Ian Worrell used straight pencil and paper for the man and cat line animation and composited them in After Effects onto backgrounds constructed in Photoshop out of various pieces (pen/ink, pencil, paint, photos, etc.). I like the analog/digital mix of media. Via

by Makaio Tisu

I need those Enhance-PlugIns for all my programs so I will have an answer for a future client’s “Oh but I saw that on TV, they could do it”. Via

Tronic & Marco Brambilla build and then destroy Dubai in this game trailer for SpecOps – The Line. For actual gameplay you should check this trailer.

An animated short by Malcolm Sutherland.

Theo Tagholm uses a digital stills camera to create stop motion animations. Via

Trailer for the BBC coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. By Studio AKA. Via

I don’t like the fact that this is another marketing project but the trailer to Spike Jonze’s new 35 minute short film debuting at the Sundance film festival looks very promising.

By Takuya Hosogane. Music by cubesato.

A short film by Alex Roman that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view.

Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized is a collaboration between The Decemberists and four filmmakers – each of whom have created an animation to accompany a section of the music. At Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on October 19, the band will perform the entire piece synchronized with the animation.

The song? Hmmm ok. But the video by Keith Schofield is just too good!

Video by Grandchildren. Via

The trailer made me laugh out loud: A reporter gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. Featuring George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor and Kevin Spacey.