Fly (Aardman)

Good little short from Aardman, a little different to what you might expect from them (self-funded project).

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French Roast: A film by Fabrice O. Joubert

So much to enjoy here - deceptively simple in it's approach, this film has some of the finest attention to detail I've seen in some time.

The staging is refreshingly uncomplicated but suits the storytelling perfectly, using a tracking camera, reflections and cropped characters to great effect.

There's some great character design here, and there are subtleties in the animation that are easily missed at first glance; just look at the hands of the main character all the way through. The changes in the light as the day passes are beautifully rendered.

The cherry on the cake is the great score. There are links to the complete process in the production blog below...

• Website
• Watch the Film
• Production Blog

Robin George's "Tezcatlipoca"

Good Tip Francesco, cheers! Beautiful cat animation and an ambitious 3 minute short. I know where I'm going if I need an animated leopard! Click the image for the online quicktime...

Friends?

Short from VFS student Sveinbjorn J. Tryggvason. This was posted a while ago but has gained some popularity and was back at the top of the CGS animation posts this morning.

Red Rabbit, Short by Egmont Mayer.

Red Rabbit from Egmont Mayer on Vimeo.

Looks like a lot of work went into producing this short, well worth watching with some some really nice touches

The Cat's Meow

I quite like this one, from a Ringling student. Ricky - you were doing something with a cat, thought you might be interested!

This Side Up

The character has something of the style of Up's Carl Fredicksen, with his chunky square fingers. Nicely paced and an interesting well executed idea...

Alarm, short film by Mesai

I sent this round last week but worth posting here for reference - great lighting, rendering and style to this short (...well, at 8 mins, perhaps more a mini-feature!) I'm still not sure I agree with the comments about the pacing, but it's a matter of opinion!