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This is way cool :)

Sorry I haven't had much by way of editorials to post of late (maybe some of you are relieved :P), I guess I rely on work to inspire many of my rants and things have been a bit Topsy Turvy there of late. But in the last few weeks a some things have fallen into line and I've got a new project to work on that I can get really invested in and should make for a big challenge. Hopefully it will get the cogs turning and few good posts should come rattling out of the old clanker box as a result.

Caught in the Crowd

Here's a lovely example of a locally produced music clip that's live action, but cleverly combines some Flash animation and motion graphics. It's a song by Kate Miller-Heidke called Caught in the Crowd. The animated bits are by Brisbane-based animator Steve Baker. I love this clip and I love this song, and not because I'm a friend of Steve's, but because (A) I'm a big softie and (B) I think that Kate Miller-Heidke is ridiculously talented.

Oh, and by the way... if you like it, vote for it in the IF Awards, where it's a contender for Best Music Video!

The Parade

An interesting piece from Jeff Scher

This Is Agostina

So far 3D doesn't seem to have featured much in experimental animation, but really there isn't any reason why that should be the case. Perhaps its because 3D animation surged to global notoriety through Pixar where it was being used in a more mainstream storytelling way. So its interesting to see some 3D featuring in this piece animated by Michael Paul Young and Lee Suetorsak that I found on Motionographer.

Khoda

From the Jordanstone College of Art and Design, wow!

Taller Than Trees

When Day Breaks

A beautiful film from the National Film Board Of Canada.

Procrastination

A film that reminds me of some of my less successful students. Nice to see a film that brings so many mediums together.

The Old Man and the Sea

An amazing film made by painting on glass.