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1. Arrow Television Show on the CW This Fall - Intrigued!
posted by Harley on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012. Arrow is coming to the CW this fall and, curses, but they might have caught the eye of this staunch advocate of books. I typically don't like sitting in front of the... 2. 23rd Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival - Animation Award Winners posted by Harley on Thursday, May 10th, 2012. The School of Visual Arts held the awards ceremony for the 23rd... 3. Toonzone Goes to the 23rd Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival posted by Harley on Thursday, May 10th, 2012. It's time for SVA's 23rd Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival! On the evening...
4. Pokémon Spring Regional Championships Results
posted by Harley on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012. 
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posted by Harley on Thursday, January 5th, 2012. posted by Harley on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011. 
In anticipation of the upcoming film, the creators of Guardians of Luna have teamed up with SpiritHoods to present the Guardians of Luna Limited Edition...
8. Dark Horse Comics: Orchid #1 Review
posted by Harley on Friday, November 4th, 2011.  Set in a dystopian future, Tom Morello's Orchid aspires to tell a story on the epic scale of Lord of the Rings, injected with a class consciousness. According to Morello, he wanted there...
9. Mike Kelly's "Saw In the Head" Animated Short Update
posted by Harley on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011. During last year's Kung Fu week, we featured Mike Kelly's Red Dragon flip book animation on the blog. This fight sequence was influenced heavily by Bruce Lee's films.... 10. Cool Stuff: The Backwater Gospel posted by Harley on Monday, October 31st, 2011. A local guitar-playing vagrant announces the coming of the Undertaker to the God-fearing congregation of the church in a backwater 1930's Dust Bowl town. While the Undertaker waits...
11. "Captain America: Super Soldier" (Nintendo DS) Review
posted by Harley on Saturday, October 29th, 2011. Captain America: Super Soldier (DS) Publisher: Sega Developer: Griptonite Games Captain America: Super Soldier for the Nintendo DS is an interesting mix of surprise and... 12. Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Video Game Infoposted by Harley on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011. Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, written by Toy Story writers, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, sends video gamers on a quest to protect the land from Kaos, an evil Portal...
13. "Nicktoons MLB" Video Game All-Star Team and Showdown Voting
posted by Harley on Friday, August 26th, 2011. Fans of Nicktoons MLB may now vote on their all-star team on 2KPlayBall.com. You can vote on your ideal team, as well as the location of “The Showdown,” which...
14. "GoldenEye 007: Reloaded" Video Game Preview
posted by Harley on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011.
posted by Harley on Friday, July 29th, 2011. Nickelodeon has released the following blurb and trailer in anticipation of the upcoming Nicktoons MLB video game. The game is due be released on the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS on... 16. "Spider-Man: Edge of Time" Video Game Preview posted by Harley on Thursday, July 28th, 2011. Spider-Man: Edge of Time follows the present-day Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 in their efforts to prevent a catastrophic event from taking place, the...
17. "X-Men: Destiny" Video Game Preview
posted by Harley on Thursday, July 28th, 2011. Toonzone recently had a chance to sit down with representative from Activision and preview the upcoming X-Men: Destiny video game. X-Men Destiny is a level-based Action RPG that... 18. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Mug Shot Series 1posted by Harley on Sunday, July 24th, 2011. In order to provide fans with some background on some of the enemy characters they will encounter while playing as the First Avenger, SEGA presented the... 19. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Mug Shot Series 2posted by Harley on Sunday, July 24th, 2011. In order to provide fans with some background on some of the enemy characters they will encounter while playing as the First Avenger, SEGA presented the... 20. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Mug Shot Series 3posted by Harley on Sunday, July 24th, 2011. In order to provide fans with some background on some of the enemy characters they will encounter while playing as the First Avenger, SEGA presented the... 21. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Behind The Scenes Trailerposted by Harley on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. SEGA has released a Behind the Scenes trailer for the PS3/Xbox360 and Wii versions of Captain America: Super Soldier. In it, Next Level Games and High... 22. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Launch Trailers posted by Harley on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. Enjoy these Captain America: Super Soldier launch trailers for the PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS. The video game is available now for the aforementioned... 23. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Trailer and Screenshots posted by Harley on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. More trailers and screen grabs from the Captain America: Super Soldier game for you. It's currently available on the PS3, 360, Wii and DS. Enjoy! posted by Harley on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. SEGA released a series of dossiers for the PS3 and 360 Captain America games discussing the studio's thoughts behind various aspects of... 25. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Development Dossier 3 - Captain Americaposted by Harley on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. SEGA released a series of dossiers for the PS3 and 360 Captain America games discussing the studio's thoughts behind various aspects of... 26. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Development Dossier 2 - Bossesposted by Harley on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. SEGA released a series of dossiers for the PS3 and 360 Captain America games discussing the studio's thoughts behind various aspects of the game... 27. "Captain America: Super Soldier" Video Game - Development Dossier 1 - Environmentsposted by Harley on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011. SEGA released a series of dossiers for the PS3 and 360 Captain America games discussing the studio's thoughts behind various aspects of the... 28. Archer - Best. Episode. Ever.posted by Harley on Monday, July 11th, 2011. Our favorite egotistical spy Sterling Archer will be coming back this fall on FX for Season 3 and that means it's time to for the Toonzone crew to throw down the gauntlet with our picks for... 29. Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Chapter One Video Game Review (PS3) posted by Harley on Thursday, June 30th, 2011. 
