Tag Archive for the term: animation

Hothouse is about making animation faster and more flexible, embracing animation’s many possibilities while maintaining creative and technical excellence. We’re [NFB] looking for six new talents who are willing and able to jump head-first into this intensive, immersive experience.
Deadline: February 19, 2010Program Dates: April 05 – June 25, 2010Theme: “Inside Out”

About the 12-week paid apprenticeship:
The [...]

Some lovely animation in this one, and some great single images like the brightly coloured hand print on the barn door.. thanks Animal Collective:

What’s amazing to me is how very musical this remix is, especially given that the only sounds that were added by the artist (POGO!) were chords and beats – all the vocals are true samples, no auto tune (I believe.) I suggest we dance out the holiday heebies jeebies and lets get back to real [...]

The CBC has just launched a contest calling on Canadians of all stripes who have a story to tell about their roots/identity to turn their tale into a short film or web/multimedia production (film, animation, slide show, podcast).  The prize is what every aspiring filmmaker needs: professional equipment (iMacs, camcorders, etc).  Plus, you know, the whole international [...]

The things people can make with their own small hands never ceases to amaze me, and in this case its a whole monotone but warm and darling world, animated by the enegetic, handsome blond, clean cut young men of “Meeting Of Important People,” in this video for their song Brittney Lane Don’t Care, directed by [...]

Totally gorgeous creepy video from New Zealand that’s gone viral with the love of art and reading… because people are great, and so are books:

A stop-motion video wherein animated lips clean up a rundown home. Art by the amazing Goons.
Art by: Goons, a street artist out of Chicago
Directed by: Ace Norton
Music: Keep It Clean by Camera Obscura
Sponsored by: Orbit
Agency: Evolution Bureau – http://www.evb.com

Check out more Goons at – http://goonswood.com/

Gorgeous animation in this eye boggly story about major league baseball in the seventies and the way that altered-consciousness factored in athletic greatness. Something to think about.

Titled “My Morning Straightjacket,” the episode will feature 6 My Morning Jacket songs spanning their 10-year catalogue, and the band will be guest-voicing as themselves.
The concept behind the episode was conceived by “American Dad” co-creator Mike Barker, who tells the story of how it all came together in the Q&A below:

How did you [...]

This heart breaking and compelling information about the Alberta tar sands project is beautifully rendered by Lamoustache.ca for the feature documentary H2oil Animation Direction by Dale Hayward & Sylvie Trouvé and correct me if I’m worng but I believe the voice over is Canadian spoken word artist and novelist, Indyish performer and beloved-by-us, Cat Kidd. [...]