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2010-03-27

erebus

very short animated video, possibly most notable for its highly stylized use of polygons and blocks, which certainly seem more an artistic choice than a technical constraint.




from the filmmaker:
There used to be a small but beautiful blue rock somewhere within the vast void of the universe. Life appeared on its crust relatively fast and as usual through out the evolution, one of the species dominated the rest, by forming complex societies to overcome its primordial survival needs. The dominant inhabitants progressed technologically, excelled in many different fields within their closed society and managed to build establishments on every corner of the planet's terrain. But during the process of solving these initial problems and building their dream utopia, more problems would arise faster than before, making their daily lives gradually more and more complicated. The time came when their overcomplicated society demanded so much devotion, that they stopped questioning other, more fundamental issues. It was then, when they even stopped looking up the sky. The sky that used to inspire and guide them will now bring them disaster and Erebus.

the praying machine

this is an interesting animated short, at times NQSFW.  by all means check out the filmmakers' website, Tokyo Plastic, here.  if you click the topmost link ('website') on that page, the next has some seriously top-notch flash animation work (which has garnered them some awards, i gather).  i actually ran across that flash work before, a long time ago, and had forgotten about it.  funny that something that well done stuck in my head, and was instantly recognizable after so long.


short sketches of life


from the filmmakers' vimeo page:
A short sketchbook-style animated film that takes a look at people at a "La Fete Nationale" celebration in Montreal, Quebec. The film was an independent production, directed and animated by Malcolm Sutherland with music by Kevin Kardasz, and was produced with financial assistance from The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. Looks best in HD!!

Spider Boy

this is a well-executed short about a young boy with a wish...or two. Spanish with English subtitles. as with all Vimeo embeds, click through for more info.


¿Dare you to make a wish?

2010-03-16

a fu%^ sh#& stack

this is a NSFW Comedy Central video by Reggie Watts, directed by Duncan Skiles & Ben Dickinson, calling out hip hop for all its pretentiousness. spot on, and well done. click through for the HD version on its Vimeo page.



more info about Reggie and the upcoming release of his DVD/CD combo "Why Sh_t So Crazy" on Looseworld.com.

2010-03-14

these guys are SERIOUS about coffee...i like 'em!

2010-03-13

this is a -really- slick video

videos like this, and the disturbing, increasing inclination of people (myself included) to gravitate toward infotainment that not only caters to but may very well be shortening attention spans, are the reasons i find myself watching (and digging around for) more and more short-form video online, watching less broadcast television, and reading fewer books. while that's all very lamentable, this is still a great video.

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