Transformers: Dark of the Moon was just released for all major consoles and portable systems. In the PS3/Xbox 360 release we jump into a...
30. "Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters" Video Game Round-Up
posted by Harley on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011. Just in case you haven't heard yet, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, which is inspired by the upcoming film, is coming to all major video game systems on... 31. "Batman: Year One" Animated Movie Thoughts posted by Harley on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011.  Comparison between the currently released screen grabs and
the closest matching panel from the graphic novel.
posted by Harley on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011.
posted by Harley on Thursday, May 26th, 2011. 
Toonzone was recently able to speak over e-mail with Dominick Meissner (Creative Director) and Stephanie Marchand...
34. "Thor: God of Thunder" Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 Review
posted by Harley on Friday, May 20th, 2011. Bottom Line: After having played the DS and Wii releases of Thor: God of Thunder, I wanted the PS3/Xbox release to bring my journey through the Thor games to an... 35. "Thor: God of Thunder" Nintendo Wii Review posted by Harley on Thursday, May 19th, 2011. The Bottom Line: In spite of some serious frame rate issues, Thor: God of Thunder for the Wii is a blast. The fast-paced battle system keeps you on your toes.
36. "Thor: God of Thunder" Nintendo DS Review
posted by Harley on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011. Bottom Line: Thor: God of Thunder is a throwback to the 16-bit, 2D fighter games. What it lacks in original gameplay, it makes up for in solid graphics and epic bosses. Review: ... 37. Thor: God of Thunder Video Game: Behind the Scenes - Voicing the Charactersposted by Harley on Monday, May 9th, 2011. Wow, that's a lot of Thor! That's right, Thor: God of Thunder is out now for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS. Here's a Behind the Scenes video clip courtesy of SEGA titled, "Voicing the Characters". posted by Harley on Friday, May 6th, 2011. Thor: God of Thunder for the DS also has a launch trailer. The animation looks pretty cool. The bosses work well across the two DS screens. It's reviewing well and I must admit, I can't wait to get my hands on it. Curse you, budget!
39. "Thor: God of Thunder" Nintendo Wii Launch Trailer and Brief Thoughts
posted by Harley on Friday, May 6th, 2011. Thor: God of Thunder recently hit the current generation systems and we have the launch trailer for the Wii right here. I recently had a little...
40. "Thor: God of Thunder" PS3 and Xbox 360 Launch Trailer and Q&A
posted by Harley on Thursday, May 5th, 2011. Thor: God of Thunder is out and so is the launch trailer! We recently had a little one-on-one time with Andrew Rubino of Liquid...
41. Toonzone Previews the Transformers: Dark of the Moon Video Game
posted by Harley on Monday, April 18th, 2011. Toonzone was recently invited by Activision and High Moon Studios to sit with Sean Miller, Game Director on Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Designer,... 42. Cool Stuff: Gnomon Schoolposted by Harley on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011. The Gnomon School of Visual Effects has released their 2011 Student Animation Work Compilation reel, featuring VFX creations from alumni who have worked on blockbuster films like "Green Lantern,"... 43. Squee! - Thor: God of Thunder Behind the Scenes Footage posted by Harley on Friday, April 1st, 2011. (Movie native size: 1280 x 720) - click "full-screen" icon in lower-right to enlarge Thor: God of Thunder, is coming to the 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS and DS...
