tezuka. It is remarkable in that it is all drawn animation. A subject that might be easy to produce with today’s 3D computer animation software was a painstaking business when this … Continue reading

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Cornelius Fit Song (2006)

Cornelius Fit Song by Japanese artist Tsujikawa Koichiro appears to be a combination of stop-motion animation overlaid with computer graphic animation. It won an Excellence Prize at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival. There is more information on the Japan Media Arts … Continue reading

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Look – Sébastien Tellier (2009)

The Look video was directed by French artists Petra Mrzyk and Jean-François Moriceau. Performed by musician Sébastien Tellier, from the album Sexuality. It is a semi-erotic animation about an ass that slinks around the world farting diamonds and passing through … Continue reading

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Alarm by Moo-hyun Jang (2009)

Alarm was directed by Moo-hyun Jang at the Korean studio MESAI in 2009. This computer animated piece features superb character animation and attention to detail. More information can be found at the MESAI website.

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The Great Cognito – Will Vinton Productions (1982)

The film tells of a music hall impressionist who caricatures personalities from the second world war. Animated by Barry Bruce at Will Vinton Productions. Vinton’s studio has obtained a niche for itself as a maker of clay animation of quality … Continue reading

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The Extinct World of Gloves by Jiri Barta (1982)

Director Jiri Barta uses object animation to tell of the discovery that there was once a universe peopled by gloves which lived a very human-like existence. Actual gloves were used containing an armature so that they could be animated as … Continue reading

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Skywhales by Phil Austin and Derek Hayes (1983)

Skywhales is a fantasy film about aliens who live on islands of vegetation that float in the sky. The story concerns one family who take part in the annual hunt for the Skywhales. A series of strange events show how … Continue reading

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Girls Night Out by Joanna Quinn (1986)

It is Welsh housewife Beryl’s birthday and her workmates take her out for a drink at a pub which has a male stripper. Direction and animation by Joanna Quinn. This film was started whilst Joanna Quinn was a student at … Continue reading

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