What makes a movie or TV show great? Yes, the acting and cast are among the very important aspects, but like movie reviewer Grace Randolph says “World Building” is also a vital part. Here ILM takes us behind-the-scenes of how they built a “real” futuristic 2259 San Francisco for Star Trek Into Darkness.
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek Into Darkness
January 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Viral Video Friday: Simpsons Anime Tribute
January 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A Simpsons tribute to anime and all things Hayao Miyazaki.
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Newspaper Comic Strips Collection
January 6, 2014 by 2 Comments
Over the years, the British have crossed the Atlantic with iconic entertainment, like The Beatles, One Direction (LoL), Monty Python, Are You Being Served?, Mr. Bean, just to name a few, now in the animation realm, it has to be Nick Park and his animated creation Wallace & Gromit. Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Newspaper Comic Strips Collection collects the comic strips published in the UK daily newspaper The Sun, from 2010-2011.
Viral Video Friday: Animated Fun
January 3, 2014 by 1 Comment
What if Star Wars had a 80’s-style cartoon feel? Well, this is it by Nacho Punch – the Star Wars: The Lost 1980’s Anime:
Funko Pop! Disney: Finding Nemo Figures
December 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
These past couple of years toy company Funko has been knocking it out of the ballpark with their Pop! vinyl toy figures. These super cute figures are from the Disney Pop! line featuring 4 characters from the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo: Nemo, Dory, Crush and Bruce. It’s just too bad that these Finding Nemo Pop! figures won’t be able to drop this Christmas season! These Pop! vinyl collectibles will be available next year January 14th, 2013.
For more info, go to: Funko.com.
Viral Video Friday: 850 Meters Animation
December 13, 2013 by 3 Comments
If you have some spare in your cubicle today, check out this animated short film about a wacky knight trying to save a princess, but the jokes on him in the end.
Viral Video Friday: Oru Burus
November 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This cool animation turns out to be a graduation project by Anton Brand, Guillaume Klein, Charlotte Quillet and Raphaël Théolade. It’s about a king who loses control of the sun and smashes a train into his eyeballs.
Wall-E Robot Come to Life
August 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
From the Pixar animation movie comes a life-size version of Wall-E robot. Tested goes on the road to Mike McMaster’s garage shop to check out this R/C controlled robot.
Pixar Playing Cards
July 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
College student and designer Chris Anderson is a big fan of Pixar films. For his art project, he created a Pixar themed carry box containing two packs of playing cards.
Despicable Me 2 Talking Minions
July 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
I really enjoyed watching the first Despicable Me animated film and now Despicable Me 2 is out. Thinkway Toys has produced some cute and cool talking Minion toys with each of the 3 Minions – Stuart, Dave and Tim (8″ – 10″ tall) featuring unique features like over 25-50 plus lines and SFX from the movie, arm articulation, and facial movements.
A City Made of Paper
June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A metropolis and landscape of paper transform, fold, twist and turn. The animation is amazingly smooth and must have too a lot of time to animate. This “Paper City” animated short is by Maciek Janicki.
Wreck-It Ralph Deleted Scene: Extreme Easy Living
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If you haven’t seen Wreck-It Ralph – you need to see it. Buy the DVD, the Bluray or stream it. Here’s a deleted scene exclusive from Total Film – Wreck-It Ralph in Extreme Easy Living.
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Spacebound
May 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
A little boy and his dog in spacesuits fly around outer space. Check out this cute short animation by Ellen Su and Kyle Moy.
Viral Video Friday: Pig Box
May 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
Here’s a cute animated short about a blue bird and sleepy deprived porcupine.
Street Fighter Stop-Motion Fun
May 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Street Fighter-inspired stop-motion animation short “Maker vs Marker” is by Jonny Lawrence and music by Brian Sadler.
The Art of Epic
May 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If you not familiar with animation house Blue Sky Studios they are the team that brought you Ice Age and Rio, and this summer movie season they have teamed up with 20th Century Fox Animation for Epic. Based on William Joyce’s book “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs”, Epic features an inspiring witty heroine in Mary Katherine and her eccentric father Professor Bomba in researching the “Leafmen” who protect the forest from the forces of evil. Mary finds herself transported into this magical world by touching glowing leaves and thus, her adventure begins.
New Captain Harlock Animation from TOEI
April 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Captain Harlock is back from TOEI Animation and will be released this Autumn 2013. The animation will be directed by Shin Aramaki. Here’s the teaser trailer:
Space Commander Sneakers
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This video is pimping French sneaker label Feiyue’s new line of kicks. The stop-motion video was done by Julien Vray.
Production I.G x Mercedes Benz x Ramen Noodles
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How does Mercedes Benz launch a new car? Well, Mercedes Benz Japan teams up with famed anime house – Production I.G (Batman Gotham Knights, Halo Legends & Ghost in the Shell) for the launch of the new Mercedes Benz A-Class. This short anime film follows 3 protagonists chasing a ramen food truck in the city.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Rf5QX7bNc
Okay, I’m hungry for noodles now.
I Want to Look like an Anime Character
October 2, 2012 by 4 Comments
I’m real, not a drawing!!!
Taking “anime eyes” to a whole new level:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RToYbWEsbUs&feature=plcp
19-year old girl Anastasiya Shpagina from the Ukraine loves anime – here’s Anastasiya on a Ukrainian talk show explaining the “anime” look. No subtitles.
For more info, read the article at: Examiner – Real Life Anime Girl.
The History of LEGO
August 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Did you ever wonder how LEGO began? Well, here’s a cool animated mini-documentary on the history of LEGO. If you have 17 minutes to spare in your office cubicle, put on your headphones and learn some cool wiki-style facts about LEGO.
Olympic Vermin Short Film
July 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With the Olympics underway in London, here is a short film by Amael Isnard and Leo Bridle, to show what happens if animals took control of running the torch instead of humans.
I Am X by Elise Fachon
June 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
An animated short on the letter X by Elise Fachon.
The Fall of Pinterest
June 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Check out this animated short by the people over at Collegehumor.com. Pinterest is being raided by the rest of the internet – Lord of the Rings style. If you’re in for a chuckle and love internet memes, this will be well worth your web viewing time: The Fall of Pinterest.
Sean Soong’s SubWars
May 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Watch this neat animated short “SubWars” by Sean Soong. Inspired from a mix of anime and Star Wars.
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