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Making Future Magic

Jonathan — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:45:26 +0000

I’m not a fan of stop-motion animation purely because it’s so difficult to create that that in itself is part of the charm, which always leaves we wondering if we’d accept all the jerky motions if we believed they were down to a lack of polish. This, however, looks awesome and is a very clever idea.

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[via Fubiz]

Animated Short: “Pixels”

Jonathan — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:39:50 +0000

One can’t help thinking that this is a little in bad taste, given the recent failed bombing attempt in Times Square, but that doesn’t stop this classic game-inspired short “Pixels” by director Patrick Jean being awesome.

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Trucker’s Delight: Pixel-Art Animation

Jonathan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:41:49 +0000

Here’s a fantastic game-influenced pixel animation from director Jérémie Périn. Hilarious, and about as NSFW as a bunch of moving pixels can be.

[via Motionographer]

Sub Prime

Jonathan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:56:51 +0000

Have I said before that I’m a sucker for isometric views? Here’s a cool short illustrating the failure of our modern financial system in a beautifully lit manner.

[via No fat clips!!!]

MAFF Message

Jonathan — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:28:50 +0000

There’s a game in here somewhere – promotional spot from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

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Via motion-graphics site Motionographer.

Mocamel

Jonathan — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:23:30 +0000

I got sent this link today regarding a new mocap studio in India. The picture says it all…

Advent Children

Jonathan — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 03:42:37 +0000

If, like the alsoran, you spent 100+ hours on the PS1 masterpiece Final Fantasy VII then you may just be able to grasp the storyline in this most dynamic of action CG movies. If not then the endless nods to the game as well as the introduction of unnamed characters that bear no plot relevance other than to give Strife a hand-up towards the end may be lost on you.

Regardless, the action in this movie contains without a doubt the most dramatic sword-fighting sequences ever to be storyboarded, with the dynamic posing and camerawork building with every encounter up until the final climactic battle.

While the jump from the mocap of the character scenes to the apparently pure animation of the action sequences is jarring at first, the alsoran almost feels sorry for non-animated films such as the Matrix, Star Wars and Lord of The Rings series due to their restrictive leanings towards realism, as their battles pale in comparison to the anime-driven movement that comprises Advent Children. Highly recommended viewing.