Cordell Barker – The Cat Came Back [1988] This is a fantastic short film animated by Cordell Barker. He doesn’t miss one opportunity to maximize the laughs and the pace and soundtrack are spot on. Very funny and so well done. Enjoy. (Awards details here) The Cat Came Back
Archive for February, 2010
"Hedgehog in the Fog" Ёжик в тумане
Posted: 26th February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: Animation, Hedgehog in the Fog
“Made in 1975 by genius Russian animation director Yuri Norstein.Multilayer technology used to create a fog,it is an actual smoke blown in between class frames.” This is a stunning film! I’m not really sure what to make of it to be honest. There’s something dark and primeval about it that makes me feel uncomfortable watching [...]
Academy Award Winning Cartoon Moonbird
Posted: 26th February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: academy award winning animation, animation and film, moonbird
MoonBird Hubley 1959 Academy Award Winning Cartoon Moonbird Getting a little tired of 3D Pixar animation style or just looking for something a little different? This ‘old school’ cartoon ‘Moonbird’ is worth looking at.
Mother of Many (2009) directed by Emma Lazenby [clip]
Posted: 24th February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: animation and film, Bafta award, Mother of Many, short animation
Bristol film-maker celebrates Bafta award success Nice timing, simple but effective use of Flash. Where can I see the entire 6 minutes? Find out more about this production here. “A short clip from Emma Lazenby’s BAFTA nominated short film, Mother of Many.The most dangerous journey needs a helping hand. Directed by Emma Lazenby. Produced by [...]
The Little Island (1958, Richard Williams)
Posted: 23rd February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: Animation, award winning animation, BAFTA winning animation, Richard Williams, The Little Island
If you’ve studied animation at all it’s likely you came across Richard Williams name at some point. The Little Island is far from the classical animation Williams later produced. That’s not a criticism and it does not take away from this timeless production. I love the character design and the simplicity of the animation. “The [...]
Give Up Yer Aul Sins
Posted: 23rd February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: brown bag, brown bag films animation academy award, Irish animation, short animation
This one is well known to Irish people the world over and may more besides. Awarding ‘Give Up Yer Aul Sins’ made Brown Bag Films an Irish household name and you’ll be hard pressed to find a home that doesn’t have a copy of the DVD tucked away somewhere. If I recall correctly from articles [...]
The Story Tree – Vancouver Film School (VFS)
Posted: 23rd February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: short animation, short classical animation, the story tree, vancouver film school
Wow! Great idea, a story tree! This one brings back memories of layout class and the backgrounds in this production certainly have that classical animation feel. I loved everything about this short and can see why it won an award. Great story, nicely done. “Created by Vancouver Film School student Stephanie Sim through the VFS [...]
BlastOff! Award-winning 3D Animated Short Film
Posted: 23rd February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: 3D animation, animated short, Animation, blastoff!
This is a lot of fun, again good simple concept and nicely done. It also gave me a few ideas for decorating my kids room . BlastOff! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWy76Q_BsrY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0]
Bad Egg – Award Winning Animation
Posted: 23rd February 2010 by RobotBash in AnimationTags: animation shorts, award winning animation, bad egg, short animation
I can see why this one is so popular. The concept is taken from a simple quote (I think) and it just goes to show how easy it is to come up with an idea for your production. Keep it simple, let the animation tell the story and entertain. This is really enjoyable! Bad Egg [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SKqRIS6FxI&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0]
Will add interesting short animations from around the web to this site soon.