When it comes to keeping fans happy, LEGO is on a roll. It seems like every week, LEGO announces some new product or feature that pays service to its base of hardcore fans. Their latest goodie: a free iPhone app that makes it super simple to film your own stop-motion LEGO movies. Read more »
COWABUNGA! Are you old enough to remember the days when it was cool for kids to utter that word whenever it seemed appropriate? Even when it was not totally apt, kids in my day would find some way to say COWABUNGA! Just because they could. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles represents special times for some people, and if you are one of them, you probably agree with what the guys at RA Pictures have done. If you remember the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon introduction, then you just might feel shivers going down your spine as you watch this stop motion recreation. This is no mean feat. The creators Read more »
This two-minute video highlights fifteen of the biggest games of 2011, by recreating them in LEGO animation. And it’s nothing but awesome. Read more »
Stop-motion animator Jeff Gurwood has recreated the iconic opening sequence from Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 30th anniversary of Indiana Jones. Read more »
I haven’t seen a lot of stuff related to Pac-Man lately. It could be because I haven’t been looking, or maybe Pac-Man is lacking heat these days. If you just love Pac-Man and can’t get enough of him, then you’ll be delighted to watch a really short Pac-Man stop motion video. Created by YouTube user eryth0rbic, the stop motion video is actually a project for a photography class. There isn’t much happening except for what Pac-Man always does: run around eating those pellets all the while avoiding the deadly ghosts. Still, the video is something that can amuse you, albeit temporarily, on a lazy Friday morning (or afternoon, depending on Read more »
Stop motion animation is a rare thing these days. In the age of computer animation, it takes a special kind of animator to endure the incredible patience and painstaking skill required to animate real-world objects, one frame at a time. Yet for those remaining devotees, the production values have continued to advance with the times. Here are ten examples of stop motion animation that push the envelope of what’s possible. Get ready to pick your jaw up off the floor. Read more »
I have not been bugging you with any animation at all this week. No stop-motion, no visual arts. Only two Saul Bass style videos. Time to change that. Read more »
Probably when I told you yesterday that I’m a big fan of video art and Bill Viola, you lifted your shoulder and thought ‘So what’. But little did you know what was coming. I really hope you like awesome animation, especially stop-motion video as much as I do because I will post you every cool video I find. Run or instead, enjoy the awesome art that stop-motion video can be. Today’s video is not only awesome animation but also has the abso-frakkin-lutely perfect soundtrack in the tunes of Radiohead’s “All I Need”. The artist: Juan José López. The story: watch it, it’s awesome and with lots of WTF!? moments. Read more »
Post-its, again. Read more »
