‘My Paper Mind’, created by Javan Ivey, is an animation technique he calls ’stratastencil’. Is a stop motion animation made out of numerous layers of cardboard cut outs. Javan Ivey is a graduate student from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.
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My Paper Mind by Javan Ivey
February 20th, 2008 · No Comments
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The Miraculous Pear Tree
February 1st, 2008 · No Comments
The Miraculous Pear Tree is a stop-motion animation, shot entirely in high-defenition. Made by Jeroen Zijlstra and produced and facilitated by Raspberry Animation. It tells the Tibetan fairytale of a Tibetan monk who encounters a less than dignified salesman. After finding out about the salesman and his intentions, he teaches him a lesson.
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Madame Tutli Putli
January 24th, 2008 · No Comments
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) presents a stunning, stop-motion animated film that takes the viewer on an exhilarating existential journey. The film introduces groundbreaking visual techniques and is supported by a haunting and original score. Painstaking care and craftsmanship in form and detail bring to life a fully imagined, tactile world unlike any […]
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Doll Face
January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a satisfactory visage. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future.
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Pan’s Labyrinth
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish: El Laberinto del Fauno, literally The Faun’s Labyrinth) is an Academy Award–winning Spanish language fantasy film written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro.
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Coraline - Stop-Motion Animation
December 26th, 2007 · No Comments
The street is humming with news of a just announced stop-motion animation project called Coraline based on Neil Gaiman’s novella. The release date has been set for January 16th, 2009. The first public appearances of footage from the film were was seen as a short trailer before the film Beowulf. Wikipedia describes the story as:”
Coraline […]
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987 Polaroids
November 30th, 2007 · No Comments
987 Polaroids later with no digital compositing we have this short film thanks to TheChaseFactory.com and music by The True Cubicles.
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The Walls are Alive
November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
The background on this artist is unclear. All I know is the animation on unconventional surfaces is amazing. A few details of their work can be found on a site called BluBlu or the related blog with a running list of entries most containing images of work in progress. It’s really cool work…
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Body Art - How We Met
November 11th, 2007 · No Comments
The wonders of stick figures and body art in animation. Travel the landscape of the characters journey over the creators body ultimately ending on the chest of the one he loves. Please oh please will someone let me draw all over them? It’s all in the name of art, really.
There’s an information site for […]
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The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai
April 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments
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aka Hatsujô kateikyôshi: sensei no aijiru“Horny Home Tutor: Teacher’s Love Juice”
A riotous amalgam of political satire, apocalyptic comedy and steamy erotica.
Sachiko Hanai (Emi Kuroda) is an escort who specializes in role playing the type of lusty home tutor every adolescent boy dreams of having correct his homework (the film’s delightfully apposite original title is Horny […]
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