Lee Tao graduated Sheridan College for Animation. This impressive video was animated traditionally and digitally in Photoshop and composited in Adobe AfterEffects. Lee spent around a month on preproduction and designs and around 4-5 months for production, from the start to the finish composite.
More info at leetao1.blogspot.com
This is a graduation movie co-directed by five students from Supinfocom Arles. A hamberger goes on the rampage. It has a funny story and great visuals.
Sabrina Cotugno’s third year film at Calarts, but made mostly at Gobelins school in France, where she is studying for the semester. It is the story of an anemic little recluse of a girl who makes a friend at the expense of her ceiling. It is brought it to life with a simple colour scheme and gentle movement.
A black and white forest is coloured in vibrant hues before our eyes, except for one sad little panda, which stirs compassion in an imaginative little boy. It is simple, bold and emotional.
Julia Srednicki’s third year film at CalArts. A young boy needs to sneak out of his house. It has a good style and lovely lighting.
Toniko Pantoja’s first year film at Calarts. It’s about a street magician, a professional illusionist, and the mafia. The animation is stunning and the timing is great.
Metal tools come to life as creatures from under the sea in this stop-motion animation.
More info at www.eatpes.com
Buck is an ordinary guy with a deer head. Today, Buck visits his girlfriend and finds out that her father is not the tolerant and sympathetic guy he expected. Directed by Denis Bouyer with Yann De Preval, Vincent E Sousa and Laurent Monneron.
More info at salesmanbuck.com
Pete is a nice and clumsy salesman. But he’s also a deadly super secret agent with a microprocessor implanted into his brain by some mad scientists from the government. Directed by Marc Bouyer with Max Loubaresse and Anthony Vivien.
More info at salesmanbuck.com
A farming pig gets mixed up with a group of fox hippies. They introduce him to drugs and this leads to tragedy and regret. Animated using Flash and a Cintiq tablet. Backgrounds done in Photoshop. Composited using After Effects and Final Cut Pro.
More info at pyatyletka.blogspot.com
