12 Awkward Days of Christmas

Brian Henson has created a new brand, "Miskreant Puppets", allowing him to do things the Muppets could never do. (Especially now that they are owned by Disney.) Not meant for kids, but I wouldn't say NSFW.

ELO - Mr Blue Sky2012 Video

Wonderful fun video created by animation students and directed by Mike Patterson. It was done with Jeff Lynne's permission, and features newly remastered audio. This is uplifting stuff. Makes me remember the days when you could turn on MTV and see really surprising artistic music videos every now and then. Crank up the headphones and enjoy!

Dumb Ways to Die

All public service messages should be this entertaining, creative, and fun!

Sundays at Rocco's

Animated version of a touching, true story from Story Core. 

Zoetrope Cake

Nice. Don't think I'd want to eat it though.

Flying Lotus: Cyriac

Here is the latest surreal animation from Cyriac.

Animatronics: Gustav Hoegen's Reel

The work of Gustav Hoegen,with credits including; Prometheus, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Clash of the Titans, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Doctor Who and more.It's astounding the amount of engineering and artistry that goes into these illusions. CGI affords artists some great tools, but there will always be room for excellent practical effects like these.

The Breakfast Machine

One of my favorite, just plain goofy moments in the history of cinema.

Destino

Walt Disney and Salvador Dali's "Destino 2003" Begun, but abandoned during their lifetimes, this was completed and released in 2003.

Billy West: Voiceover Genius

Great interview with Billy West, man of many voices on Futurama, as well as the voice of Doug, and of course Stimpy. He's also the go-to guy for recreating classic voices like Bugs Bunny and Popeye,

Alton Brown Candy Science!!!

Alton Brown and Craig Ferguson do some candy science!

Doc Oc Costume

Adam Savage builds a quick and easy "Doc Oc" costume for Patton Oswald to wear with his young daughter who dressed up as Spider(GIRL) for Halloween.

The Hobbit Full Length Trailer

"If Baggins loses, We eats it whole!"

Ray Harryhausen Documentary

The greatest directors and effects wizards all pay tribute to the great Ray Harryhausen in this upcoming documentary. The grandfather and dean of all modern effects artists!

The Lego Story

A family tells the history of their toy business and the evolution of Lego., in an interesting animated documentary form. As if they hired some PIXAR alumni to make the story more accessible. A little long, but interesting.

The Dark Knight Returns

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Wlidebeest

A wonderful minimalist animation. Maybe it's not always important to prove your point?

Batman: The Animated Series Rises

First, great shot-for-shot trailer remade from Batman the Animated Series footage.
Second, I'll totally be watching this marathon. There was some great story telling in that series, and, well, HarleyQuinn!

Bizarro Classic

Robb Pratt is at it again! Here's installment #2 in his Superman Classic series introducing Bizzaro!

I Pet Goat II

Click the link to see this full screen on Vimeo. This is a powerful surreal animation. This one was done independently by Heliofant without any corporate or government funding. Wow.

"Epic"

Based on "The Leaf Men" by author William Joyce. This looks to have a lot of potential.

Leroy Neiman has died.

Artist Leroy Neiman has died. I remember during the 1976 Olympics his art was everywhere. He also invented the "Femlin" cartoon on the Playboy joke page. Handlebar mustaches everywhere will be flown at half-mast today.

Picasso vandalized in Houston TX

Police are searching for a man who vandalized a Picasso painting at a Houston museum. Act caught on cellphone video by another museum patron, and by security cameras.

Night Light

Illustrator / Animator Qing Han created this delightful animation as her senior project.

Simple, inventive and pleasant!

Elvis Needs Boats! Elvis Needs Boats!

"Elvis is everywhere!" by Mojo NIxon. I'm posting this one for my kids. They grew up singing along in the car to Mojo and Skid Roeper singing "Pirate Radio." ...And remember, avoid the Bermuda Triangle, cause "Elvis Needs Boats!"

Bender as Luke?

The best cartoon voices in the business assembled at Comicon. Together they do a table read from the Star Wars radio play. Bender as Luke? Bubbles as Vader? Pinky as a Storm Trooper? Christopher Walken as R2-D2? Wow.

Terri Gilliam Demonstrates Cutout Animation

In this short a very young Terri Gilliam demonstrates his stop-motion techniques back in the early days of "Monty Python"

Indiana Jones Old and New

This cool video shows side-by-side shots to demonstrate all the early cinema references used by Spielberg in planning the opening act of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".  It's true that everything is a re-mix. But what a remix!

Kinetic Creatures

Kinetic Creatures is a KickStarter project from the creative team of Lucas Ainsworth and Alyssa Hamel. Looking like minimalist Theo Jansen sculptures, these toys will be available in pre-cut kits, with a turn handle.

Three basic kits are available, an Elephant, a Rhino, and a Giraffe. For an additional fee, an optional gearbox / motor assembly can be had.

Like an animated blank slate, these toys are the perfect canvas for Art Students to decorate and embellish. Perfect for hours of creative fun! 

Mel Blanc: Man of a Thousand Voices

His life story is one of perseverance. At first, Warner Bros would not even let him audition. He had to wait for the guy in charge to die before he got his foot in the door. He kept working, even from a hospital bed, with nearly every bone in his body broken. He spent his spare time doing his characters for kids in burn units and hospitals. A great method actor and comedian, he helped define the cartoon medium as we know it. He was a major fixture in the golden age of radio. A lot of modern sarcastic comics owe him a huge debt.

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of "Where the Wild Things Are," has passed away at 83.

All Four Stooges.

You read right. Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp together. There was one short, "Hold that Lion", filmed after "Curly" Howard's health problems sidelined him. Shot so he could remain seated and still perform, and absent his usual razor-close haircut. All were brothers, except for Larry Fine. 

Later, often forgotten members of the "3" Stooges were Joe Palma (doubling Shemp after a heart attack), Joe Besser, Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita, and Emil Sitka, who subbed for Larry when he suffered a series of strokes.

Ancient Computer Animation Tech.

This one's for all my 3d and 2d digital Animator friends. See how it was done back in 1971, with stone knives and bear skins.

Kara Is Self-Aware: Heavy Rain Maker Unveils Uncanny Performance Capture

Electro Shock

France sure seems to be turning out a lot of talented animaton students lately. Here's an entertaining 8 minute short that's well worth the subtitles.

The Hobbit Short You Never Saw!

Created by Gene Dietch in 1966, to fulfill a contractual clause and retain the rights from Tolkien for an unmade "Lord of The Rings" film. Read the story of it's making here.