Mind Game - Escape from the Whale Sequence

I saw this movie recently and was totally mesmerised by this ending running sequence. Made at Studio 4°C, the same studio who made Tekkonkinkreet and Paprika. It might not make much sense out of context, but it's still got a lot of energy and a terrific sense of timing that can be enjoyed.

Dr Breakfast

Stephen Neary made this great short animation called Dr Breakfast. Really surreal and totally inspiring. Check it out!

Billy Collins' Animated Poetry

I saw these on a TED Talk the other night, and thought they were well designed and complimented the poems very well. Definitely a successful collaboration between poet and animator. Either Forgetfulness or The Country are my favourite!

FORGETFULNESS- Animation by Julian Grey of Headgear



THE COUNTRY- Animation by Brady Baltezor of Radium.



THE DEAD - Animation by Juan Delcan of Spontaneous.



SOME DAYS - Animation by Julian Grey of Headgear.

Disney's Nine Old Men Flip Books

I saw on Cartoon Brew this morning that Pete Doctor is organising the release of 9 flip books, one for each of the nine old men that will contain a sequence from one of their most well-known and best-loved line drawn animations. I'm very excited about this because i've been looking out for animation flip books for about 6 months now, as something i want to start collecting so these will be a fantastic addition.

They are currently available on Amazon to pre-order and will become available from 18th September 2012 to buy. The price (in USA) seems to have changed slightly though as CB stated it at $37.42 whereas now it is $36.70. The UK price is still £34.02. I will get my order in soon!

Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: The Flipbooks...
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Tom Bancroft Webcast

This is a really cool interview with animation veteran Tom Bancroft provided by AnimSchool.






Tom Bancroft Disney Animation Reel

Tom Bancroft Blog

Tom Bancroft Bio

Turning

An very nice and interesting short film I found today by Karni & Saul. I've only seen a handle of what they do but so far I love their work and the animation style.

The Making of: The Incredibles