In a brief but very well done animation, motion designer Sean McClintock combines Jack Kerouac reading “Lucien Midnight” — the long narrative poem now known as Old Angel Midnight —over DJ Shadow’s beautiful “Second”. Enjoy… Friday Afternoon in the Universe from Sean McClintock on Vimeo.
1
Mar
Jack Kerouac + DJ Shadow = 30 second animation
16
Feb
Cheeming Boey transforms the disposable into the priceless
Cheeming Boey has taken one of the most disposable, valueless byproducts of Western society and transformed it with substance and value. Boey performs his alchemy on these toss-away with beautiful, at times incredibly intricate pieces of art. Using only a Sharpie and sheer creativity, Boey’s unique choice of canvas has earned him the title of […]
31
Jan
Jen Stark's vivid paper sculptures
A young contemporary artist from Miami Florida, Jen Stark creates everything from drawings and short stop action films to animation, but her standout work comes in sculpture form. The vivid use of color is what Stark specializes in, as specifically found in her sculptures which are made entirely out of paper. Individually cut large pieces […]
20
Dec
More animated craziness from LA's future driven beatsmith
Los Angeles producer and man of the future worlds Flying Lotus gets the Adult Swim treatment in this video for his track “Zodiac Shit”. Is it as good as the misanthropic robots turning against their human overlords? I’d say it’s pretty damn close…
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Nov
Vancouver Film School's Patrick Biason's "A Gentlemen's Duel"
Created by Vancouver Film School student Patrick Biason, A Gentlemen’s Duel is basically Japanese mech battle anime filtered through a steampunk lens. Great animation, and who doesn’t enjoy one giant robot trading fisticuffs with another giant robot? No one, that’s who.
1
Nov
I ain't gave nobody no damn money, is you tweakin?!
Lando Calrissian’s cover of R. Kelly’s seminal stroke of genius, “Real Talk”, featuring the cast of Return of the Jedi. Tell me Leia, were there other guys there? Were there other guys there?! Real talk.
21
Oct
David Crowder Band's "SMS (shine)" animated video
The David Crowder Band released a new stop motion music video for their single “SMS (shine)”, a technique which is clearly hard to pull off. The video illustrates the narrative utilizing the magic of the childhood classic Lite Brite, about the simple and universal story of a couple falling in love, and then, well… It’s […]
8
Oct
New video and fall tour dates for 2010
Off the sophomore album from Australia’s Midnight Juggernauts, Crystal Axis, comes the single and video “Lara Vs The Savage Pack”. The highly creative video was shot frame by frame, then re-shot using over 2000 printed pieces of paper. I dig the quasi-psychedelic animations; half kaliedescope, half paper madness. Directed by Lucinda Schreiber and Beatrice Pegard, […]
