Rock my boat

October 29th, 2007

Directed by Jenny Coburn, Thomas Hicks and Will Perrens - Moshi Moshi Records.

Description: Seeing as my internet provider is acting up tonight (either that or the fact I haven’t paid my bill), here’s a nice animated music video from Dntel. Enjoy.

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Three little pigs

October 28th, 2007

Directed by Burt Gillett and written by Boris V. Morkovin.

Description: This one hardly needs any introduction. It is the original cartoon animation of the fable of the three little pigs and it was the 36th cartoon in Disney’s “Silly Symphony” series coming just a year after “Flowers and Trees” and changing the animation industry forever by introducing the first Technicolor cartoon. Although Disney followed up with three more versions of this cartoon, none were by far as successful, which lead Walt Disney to state that “You can’t top pigs with pigs.”. This is categorically one you’ll want to show the kids and remember the days when you yourself watched it as a kid.

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024660/

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Seryi volk & Krasnaya Shapochka

October 27th, 2007

Written and directed by Garry Bardin.

Description: Many consider this to be a true gem of modern russian animation, produced in a society where censorship was losing control and depicting a funny perspective of the decaying USSR. This is a comical remix and mix at the same time of stories such as the Little red riding hood, The three little pigs and Snow white, a cocktail of russian irony and american culture. Even though it is in russian, the picture is subtitled and is a really funny wonderful watch.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0210974/

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La Course à l’abîme

October 26th, 2007

Written and directed by Georges Schwizgebel.

Description: This is quite a different type of animation, one which I could only describe as a morphing painted animation. Although quite chaotic in pace and confusing at times, the animation is a tiny masterpiece in terms of artistic value, and quite a treat for the opera lovers, featuring a beautiful soundtrack, The Damnation of Faust - Scene XVIII, performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Even though it begins close up with a horse riding scene, the camera slowly moves away to reveal that the whole composition is actually a single moving painting that the camera pans around in a spiraling motion. As the action unfolds, it presents a conceptual exploration of the world and humanity itself, with the recurring motif of the horse riders. Although not accessible to any viewer and more less so to those with little patience and tired eyes, this piece of art is well worth watching.

IMDB link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0380282/

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Lipscani

October 24th, 2007

Directed by Octavian Fedorovici, music by Alexander Balanescu & The Balanescu Quartet.

Description: A weird little piece of Romanian animation, created by a student of the Cluj Napoca university of Arts and Design. Although the overall meaning, I have to say, eludes me a bit, it is a refreshing bit of animation with an interesting technique and some touching violin notes to go along. Enjoy.

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