44. Cartoon Network Upfront 2011: Brief Thoughts
posted by Harley on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011. It's been a crazy day and I had some brief thoughts on the Cartoon Network Upfront Presentation that I wanted to share before heading out for the evening.
posted by Harley on Friday, March 18th, 2011. In The Saga of Biôrn, an aging viking quests for an honorable death in battle so that he might be granted access to afterlife in Valhalla. It's a gorgeous short that mixes CG with some 2D. The... 46. Cool Stuff: Welcome to Jersey posted by Harley on Thursday, March 17th, 2011. Welcome to Jersey follows the adventures of suburban 8th Graders, Doug, Wiggy, Irv and Gus. In this episode, the Burger Kreep kidnaps the kids in a very specific model of van. The short (1 of...
47. Cool Stuff: David Couchariere - Animation Reel
posted by Harley on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011. Today we have an animation reel from David Couchariere! He attended university at Lycée technique des Arts et Métiers. Couchariere works at Dreamworks. Prior to that he was...
48. Squee! - Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
posted by Harley on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011. The Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters teaser trailer went live recently. Rise of the Manhunters' story is inspired by the upcoming film and Ryan Reynolds will reprise his... 49. Squee! - Captain America: Super Soldier posted by Harley on Monday, February 21st, 2011. Captain America: Super Soldier is another upcoming game release that's shaping up to be pretty cool. It looks gorgeous and if it plays as just as well, I'll be set! In this... 50. Squee! - Thor: God of Thunder posted by Harley on Monday, February 21st, 2011. Thor: God of Thunder, is coming to video game systems three days before the upcoming May 6th movie release. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty psyched!
One of my...
51. Cool Stuff: Summoner Geeks/Attacking the Darkness
posted by Harley on Friday, February 4th, 2011. Summoner was one of the launch titles released for the Playstation 2 in 2000. Though the game received favorable reviews, I did not like and never finished playing it. I... 52. Cool Stuff: The Real Legend of Zelda 3 posted by Harley on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011. The Real Legend of Zelda is a series of parody shorts created by Jerry Padilla. The three shorts were created years apart and it's fascinating to watch him evolve as an animator and... 53. Cool Stuff: de Blob 2 - The Astronaut posted by Harley on Friday, January 28th, 2011. It's time for more cross-media video game fun! In The Astronaut, Blob visits the Graydian Employment Office to choose space as his career path. He immediately realizes his mistake as...
54. Cool Stuff: Final Fantasy A+
posted by Harley on Monday, January 24th, 2011. We're going to keep it light on the blog with a video game themed week! Today's Cool Stuff features the Final Fantasy A+ short, a tribute to the Final Fantasy universe. John Su created this as... 55. Cool Stuff: Alexis Wanneroy - Character Animation Reel posted by Harley on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010. Are you up for watching an animation reel? I sure am! Today we'll be looking at the work of character animator, Alexis Wanneroy. He graduated Gobelins in 2003 and is... 56. Cool Stuff: Le Royaume posted by Harley on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010. Le Royaume (The King and the Beaver) is yet another gorgeously animated short from Gobelins that will have you wondering exactly how in the hell any group of people could be allowed to be that... 57. Cool Stuff: Un tour de Manège posted by Harley on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010. Un tour de Manège is a beautiful short, full of fluid, luscious color that dances about your screen. In it, a young girl plays on a floating merry-go-round, when suddenly a wind causes the... 58. Cool Stuff: Bottle posted by Harley on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010. Kirsten Lepore's short, Bottle, is currently a finalist in the Vimeo Festival Awards. Separated by water, a sand and snow person build a friendship by exchanging bottled messages and other items. It was...
59. Cool Stuff: MakingOf speaks with "Despicable Me" screenwriters, Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul
posted by Harley on Thursday, August 19th, 2010. MakingOf has an interview up with Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul as they discuss pitching ideas to financiers. What struck my fancy was... 60. Cool Stuff: Fester Fish posted by Harley on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010. What would happen if you took some 1930's cartoon conventions, Tex Avery-style sight gags and married it with total debauchery? Your result would be Aaron Long's Fester Fish. In the short, Fester's...
61. Cool Stuff: Azureus Rising
posted by Harley on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010. Azureus Rising is a slick sci-fi short from Black Sun Entertainment. It was created as proof of concept test for a feature film trilogy. The story arc of which will follow, Azureus, who becomes... 62. Cool Stuff: Work posted by Harley on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. Work follows young Aaron as he decides to get a job at a corporation so that he might be able to afford moon shoes. The short was created by Michael Rianda as his third year film at CalArts.
posted by Harley on Friday, May 7th, 2010. I bring you a series of adorable shorts which mix live-action stop-motion and flash animation, called Kung Fu Bunny. The over-arching story involves an animator antagonizing his silent-but-deadly...
