A short by Emily Downe based on an interview with a professor in artificial intelligence that explores the notion that the human brain tends to anthropomorphise even the most rudimentary forms, and how – in the modern age – we might end up doing exactly the same thing to machines. To wit:
What does it mean to be conscious in a world that is becoming increasingly artificially intelligent? Can machines really see?
Another fascinating animation from German educational design studio Kurzgesagt. In this instalment, the Complement System. To wit:
An army of millions and trillions of tiny bombs, which work together in a complex and elegant dance to stop intruders in your body.
Previously: Electromagnetic Pollution
A completely hand-made stop-motion short by Ri Crawford (narrated by Tom Waits) about a time when the moon was close enough to reach by ladder.
As that great era draws to a close, Captain Millipede and his crew set off to gather sweet, sweet moon milk from the craters one last time.
An impressive and twisted Royal College Of Art graduation short by Laura Jayne, apparently based on her own experience, but not literally. You’ll see.
To wit: two drunk friends accidentally stumble upon a crime scene.
One character’s relationship with his father over his lifetime, explored by directors Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata in an Oscar nominated short adapted from a poem of the same name by Ron Koertge.
A new music video from animator Cyriak Harris, who’s taken a random bit of vintage footage (wherein an old man attempts to eat breakfast in the middle of the road), then run it through the nightmare-o-tron a few times, as is his wont.
Naturally, you’ll have seen his ‘Like And Subscribe’ video for Adam Buxton’s podcast.
Previously: Dance Like No Body’s Watching
South Korean animator Seoro Oh’s cleverly titled, sneezy, snorky, snotty ode to the vicissitudes of rhinitis.
Vanity Fair puts voice actor Tom Kenny on the spot – presenting him with five previously unseen animated characters, inviting him to improvise their likely voices.
Being the voice of Spongebob, Gary the snail, Adventure Time’s Ice King, the Mayor on Powerpuff Girls and many others – Kenny does not disappoint.
An impressive graduation short by Claudia Cortés Espejo wherein:
Steven is going though a rough time, until he decides to confront the source of his problems… his creator.
Lazy Square imagines the Simpson’s opening sequence in a dour, early 80s Russian setting, set to the bleak strains of Goran Bregovic’s ‘Ederlezi‘.
