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tim horton’s coffee by poon
Coffee has long been the animator’s best friend. But, rather than being medium roast, this roast is the medium. This is a spot from Common Good and Director of Animation Alan Poon for Canada’s ubiquitous
mooon by kwan
A big animation and puppet-hand applause to James Kwan, a student at Pratt Institute, who created this fetching little film. It is a great example of the power of beautiful lighting and refined simplicity.
young by oh yeah wow
Darcy Prendergast and the team at Oh Yeah Wow never fail to lovingly marry irreverant fun with grueling hard work. Their latest film, an almost psychotropic music video for Australia’s Paper Kites, is no
dream the dare by morris
Another artful film from the magic bag o’ tricks of Hayley Morris. Beautiful lighting concepts and paper work in this music video for Pure Bathing Culture. She really pushes her materials and medium with
drive home by cope
Jess Cope’s intuitive and masterful storytelling engages both our emotions and curiosity again, and takes us on another ride with “Drive Home.” This music video for Steven Wilson follows her other video for the
the beast i am by steer
Here is a piece from Sam Steer of the Royal College of Art. “The Beast I Am” has a fun quietly dark and edgy 60’s feel while sweetly dealing with the protagonist’s, err, um,
little band of sailors by Leiser
Surreal, offbeat, and playful, this music video for “Little Band of Sailors” is from Eric Leiser of Albino Fawn Productions. Experimentalism, in this case, equates to “dark and dedicated fun with the medium.” Read
the gravedigger’s tale by min-young
Director / Animator Min-Young Oh breathes new life into ancient storytelling with her beautifully staged short, “The Gravedigger’s Tale.” It has been selected by both the Edinburgh and Guanajuato International Film Festivals. Read on