64. Cool Stuff: Red Dragon
posted by Harley on Friday, May 7th, 2010. Today's Cool Stuff was created by Mike Kelly and features what I like to call 100% unadulterated awesomeness. It's a flipbook animation of a fight sequence featuring Bruce Lee titled, Red... 65. Cool Stuff: Wing Chun Mechanical Arms posted by Harley on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010. This quick bit of animation was created by Anthony McGrath and put online in 2008. In it, mechanical arms practice a martial art form against a wooden dummy. McGrath mentions Digital... 66. Toonzone at the Cartoon Network 2010 Upfront: Brief Impressions posted by Harley on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Don't forget to check out our coverage of the 2010 Cartoon Network Upfront.
The structure of a network upfront interests me. Particularly, the... posted by Harley on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010. In Look Around, local villagers gather to slay a monster. One warrior becomes so consumed with training towards this goal that he ignores all else in life. This delightful short was written,...
68. Cool Stuff: Second Wind
posted by Harley on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010. A limber old man and his gigantic feline frolic about during a journey to lands unknown. When elderly fellow befriends a spirit, the abnormally large cat's jealous side inadvertently causes his... 69. Cool Stuff: A Short Love Story posted by Harley on Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Today we have a really gorgeous short called, A Short Love Story. A young girl doodles on a page by her desk. After a short glance towards the boy across from her, she begins to daydream of... 70. Cool Stuff: Alarm posted by Harley on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010. In Alarm, a man's alarm clock wakes him every time he dozes off. He, much to my delight, inflicts violence upon the source of the ringing. This is a cute short, directed by Moo-hyun Jang of Team Mesai.... 71. Miyazaki Week: Crafting the World of "Spirited Away" posted by Harley on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010. Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) is an animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The feature was released in Japan in 2001 and to the United... 72. Cool Stuff: A la lumière du Vent posted by Harley on Thursday, February 18th, 2010. I think I might be a very simple-minded person, for a couple of reasons. The first being the part of this short's description which piqued my interest.
This short film is...
73. Cool Stuff: Old Fangs
posted by Harley on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010. Old Fangs is a nice, moody short in which a young wolf decides to confront his violent father. The animation is appropriate to the character designs, which are simple and angular. There's a point in... 74. Cool Stuff: Vegeterrible posted by Harley on Monday, February 15th, 2010. Vegeterrible is a short in the food-comes-to-life genre. In it, a cherry tomato fights for his survival as a very angry rotten avocado hunts him. The short was created by Henrik Sønniksen and... 75. Cool Stuff: Pivot posted by Harley on Thursday, February 11th, 2010. Pivot was created by Kevin Megens, Floris Vos, Arno de Grijs, André Bergs, with music and sound design by Alex Debicki. In this short, a man becomes witness to a murder while out on a photography... 76. Cool Stuff: An Eye for Annai posted by Harley on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010. An Eye for Annai is an adorable five-minute long short created by Jon Klassen and Dan Rodrigues during their third year at Sheridan. In this a one-eyed creature named Annai sets off on a... 77. Cool Stuff: Oceansize posted by Harley on Monday, February 8th, 2010. Oceansize was created by Supinfocom Arles students Romain Jouandeau, Adrien Chartie, Gilles Mazières and Fabien Thareau in 2008. In the short, two oil-rig workers find themselves under attack by a... 78. Cool Stuff: Inka Bola posted by Harley on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010. Inka Bola starts on the tallest structure of a Mayan city where a guard half-heartedly watches over a mischievous toddler who enjoys throwing fruit at his head. After taking a tumble from his throne... 79. Cool Stuff: The Dark posted by Harley on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010. In The Dark, a teenager keeps hearing scary noises while trying to fall asleep. This short was produced by NMtrix, which according to their website, is looking to do a full series based off of this... 80. Cool Stuff: Space Alone posted by Harley on Friday, January 22nd, 2010. Space Alone was created by Ilias Sounas, illustrator, designer and animator. In this short, we meet a space alien with one more day available in his quest to find life. There's not a whole...
