In the first spin off from 2018’s Oscar-winning ’Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’, The Spectacular Spider-Ham (aka Peter Porker, voiced by John Mulaney) gets his own Looney Toonsian four minute feature, written and directed by Miguel Jiron.
Category Archives: Animation
A sobering collaboration between the International Red Cross and our favourite German educational design studio Kurzgesagt. To wit:
Until we did the research. It turned out we were a bit oblivious off the real impact of nuclear weapons in the real world, on a real city. And especially, how helpless even the most developed nations on earth would be if an attack occurred today.
Previously: Argie Bargie
A mixed media rite de passage short in which a teenager becomes a man in a savage world ruled by a god-whale (we’ve all been though it).
A pleasing chunk of retro-futurism by Spanish director Antoni Sendra drawing heavily on the lurid halftone aesthetic of 1970s fantasy comics.
An impressive, award-winning mashup of live action, animation and moveable sculpture by filmmaker Daisy Jacobs and animator Chris Wilder telling the story of an acrimonious marriage from the perspective of two siblings.
NASA Goddard explains:
Have you ever thought about visiting a black hole? We sure hope not. However, if you’re absolutely convinced that a black hole is your ideal vacation spot, watch this video before you blast off to learn more about them and (more importantly) how to stay safe.
Download your safety brochure here.
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In a follow-up to their recent feature on the never-ending struggle of ant against ant, German educational design studio Kurzgesagt focuses on the smallest and most unlikely combatant in that war: Linepithema humile, the Argentine ant.
Previously: World War A
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An animated music video for Quebecois band Corridor by Jonathan Robert and Gabriel Favreau in which we ascend via stairs, lifts and cable cars though a bewildering structure toward an encounter with the almighty computer that controls all.
YouTube brainbox GGP Grey investigates efficient and not-so-efficient ways to board commercial airline flights.
Random boarding is better, it seems, but as physicist Jason Steffen showed in 2008, there is a precise order which minimises the delay caused by other passengers stowing their luggage in overhead compartments.