Dot.
Aardman Animation, creators of the infinitely awesome Wallace and Grommit, put together this film for Nokia utilizing CellScope, an attachment that, “allows a doctor working [wherever] there is phone service to capture and transmit images of blood samples [to] anywhere in the world”.
The film is already winning awards, too – most notably the Best Animation prize at this year’s British Television Advertising Craft Awards in London.
[ Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation character shot on a Nokia N8 via Discovery.com ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 23, 2010 in Videos | tags: aardman, animation, macro, stop motion, sumo science, tiny, trippy
Oktapodi
A classic created by the 2007 graduating class of Gobelins, the distinguished french animation school. It won the Oscar for Best Animated Short at the 2009 Academy Awards and after watching it you’ll understand why.
Learn more at the Oktapodi site.
[ Oktapodi ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 23, 2010 in Videos | tags: 3d, animation, french, gobelins, octopus, trippy
Let Go
David Wilson Creative pulled out all the stops to craft this video, “over an intensive 20 day period in September 2010”. Lots of talented folks were involved in order to pull it off but I especially want to mention Keaton Henson, the video’s primary illustrator, who clearly played a big role in the overall aesthetic. Take a minute to dim the lights and bask in the trippiness…
[ The Japanese Popstars Feat. Green Velvet - Let Go ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 23, 2010 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, blinkink, david wilson creative, keaton henson, music video, the japanese popstars, trippy
Straight up Wallin
Why, oh why, couldn’t I have been born with the gift to be a terrific illustrator? Instead, I am forced to search the interwebs for artists such as Andree Wallin. Wallin uses just the right blend of traditional illustration and oil painting with digital retouching for my tastes. Plus, his works include a lot of robots, demons, and general sci-fi carnage, plus a few landscapes for good measure. Something for everyone! Full gallery at the link below.
[ andreewallin's deviantART gallery ]
posted by tizmatti on Nov. 23, 2010 in Pictures | tags: aliens, andree wallin, deviantart, illustration, painting, robots, science fiction
Gary
It’s almost as if being french makes you preternaturally qualified to make wonderful, animated short films. Am I right? This particular gem has it all: fantastic visuals, original art direction and an engaging, surprising storyline.
Gary comes to us courtesy of Clément Soulmagnon, Yann Benedi, Sébastien Eballard and Quentin Chaillet of Supinfocom. Moar, plox!
[ Gary ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 23, 2010 in Videos | tags: 3d, animation, art, colorful, french, supinfocom, trippy
All Glory To The Hypnotoad!
In all reality, it’s an Amazon horned frog, but I still can’t look away
[ Hypnotoad IRL via Stumbleupon ]
posted by tizmatti on Nov. 23, 2010 in Pictures | tags: all hail hypnotoad, animals, frog, photography
Sonar
French animator and music composer, Renaud Hallée, has crafted a gem. And get this: he did it entirely in flash using only basic keyframe animation – without scripting of any kind. It goes to show you don’t need to get all fancy to create something wonderful – let that be a lesson to all you budding filmmakers out there.
Speaking of which, are you a filmmaker/artist/illustrator who creates stuff that would fit in nicely with the rest of the trippy, brain-bending stuff we post on The Tripatorium™? If so, don’t hesitate to send us your work...we’d love to see what you’re up to.
[ Sonar ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 23, 2010 in Videos | tags: animation, electronic music, french, graphic, music video, renaud hallée, sonar, trippy
I’ll be gone
First off, the tune is hot (I’m a sucker for deep tech-house). Next, I love this video’s simple concept of having individual seismic needles represent different layers in the music. And finally? The execution was restrained and tight – flawless, even. Well done, KORB, well done.
[ I'll be gone ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 22, 2010 in Videos | tags: 3d, animation, electronic music, jazzu, korb, mario basanov & vidis, music video, trippy
Vanishing Point
Takuya Hosogane did a stellar job animating cubesato‘s Le Petite Prince. Every blip, beat, note, tone and vocal sample in the track is appropriately acknowledged in the visuals which is just hows I likes ‘em. Cheers, Mr. Hosogane!
[ Vanishing Point ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 22, 2010 in Videos | tags: animation, colorful, cubesato, electronic music, graphic, japan, music video, takuya hosogane, trippy
Thanks, World’s Coolest Dad
“I built this for my youngest son and it runs around his bedroom. I love building fun things like this for my kids and seeing their excitement as everything comes together.”
These kids are super-lucky that they have a dad committed to building stuff that blows their little minds. He was even cool enough to document the entire design/construction process in case you wanted to build one yourself.
[ Perimeter Marble Run RBS via Gizmodo ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 22, 2010 in Videos | tags: art, awesome, dad, diy, engineering, kinetic, marbles, physics