You’ve no-doubt seen the work of Rodrigo Blaas before – he’s been a long-time member of Pixar‘s elite animation team and his name can be seen in the credits following such films as Partly Cloudy, Up, WALL·E, Ratatouille, Cars, The Incredibles, Boundin’ and Finding Nemo (just to name an obscure few) – but this marks the first time he’s taken on the mantle of writer and director. I’d rather not spoil the surprise so I’ll make it brief: Alma is gorgeous, bizarre and entertaining stuff. Enjoy! (Full-screen and headphones recommended.)
Loads of talented folks were involved in putting this together so hit up the film’s official site for a full list of credits.
[ ALMA - Cortometraje animación ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 06, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, curiosity, dolls, hd, horror, rodrigo blaas, trippy
”The band (Darren Seltmann, Robbie Chater, Tony Diblasi and Manabu Etoh) bought all their instruments at junk shops, where they also discovered piles of old records. When Etoh was deported and Alarm 115 ended, these records became the core of a new project. Chater was a film student at RMIT, and had access to a recording studio there, which he and Seltmann used to turn said vinyl into a 30-song demo tape labeled Pan Amateurs…more on wikipedia”
Joe wrote in with a fantastic suggestion to check out a music video made for Frontier Psychiatrist, a tune by The Avalanches, an interesting electronic music project out of Melbourne Australia. I really enjoyed it and – while unsuccessfully trying to track down an HD version – came across this, the attached video, that I’d really like you to see. My Google-fu wasn’t able to find any creative credits so if someone out there knows made this don’t hesitate to drop us a line (see below). In the meantime enjoy the sunny-side, good times vibe of the three-quarter time waltz-hop as it contrasts with some strange, monochromatic and vaguely dark but-not-quite-so-even-though-yeah-it’s-still-weird visuals. Enjoy!
Thanks for introducing me to some new music, Joe! Cheers!
UPDATE: Turns out the visuals were lifted from Quimby The Mouse, an animation created by the über-talented Chris Ware for This American Life. A big thanks goes to Hang Goon for writing in to set the record straight!
[ The Avalanches - Two Hearts In 3/4 Time ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 04, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, australian, bizarre, chill, chris ware, good times, monochromatic, music video, samples, the avalanches, this american life, trippy, vinyl
Y’all remember Animals, right? It was the first episode of Off the Air, a new series that first appeared inexplicably on Adult Swim during the wee morning hours of New Years Day 2011. This, the aptly titled Food, is the second in the series as conceived/edited by Dave Hughes and produced by Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo. Our favorite portion kicks off at 7:15 where a datamoshed wave of meat lifts off towards some Cyriak (as seen previously here) past an unsettling breathing apple and drops you gently inside MORPHOLOGIC‘s Oyster Vision (they’re the dudes who kindly introduced us to The Lynx Nudibranch). Don’t click away when the credits roll as the ridiculousness of ‘Ketchup’ provides some bonus lulz. Enjoy the weirdness!
[ Off The Air - "Food" [adult swim] ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 01, 2011 in Videos | tags: adult swim, animation, bizarre, cyriak, datamosh, dave hughes, hd, morphologic, munchies, off the air, strange, trippy, weird
“There’s plenty of housework to be done here on earth – and our commitment to it must be steadfast – but we’re the kind of species that needs a frontier for fundamental biological reasons. Every time humanity stretches itself it receives a jolt of productive vitality that can carry it for centuries.” –Carl Sagan
Reid Gower was commissioned by NASA to create a series of films that would pay tribute to Carl Sagan, the brilliant mind the center of Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, one of my all-time favorite documentary series produced by PBS. The video attached above is part six of (currently) seven of The Sagan Series so click the previous link to see the rest of them. Oh and Cosmos is getting a reboot courtesy of Seth MacFarlane (of Family Guy fame) and Neil Degrasse Tyson, the host of NOVA scienceNOW (another fantastic PBS property that you can watch for free online). Needless to say, I’m really looking forward to it.
