Prepare for silly. This cute animation addresses why the boy Arthur pulled the sword Excalibur from the stone. At least; it’s one possible re-imagination of the famous legend. Codpieces and bodices may be involved. Looking for another short film to watch? Use this teleport link to pick one at random.
Adding monsters to your life with Aug(de)mented Reality
If you’ve seen the original you’ll now how cool these are. These are created by Marty Cooper and are made using traditional animation cels and an iPhone 5. We’re talking about hand drawings and stop motion. This flip features the animation made in Adam Savage’s Tested. If you want to know more about how the […]
Judge Dredd: Superfiend trailer
This is a trailer for Adi Shankar’s Judge Dredd tribute. Adi explains the animation is a departure from the film and channels more of the humour found in the comic book series. There’s plenty of shocks and gore in here but this “Bootleg series” show is apparently aimed at children. I suppose that works. I’m […]
Short film: Aphelion Point
This may mess with your head. Imagine, if you will, a damaged spacecraft that is floating towards a giant sun – it is caught; being pulled in. Imagine also the effect on the remaining crew as the baleful star gets ever closer. Combine that with some jazz and you’ll have a sci-fi short called Aphelion […]
Short film: My father, Excalibur and Me
This animation is the work of students at Isart Digital. I suggest they’ve got a promising future! I get “How to Train your Dragon” vibes from this in terms of visual style and even the set up. There’s a big, burly dad and in an awkward relationship with a scrawny son. There might even be […]
Computer animation so real that it scares itself
This is a works in progress from the hugely skilful Chris Jones. It’s created using Lightwave, Sculptris and Krita, composited with Davinci Resolve Lite. None of these titles, save Lightwave, mean anything to me but suggest animation is an expensive business. To top it off – the music is also composed by Chris Jones. There’s […]
Scoobythulhu, no really
It’s a Cthulhu mystery for a bunch of hippies and their dog to solve. Wait, what? Mikey Mason’s describes this mashup as “A bit of fun with an older song”. I think it’s a bit more effort than just a bit of fun. Filed under comedy but it might mess up a few memories.
A look inside: Adventure Time cartoon cards
Adventure Time – The Original Cartoon Title Cards is a new volume of quirky, brilliant and bizarre title cards. Not sure what a title card is? Title cards typically come after the opening sequence but before the first bit of the show. It’s a chance for the TV program to reveal the episode’s title. In […]
Short film: It’s Payback Time
This short film was created by the British TV station Channel 4. It’s gone viral with more than 2 million views and part of the attraction is the surprise twist. The grimy world in this animation is brought to life wonderfully in the animation. The poor people seem so terrorised and innocent. Here are some […]
Short film: Space Cat Hob
This animation took two years to make. The team had no money. The result is a rich sci-fi filled with action, drama and surprises. What do you think? Does it teach you to trust cute things but be cautious of ugly things? Or perhaps it suggests to you that cat warriors would be too easily […]
