With all due respect to the recent amazing music videos from Ok Go, Wilbur Sargunaraj and Die Antwoord, none of those clips were ass shakers quite like this. From French (of course) independent record label Record Makers celebrating 10 years of music making, the video features mesmerizing visuals from Mrzyk & Moriceau with the sensual sounds of Sebastien Tellier.
Here’s to starting your work week with some creative Procrastination courtesy of animator, illustrator and procrastinator Johnny Kelly.
From the procrastinators:
“Graduation film for MA in animation at the Royal College of Art. An investigative and exploratory hands-on gloves-off study into the practice of putting things ‘off”. Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first. Sound design by Mike Wyeld, with a voice over by Bryan Quinn.”
Star Wars, Legoand stop motion? Impressive, most impressive. But even more impressive was that the video, created by YouTuber Fancy Pants Productions, was simply an entry to an animation contest on Bricksinmotion.com. Winner, winner chicken dinner!
Cartoon historian Jerry Beck’s ongoing animation series at The Cinefamily goes CinemaScope as rare and vintage cartoons from the 1950’s are screened in their intended widescreen format, many of which “have not been projected in their original screen ratios since their first release.”
“Next Tuesday, at my usual monthly screening at The Silent Movie Theater, I’ll be running a great selection of 1950s cartoons in widescreen CinemaScope. I will be showing rare 35mm and 16mm prints - many in Technicolor. Among the titles being screened will be Ward Kimball’s Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom and the Donald Duck Grand CanyonScope from Disney, Tom & Jerry and Droopy cartoons from MGM, Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing from UPA, and a slew of rare Terrytoons, including Flebus, Dinky Duck in It’s A Living, and many others including R.O. Blechman’s Juggler Of Our Lady (narrated by Boris Karloff).”
A classic clip from TV Funhouse’s X Presidents on Saturday Night Live to get you in the mood for your Presidents’ Day festivities (how do you even celebrate Presidents’ Day?). Featuring the super-powered presidential team of Carter, Reagan, Ford and Bush Sr. along with cameos from Clinton, Dole, Bin Laden and a certain ambiguously gay duo.
Speaking of David Lynch, here’s an animated retelling of the brief encounter between Lynch and George Lucas and the proposed filming of Return of the Jedi. Utilizing audio from a Q&A with David Lynch and “crude illustrations”, this brilliant little piece was shot entirely on an iPhone by Sascha Ciezata using the iMotion app.
With generated greeting card holiday #1 (aka Valentine’s Day) right around the corner, The Cinefamily’s latest installment of Jerry Beck’s Animation Tuesdays series gets you in the mood for animated love with Toonstruck-Cartoons in Love. Screening features rare 35mm and 16mm prints Technicolor prints!
From the family at Cinefamily:
“Animation historian Jerry Beck (Cartoon Brew.com) opens the film vault and presents a collection of love-obsessed cartoon classics starring all your favorites — from the sex-starved Pepe LePew, to Tex Avery’s luscious Red Riding Hood. As usual, the program features rare 35mm and 16mm Technicolor film prints — cartoons suitable for cartoon lovers of all ages! Bring a date, and don’t be late!”
What? You didn’t know dinosaurs could do ballet? That’s because they couldn’t, instead they chased and ate each other and died a horrible asteroid death. But, if they could…
Here’s a little dick joke, pun intended, to start your work week with a laugh. Courtesy of global ad agency TBWA Paris and their naughty anti-AIDS spots. Via Creativity.
Not only is it awesomely cool that Wes Anderson’s film adaptation of Roald Dahl’sFantastic Mr. Foxwon the Special Filmmaking Achievement Award from the National Board of Review, but for him to create a stop motion acceptance speech to go along with it is just as brilliant.
Also…
If you’ve seen the film you’ll completely understand and enjoy the online version of “Whackbat”.
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