[ The Sagan Series (part 6) - End of an Era: The Final Shuttle Launch ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 31, 2011 in Videos | tags: astronomy, carl sagan, cosmos, hd, inspirational, nasa, reid gower, science, space, the sagan series
What we have is an interesting short film by Kim Pimmel that demonstrates how ferrofluid reacts when presented with the structure of soap bubbles. If you like stuff like this, then be sure to check out part 1 of the series as well.
This video was brought to my attention by the wonderful Creators Project. It would be worth your time to check out their site and see what they are offering up.
[ Compressed 02 via The Creators Project ]
posted by tizmatti on Aug. 30, 2011 in Videos | tags: ferrofluid, physics, soap, time lapse, trppy
Come on, get up and on your feet;
Beyond refuge of troubled sleep.
Have I had enough? Or did I take too much?
Oh em gee! This shit is the dopeness y’all; easily an instant classic of The Tripatorium™. If you’re a regular visitor to this site you will guaranteed-love this music video directed by Nader Husseini for San Diego based rock outfit, Transfer. I’m having a hard time encapsulating why I enjoy it so much with just a couple of sentences: is it the giant demon beast with a dolphin-esque skull steadily keeping the beat on an array of floating drums? The exploration of substance abuse/dependence that culminates in a cascade of pills spilling forth from aforementioned aquatic mammalian skull monster? How the rich, undulating textures and muted color palette support the steady emotional build-up breakdown? There, I’ve done it: it’s all of those things together, at once. Enjoy the ride…
To see a complete list of the talented dudes and dudettes involved in making of ‘Take Your Medicine’ as well as a lengthy list of it’s awards/nominations click here.
[ "Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 26, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, bizarre, drugs, hd, horror, mind bending, music video, nader husseini, texture, transfer, trippy
Kristofer Ström – the mind behind Baltimore Clap, one of our all-time favorites (if you haven’t seen it already, do so immediately) – is back with another fantastic music video, this time for London-based dubstep outfit 16bit. It’s some rad, bizarre business so grab the headphones and full screen this bitch. Enjoy!
Much gratitude is owed to both Nik and connor for sending this one in; thanks for the heads up friends!
[ 16bit - Dinosaurs (Official Video) ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 24, 2011 in Videos | tags: 16bit, animation, bizarre, blinkink, colorful, dubstep, hd, kristofer ström, music video, trippy, wormhole
File under: LOLWAT
Skrillex‘s latest is directed by Tony Truand with production assistance from HK Corp. A ‘cheers!’ is owed Ethan Curtis for the heads up on this one – thanks for writing in!
[ First Of The Year (Equinox) - Skrillex [OFFICIAL] ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 23, 2011 in Videos | tags: bizarre, dubstep, french, hd, hk corp, horror, lolwat, music video, skrillex, tony truand
“The challenge of this movie was to reproduce the entire production process of an animated 3D shortfilm by myself including story development, concept design, modeling, rigging, directing, editing, animating, rendering and finally compositing.” –Marius Herzog
The Tale Of Mr. Rêvus was created almost entirely by Marius Herzog as his final graduation project from University Of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg. It’s stunningly fantastic stuff – just an all-around treat to experience – so set aside some time to give it your full attention. We’re especially fond of it’s excellent score which was penned by Simon Scharf and then performed by the Hochschule für Musik orchestra as conducted by Guido Johannes Rumstadt. If this is what Marius is capable of now, just imagine what he’ll be creating the future; needless to say, our expectations are justifiably high.
[ The Tale of Mr Revus (HD Movie) EPIC & Nominated 3d Movie ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 19, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, dream, ethereal, fantasy, hd, marius herzog, orchestra, simon scharf, trippy
“You want to be eaten by this beast?!”
“What is so wrong with that? I would flow through his veins; I would become a part of something bigger!”
“He is our enemy! He is dangerous! Can’t you understand that?!”
Descendants was written/directed/designed/modeled by Heiko van der Scherm and animated by Goro Fujita and Felix Graf over the course of three years (working full-time, six days a week). All that work shows, too; it’s a treat to watch. Enjoy!
If you’re interested in process then be sure to check out this fairly exhaustive write-up on how the film came together, complete with test renders and concept sketches.
[ Descendants ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 18, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, contemplative, death, goro fujita, hd, heiko van der scherm, immortality, life, nature