A kinetic sculpture designed by Derek Hugger that deftly mimics the motion of a sea turtle gliding through the ocean.
The piece – with 600 parts controlling a range of synchronised tilts and movements – was only attempted after Hugger spent a ‘non-trivial amount of time watching and studying videos of turtles swimming.’
A completely unnecessary and therefore utterly essential Metaball Studios comparison of the relative height of various characters and objects from Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
Previously: Know Your Video Game Robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFCf6adt2t4
On the off chance that you missed it as it thundered squeefully around the Internets this week, behold: the cutest cover of Bohemian Rhapsody ever recorded.
Lightning-fingered bass player Davie504 performs a fingerprint-erasing cover of Rimski Korsakov’s notoriously challenging ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’.
How skeletons balance work and play – seasonal nightmare fuel from UK animator Cyriak Harris.
Previously: Indigestion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YFslZcxQXc
The unhinged Captain Marvel trailer you’ve been waiting for, by Aldo Jones.
https://vimeo.com/294996676
A puppeteered music video for ‘Asleep On The Train’ by UK musician Tom Rosenthal directed by animator Catherine Prowse in which a commuter’s journey to work goes increasingly off the rails.
Behind the scenes teaser here.
The rather wonderful electromechanical percussion engines of artist and musician Koka Nikoladze – analogue beats generated from household bric-a-brac and assorted hardware.
A new episode of Aaron’s Animals in which Prince Michael takes on a few responsibilities with his master (visual effects artist Aaron Benitez) feeling under the weather.
Previously: The Fake Girlfriend
