Category Archives: Animation

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An award winning black and white stop motion short made up of over 14,000 photographs, created by self taught filmmaker Simon Scheiber over the course of 7 years.To wit:

A lighthouse keeper’s surprising discovery pulls him out of his monotonous, daily routine and takes him onto a journey into uncharted territory.

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An anthology of seven mixed format shorts based on the theme ‘Strangers’, ranging from the refugee crisis to online romance from international animation ‘super-collective’ Late Night Work Club.

Featured shorts:

00:31 – Born In A Void by Alex Grigg
07:40 – Freedom – Liberté by Loup Blaster
14:05 – Anonmation by Caleb Wood
21:08 – Lovestreams by Sean Buckelew
30:28 – Departures by Jeanette Bonds
33:54 – Wednesday with Goddard by Nicolas Menard
38:16 – Hi Stranger by Kirsten Lepore 

Previously: The Late Nighters

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A 4k interpretation of the middle panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Garden Of Earthly Delights’ created by Studio SMACK for the Museum Of The Image at Breda in the Netherlands.

Full screen required to appreciate the detail.

MORE: Earlier this year, the Dutch public broadcasting service created this interactive version of the same work for the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death.

kottke

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A fan short by Californian animation studio Ember Lab based on Nintendo 64 classic Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

A tribute to the legendary game, this short showcases Skull Kid’s dark origin story. Our take on how the Zelda Universe could be realized in film. A labor of love for all those involved, this is a gift to the fans.

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