81. Cool Stuff: Après la Pluie
posted by Harley on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010. If you haven't seen this short yet, you're in for a treat. Après la Pluie teaches us the dangers of fishing with bananas. This short was created by the team of Charles-André Lefebvre, Manuel... 82. Cool Stuff: C Block posted by Harley on Monday, January 18th, 2010. C Block was done as Vladimir Kooperman's 4th year project at Sheridan. Love the music. Nice pacing. Consistent animation. Adorable dog. Hijinks ensue as the aforementioned pooch loses his only...
83. Cool Stuff: Alma
posted by Harley on Friday, January 15th, 2010. When I was 4 years old, I saw the Twilight Zone episode, Living Doll and it screwed with my tiny, little noggin'. I kid you not when I say it scared the hell out of me. My grandmother had bought me... 84. Cool Stuff: The Nature of Battle posted by Harley on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010. Here's a short from Emily Carr University of Art and Design graduate, Nat Dart. So far as environmental propaganda goes, this one was fairly enjoyable. It uses well-thought out shots,...
85. Cool Stuff: Two By Two
posted by Harley on Monday, January 11th, 2010. 2008 Sheridan graduate, Matthew Kalinauskas, animated Two By Two as his final year project. It's a cute short that pits the ever-prepared Noah against significantly less detail-oriented captain of... 86. Toons of the 2000s: Outro and Special Thanks posted by Harley on Friday, December 18th, 2009. Go back to the Toons of the 2000s Intro.
Sadly, our journey back through the 2000s has come to an end. Thank you for joining us in our review of the decade... posted by Harley on Friday, December 18th, 2009. Go back to the Toons of the 2000s Intro.
One of the most challenging tasks to take on during a decade of undeniable and sometimes drastic change is to predict... 88. Toons of the 2000s: Top 5 Most Influential People in Animation posted by Harley on Thursday, December 10th, 2009. Animation is an art form. It taps into parts of the imagination you might not have thought possible. It effectively creates the illusion of life, and when... 89. Toons of the 2000s: The Fall and Rise (?) of 2D Animation - Part 3 posted by Harley on Friday, November 13th, 2009. You are reading Part 3 of The Fall and Rise (?) of 2D Animation.
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Stop-Motion ... posted by Harley on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. You are reading Part 1 of The Fall and Rise (?) of 2D Animation.
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posted by Harley on Friday, November 6th, 2009. Witches Brew takes us briefly into the lives and hut of a witch and her apprentice. I wasn't supremely impressed by the short. The animation seemed a little stiff, but the character designs were...
94. Animated Films: The Movie Theater Experience
posted by Harley on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009. Most of the time, the theater-going experience is a waste. Fake IMAX. Obnoxiously loud patrons. Cell phones that have not been turned off. Bleh. People who really don't care... 95. Cool Stuff: CARDBOARD posted by Harley on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009. Here's a nifty little stop-motion animation created by Sjors Vervoort as his graduation project. I do so enjoy street art. 96. Cool Stuff: Mundo Mudo posted by Harley on Friday, October 30th, 2009. Mundo Mudo is a music video that teaches us that a stick figure man can be a glutton and kind of a jerk too. After (I suppose) a really bad day, stick figure man begins eating non-stop and then... 97. Cool Stuff: Yellow Cake posted by Harley on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Yellow Cake is a great in that it disarms the viewer with a false sense of security and then viciously rips it away by effectively mixing some rather adorable creatures with horrific acts of war....
