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Subprime

Cedric — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:23:10 +0000

Did you ever think that watching the american housing market spiral out of control could become entertaining ?

This is the case with this great animated short movie by Mike Winkelmann. It has been made with Cinema 4d. The music is by Nobot.

[Via Fubiz]

The Piano (short animation movie)

Cedric — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:39:40 +0000

The Piano is a short animation movie directed by Aidan Gibbons in 2003 while he was at University.

As Aidan wrote in the FAQ about this movie, the inspiration for this short hugely come from the music : “Comptine d’un autre été : L’après-midi” by Yann Tiersen.

[Via VincentDidier]

Machu Picchu Post

Cedric — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:12:27 +0000

Machu Picchu Post is a short 3D film made at Supinfocom Arles in 2008 by Clement Crocq, Margaux Durand-Rival and Nicolas Novali.

This is the story of the unexpected meeting between a young peruvian boy living with his lama and a pilot from the airmail flying above the boy’s house.

You can find a making-of on CGSociety.

[Via Fubiz]

My friend Charly (mon ami Charly)

Cedric — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:04:54 +0000

(Note : Movie in french only, sorry)

A young girl gets bored on her own and ask her mother to go playing with Charly. Her mother refuses, but the little girl disobeys…

Mon ami Charly is a graduation short film by Julien Duval, Loïc Quesada, Rémy Terreaux and Magda Wydrzynska, students at the ESMA school in Montpellier, France.

The music is by Fred Abrial.

Sweet Dreams by Kirsten Lepore

Cedric — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:42:57 +0000

Youtube and other broadcasting platforms gave a new youth to the stop motion technique, by giving us a chance to see the wonderful work done by some animators.

Just have a look at Kirsten Lepore‘s world, filled with poetry, hope and… sugar

Edit : If you want to know more about Kirsten and her job (She’s a full time animator), read the interview she gave to SuperForest.

Yankee Gal

Cedric — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:08:30 +0000

Yankee Gal is a short movie about the thoughts of a pilot just before a crash.

It is directed by Celine Desrumaux, Gary Levesque, Antoine Perez and Francois Pons. It was made in Supinfocom in 2008.

You can read their interview on Motiongrapher.

Sebastian’s Voodoo

Cedric — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:45:59 +0000

Joaquin Baldwin is a 26-year old artist from Paraguay, specialised in animation. In mid-2008, he released this short movie, telling the story of a voodoo doll, which must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.

This movie has now won more than 12 awards, and was nominated last week at the Annie Awards against Pixar or Aardman movies. Great job !

Buried for real (Enterré pour de vrai)

Cedric — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:46:07 +0000

(Note : Movie in french only, sorry)

Yhan watch his favorite TV show : Buried for real (Enterré pour de vrai). As always, he takes pleasure voting sanctions against the candidate. But this time things did not go as expected…

A 3D short movie by Damien Delaunay, Matthew Boerjan, Vincent Lion, students at the ESMA school in Montpellier, France.

The music is by David Chochoi.

In the head (short animation movie)

Cedric — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:18:07 +0000

Antoine Bertrand, a young man leaves his girlfriend Anna to enroll in the army. During a conflict, he gets shot by a bullet in the head. Antoine then arrives at the gates of Paradise…

A funny animation movie directed by Grégory DAMOUR, Maxime ENTRINGER, Anthony GILLES and Allan SELLIER, students at the ESMA school in Montpellier, France.

The music is from Clod.

On the official page of the movie, you can also find a small making-of and some HD shots.

He goes down the moutain

Cedric — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:59:20 +0000

Even if it was released in 2003, “Il descend de la montagne” (He goes down the moutain) is still a big pleasure to watch. This animation short movie has been directed by Arnaud MATHIEU and Laurent RIBOULET, who were students at the L.I.N. in Angouleme, France.