Guy Walks Across America
The making of is available here (if that kind of stuff interests you).
Sweet Dreams
A stalwart cupcake yearning to find something beyond his world of sugar cube skyscrapers and frosting-covered friends. When his makeshift boat crashes on foreign shores, he makes a shocking discovery that changes him forever.
A stop animated short film by Kirsten Lepore.
Watch Sweet Dreams.
Earth – The Pale Blue Dot
Can’t resist Carl Sagan’s voice and timelapse combo. Via Gruber.
Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan
I’ve slowly grown tired of timelapse videos, another pretty way to avoid saying anything or create anything within the viewer. However, even if it is just a small step away, this stunning video tries to overcome the prettiness by creating a complex portrait of Japan through mood and music.
Winter Morning
Even slightly out of season, that little warm feeling feels good.
A film of creative agency TBWA Brussels, directed by Olivier Babinet and produced by Lovo Films.
Undone
An elderly man fishing on a tempestuous sea is a metaphor for loss of memory and loss of self. As everything he tries to “catch” slips through his fingers, so too the world slips away and he becomes undone.
A short film by Hayley Morris, Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance 2009.
Watch it. (Flash Video)
(via Cartoon Brew)
Coldplay – Strawberry Swing
I didn’t see this when it came out but here it is if you hadn’t either.
Freezelight Magic Forest
Drift
Lovely mood. I’m sure we will see tutorials, copycats of this technique very soon.
BBC Life Series – “Plants”
Famous Last Words by DEERHUNTER
A little stop-motion animated fan video for Deerhunter’s “Famous Last Words”, from this year’s Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP, directed by Justin Martinez and Gilberto Vega, features a roving blob of collage paper threatening to overrun a paper-cutout man as he parkours his way through an increasingly messy bedroom. – Pitchfork
Watch it on Vimeo.
The Meaning of Life
Great opening. Not sure about the rest.
American Cantos
American Cantos – Cinematography by Joe Taylor Captured on the RED ONE from Joe Taylor.
Song Without A Hero
Song Without A Hero by The Orange Strips from Tobias Stretch.
UPDATE: Watch it on NFCs while Vimeo fixes whatever has to fix.
Typophile Film Festival 5: Opening Titles
If eyes are meant for seeing
then beauty is its own excuse for being.
“Visual typographic feast about the 5 senses, and the way they contribute to enhance our creativity.”
Made by BYU design students for the 5th Typophile Film Festival. Creative director: Brent Barson. Everything in the film is real: no digital visual effects.
Watch it. (MPEG-4)
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