98. Cool Stuff: Ryan
posted by Harley on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. 99. Cool Stuff: Burning Safari posted by Harley on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Burning Safari combines two of my favorite things: robots and monkeys. The short was created in 2006 as the final project by former Gobelins students, Florent de La Taille, Jeanne Irzenski,... 100. Cool Stuff: Tarboy posted by Harley on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Not too sure about the name of the of the main character, but I'm definitely digging the animation. Tarboy was created by James Lee, with music by Hania Lee. Enjoy the pretty thing. (via @compoundj on twitter) 101. Lost in Translation: Looking at the Bruce Timm Style from Animation to Action Figure posted by Harley on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. Do you have action figures based on animated characters in your collection? Have you ever taken the time to really analyze how well... 102. Cool Stuff: Le Phare posted by Harley on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009. This is my favorite of the shorts I've watched in the last month or so. Le Phare (The Lighthouse Keeper) was created by Gobelins students, David Francois, Rony Hotin, Jérémie Moreau, Baptiste Rogron,... 103. Cool Stuff: Voltage posted by Harley on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009. In Voltage, robots prove that by working together, we can all reach a common goal. Except that sometimes working together causes power surges and everyone explodes. C'est la vie. Directed by Filippe... 104. Cartoon Intro Cavalcade: Batman Beyond posted by Harley on Monday, October 12th, 2009. Work with me on this one. We're all going to pretend that we're actively working in the animation industry for a moment. It's sometime in the mid to late 1990's. We're in a... 105. Cool Stuff: The Dog and the Butcher posted by Harley on Thursday, October 8th, 2009. The Dog and the Butcher was created by Jonathan Holt and done as his senior thesis for the Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida. You'll find some extra art for this short on his... 106. Cool Stuff: Sing Sang Sung posted by Harley on Monday, October 5th, 2009. It turns out that Air's music is not quite my thing, but the animation Mathematic did for the song, Sing, Sang, Sung is. This video follows a sometimes bouncing ball through a Yellow... 107. Cool Stuff: The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello posted by Harley on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009. This short follows Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself. On their... 108. Cool Stuff: Muto posted by Harley on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009. Blu is a street artist based in Bologna, Italy. There is very little information of the biographical sort available on this man, leading me to believe he is either a robot, a unicorn or a robot unicorn.... 109. Cool Stuff: We R Super Heroes posted by Harley on Friday, September 25th, 2009. Today we have another music video, We R Super Heroes, by Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine. Robbert Bobbert is the children's music alter ego of Apples In Stereo frontman Robert... 110. Cool Stuff: Dead All Along posted by Harley on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. Dead All Along has compelling visuals to go along with some equally cool music. This music video follows a child named Yorick. He enters a magic kingdom after being enchanted by a pixie. Upon his... 111. Cool Stuff: Urs posted by Harley on Friday, September 18th, 2009. The culmination of three years of work, Urs is the thesis project of recent recent Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg graduate, Moritz Mayerhofer. The 10-minute short follows Urs as he sets out on a journey... 112. Cool Stuff: Her Morning Elegance posted by Harley on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009. I'm told that if you love something you should set it free. If it comes back to you, then it's meant to be. (That was entirely stupid. I apologize.) I saw this music video for Oren... 113. Cool Stuff: A Record of Life posted by Harley on Monday, September 7th, 2009. I enjoyed this short because it allowed me to zone out and simply absorb the imagery. Sometimes, that's just what you're in the mood for. This tasty bit of animation loosely follows the...
114. Cool Stuff: The Cat Piano
posted by Harley on Sunday, September 6th, 2009. You'll find some great use of color in this somewhat dark short from the People's Republic of Animation. In The Cat Piano, we follow our feline protagonist as he attempts to find the source behind... 115. Cool Stuff: Muzorama posted by Harley on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009. Muzorama was inspired by the works of French artist, Jean-Philippe Masson (Muzo) and created by students of Supinfocom Arles.
Muzorama from Muzorama Team on Vimeo. (via @ aniboom, via @ Talotan) 116. Cartoon Intro Cavalcade: Thundercats, Ho!posted by Harley on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009. From the opening trumpets, to the over-the-top whining electric guitars, to the beautifully detailed and yet still fluid animation, there's only one word suitable to describe the... 117. Cool Stuff: I Lived on the Moon by Yannick Puig posted by Harley on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009. This great little bit of animation was created by Yannick Puig. Yannick's website goes in depth on his creative process and inspirations behind this animated video clip. posted by Harley on Monday, August 10th, 2009. Originally released in 2007, here's an adorable short involving two octopuses attempting to escape from a restaurant cook. Oktapodi was created as the graduation film of Julien BOCABEILLE,... 119. Cool Stuff: Fenrir posted by Harley on Friday, August 7th, 2009. Here's a slick little bit of animation done by some second year students of Gobelins for Annecy 2009. posted by Harley on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009. Aniboom posted a link to a bit of cool animation on their twitter account. The animator's name is Nelson Boles. Boles attended the teen program at The Animation Academy. In 2008, he won a... 121. From Heaven to Hell with Civilization posted by Harley on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009. There's a very cool video installation over at the The Standard Hotel in New York City. Passengers are able to view the video as they ascend or descend in the hotel's elevator and are... 122. Today is Sand Animation day! posted by Harley on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009. (Not really, but sometimes that's just what happens when you end up on a Youtube kick.) It's pretty cool if you're into that artsy stuff (which I happen to be). Below is a series of... 123. Animation reused in Disney films - No one shocked posted by Harley on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009. The following Youtube video features a series of clips edited together as evidence Disney engaged in a practice common in the industry, repurposing animation. It saves time... |
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