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There’s something about this article and the collaboration it highlights that just makes me giddy. For centuries artists have found each other, discovered something magical when they combine forces, and created magnificent works of art…sometimes they’ve been unable to finish because they didn’t have the fame to get funding, or they had no audience. But today with the internet, artists can have instantaneous fame – and yes, even fortune. (Well, maybe not fortune…but the ability to raise enough money on Kickstarter to fund your project within one week due to...
read moreCrowdsourced Fanfilm? Crowdsourced Fanfilm!
When I first heard about this idea, I thought it sounded like a really neat concept, but not something I would actually watch for more than five minutes. Almost a year after it was released, I decided to check it out…and two hours later, I was blown away at how entertaining the whole experience was! The Emmy-winning “Star Wars Uncut” is the entire film of “Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope” cut into 15-second scenes and recreated by fans from around the world. Each fan or group of fans snagged one of those 15-second clips, and remade it in their own way. The...
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This short film won best video in the Experimental category at the Vimeo Festival + Awards. Though the concept might sound boring, or at best amusing, I believe the execution of this amateur hour remix is phenomenal and compelling. Chris Beckman (using a concept by Billy Rennekamp) took 37 reclaimed YouTube videos and seamlessly edited them together at the points in which the cameramen/women lose control of their camcorder/smart phone/etc., and the result feels like one camera being tumbled through time and space, moving from one haphazard situation to another. From the camera’s POV...
read moreMeet Buck!
This is possibly the best 3D animated short I have seen in a very, very long time…its creativity and innovation is right up there with Pixar’s recent “Night and Day” short. If you couldn’t tell, I absolutely love watercolor and painterly effects in illustration. Especially when used in a medium that traditionally has very smooth, clean lines; the messy, grungy, artistic look of paint really appeals to me. I don’t know how they managed it for this 3D short, but it’s fantastic, and gives me so much inspiration to try it out myself one...
read moreHer Morning Elegance – Human Stop Motion
Another great example of animation, though a totally different type. Very creative and original! And of course,...
read moreBlue Hippy Cats
I think this video is brilliant on a few levels – the dry humor, the character, the counter-culture anti-Na’vi sentiment…but most especially the animation. I think it’s wonderful, and I desperately want to learn how to do this stuff. …Anyone know how to put together a home-made motion capture studio for less than $1k? ...
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