Inspired by an opossum living in a coffin amongst his landlord’s old halloween props, Los Angeles director/animator Justin Hilden began filling his sketchbook with possums and possum gags, “Mostly I was intrigued by their strange avoidance of trouble, a trick not unlike my own reaction to stress.” [Watch]
French directing duo Burcu Sankur and Geoffrey Godet (AKA Burcu & Geoffrey) created this smile-inducing clip called “Play” based on the style frames they created for a failed pitch with their continental-Europe reps Troublemakers, “We didn’t get the project but we wanted to bring the images to life animating them.” [Watch]
Depending on how you you feel about Monday mornings (and your work life in general), this animated treat called “Repeat” from character masters Superfiction in Seoul, South Korea maybe just the thing. Part of a continuing in-house series of understated and enigmatic character animation experiments. [Watch]
With the addition of issue 116, the Stash Permanent Collection now features 4,400 of the planet’s most innovative and inspiring design, animation and VFX projects – plus behind-the-scenes features and exclusive interviews with the creative and production talent behind the work. [Watch]
Twenty three seconds of 3D character freshness called “Dino Tennis” from character specialists Monkey Tennis Animation Studio, aka director/3D artist Mikkel Okholm, character designer/art director Frederik Storm, and writer/director/3D artist David Crisp. [Watch]
Extraordinary new in-house animated short from Nerdo creative studio in Turin, Italy – a free and fluid interpretation of the poem “Beer,” one of many insightful and frightful odes to alcohol by Charles Bukowski. [Watch]
