Starburns Industries-Anomalisa trailer

Starburns Industries (Ricky and Morty) has a Stop Motion feature film due out this year called Anomilisa and while I can’t really tell much of what the film is about, I like the style. I particularly like that they didn’t bother to cover up the seams of the characters faces. What do you think?

Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?” is a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible escape from his desperation in the form of an unassuming Akron baked goods sales rep, Lisa, who may or may not be the love of his life. A beautifully tender and absurdly humorous dreamscape, from the brilliant minds of Charlie Kaufman (SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK) and Duke Johnson (“Community” episode, Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas), this stop-motion animation wonder features the vocal cast of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan and David Thewlis and a stirring strings-based score by Carter Burwell.

“Everything’s Fine” by Julian Sanchez

https://vimeo.com/126157236

A child who is constantly tardy is on the verge of being held back a grade.

VOICE TALENT:
SAMANTHA MAURER
ZACH MARCUS
EMILY BAILEY

Made in Flash, After Effects & Adobe Premiere.

Age of Ultron Previs reel

Previs reel from a very talented fella named Chris Olsen, who did some amazing shot in Avengers Age of Ultron.

For those that don’t know the term Previs signifies someone who lays out animation rigs along with setting up camera moves and linking them to the data mined from live action plates. From there the director can change angles and shots before they spend the money to render it to full resolution and quality. From The Third Floor’s website (who worked on shots in the film) it is:

 …an abbreviated term for “previsualization”, the process of visualizing and improving a project before the final endeavor is attempted. Historically, filmmakers relied on storyboards, concept artwork, and physical models to help them plan their visions.

Now you know! Cool stuff!

Cowbell Chocolate animation spot

A really  nicely done commercial for Cowbell done by Reel Edge Studios.

New Cowbell Chocolate gives you all the energy you need! In our latest commercial for Cowbell in Nigeria, our two heroes get called into Cowland to help the Cowbell team take back their stolen chocolate formula during a daring highway chase.

Credits:
Agency: Promasidor
Client: Promasidor
Group Creative Director: Murray Mackintosh
Copywriter: Mike Pollecutt
Production Company: Reel Edge Studios
Executive Producer: David Golden

Director: Gerhard Painter
Producer: Nono Mofokeng

Storyboarding: Allan Cameron
Character design: Allan Cameron and Chris Ntuli
Character Modelling: Werner Ziemerink
Vehicles: Athanase Georgellis
Hair and Fur: Thezi Ndhlazi
Character Rigging and Texturing: Mark Zimmer and Erik Kruger.
Environments: Wesley Waller, Ruaan Grobler, Athanase Georgellis, Brendan Noeth, Sonny Nkumeleni, Aarin Lehmkuhl, Linton Nkambule and Chris Ntuli.
Animation: Stephen Bester, Tim Morar, Mark Zimmer, Athanase Georgellis, Linton Nkambule, Erik Kruger and Aarin Lehmkuhl.
Lighting and Scene setup: Christophe Leyder.
Compositing and Editing: Chris Wieffering and Ndumiso Nyoni.

Audio: Glen at Audio Arts Africa

“King” by Grades

A really cute animated music video. I wish this would happen to me! Then again I could never dance was well as this 10 year old so…

GRADES – King (Official Video)
King is out now: http://po.st/iKing

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Director – Taichi Kimura
Producer – Takuma Hiramatsu
Animation – Rapparu

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