#animation

#animation

"Au 8ème Jour," which translates to "On the 8th Day" in French, uses CG, or computer-generated animation techniques to create a three-dimensional world in a stop-motion style. A multitude of vibrant animals and landscapes appear sewn from fabric in the film's otherworldly realm, each tethered to a single piece of yarn that connects it to a kind of central energy force-a vibrant, tightly-wrapped skein in the sky. But when mysteriously dark tendrils of black fiber begin to leech into this idyllic world, families and herds must run for their lives.

Global creative company Buck has joined with LinkedIn to give a visual refresh to the platform's in-app milestone moments. Described as "a big glow-up" by LinkedIn's director of product design Audrey Davis, the redesign includes a new suite of animations that hope to make celebrating on LinkedIn a more expressive and engaging experience. Prioritising inclusive character representation, creative metaphors that "connect across cultures", and the blue of the LinkedIn brand, these new illustrations capture a range of milestones and emotions.

They like how he thinks, they like how he talks, and the jokes he makes. People can tell it's not a decision made by a committee. It's this one person's sense of humor. Probably not the best sense of humor, but it's his sense of humor. Doing this animation, I need to bring that ethos.

"We made this in an academic space," Magbanua says. "To have it be screened and experienced in a space surrounded by professionals and people who are established, seasoned and esteemed, it's really surreal, because we were just making this in a classroom a couple months ago."

Dispatch, an interactive superhero workplace comedy from Adhoc Studios, is an ambitious project. The story has to balance comedy and personal drama, the animation needs polish worthy of a high-budget TV series, and the cast must be strong enough to support the lofty vision. When creative director Nick Herman and director Dennis Lenart were looking for a lead, one actor stood out above all the others: Aaron Paul, star of Breaking Bad and Bojack Horseman. There was just one problem.

It's something Loren and I spoke about for ages. We've always wanted to do one. And, then we really wanted to do one for the movie. And unfortunately, we just never got around to it. We're too busy making the show. So, this was just a great opportunity to do everything we've done on the show from the very start, and also include all the stuff we did on the movie, which is awesome,

Over the course of the first two volumes, we've seen alien rock bands, samurai Jedi, and plenty of adorable creatures, but the show's biggest strength is how it pushes action scenes to their limits. With the shorts being non-canon, literally anything is on the table, while the medium of animation means the laws of physics can be broken at will.

Back to selectionMeriem Bennani and Orian Barki made Filmmaker's 25 New Faces list in 2020 off their improbably delightful pandemic-set 2 Lizards, a viral web series in which the filmmakers, week by week, transposed the time's various masking and social distancing rituals into an animal-centric parallel NYC. In our profile, Bennani teased a new work, saying, "There's something we spontaneously found together in terms of an animation technique and a certain tone that could be developed into another project."

Opening night Fri/19 at Oakland's Shapeshifters Cinema features a range of shorts by alumni including Juan Luis Matos, Julie McNeil, Rye Purvis, and Nao Bustamente that "explore themes of performance, queer identity, and artistic legacy." The next day brings three programs at SF's Roxie Theater, including films by the festival's own jurors and curators; their selection of shorts submitted via open call that span nearly half a century SFAI inspiration; and two works by Gunvor Nelson, the Swedish-emigre-turned-longtime-Bay-Area-resident who passed away earlier this year.

all the characters on the show are human, and they inhabit a world that (mostly) resembles our own. Avi Shwooper, a lapsed Jew and a father working for a Spotify stand-in, is the closest thing the show has to a main character. But rather than focusing on just Avi, "Long Story Short" ambitiously delves into the lives of three generations of Avi's family across a timeline that jumps around from the 1990s to the 2020s.

Arriving in time for peak candy season at Halloween, the new Tootsie Pop ad follows the exact same storyline as the original, with a child asking Mr. Owl how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop, only for the owl to scoff the whole thing after just three licks. Over five decades later, will we ever know the answer?

The film picks up from a thrilling cliffhanger of the fourth season, where Tanjiro and his fellow comrades are thrust into the lair of the demon-in-chief, the cunning and all-powerful Muzan Kibutsuji. Much of the film is structured around various battles between the series regulars and their sworn enemies. The challenge of sustaining the narrative is tempered by the use of flashbacks, providing a backstory for each of the formidable foes.

In writer / director Julian Glander's new animated sci-fi feature Boys Go to Jupiter, a young gig worker named Billy 5000 ( Planet Money's Jack Corbett) hoverboards his way through life in Florida with only one thing on his mind: he needs $5,000 and is willing to deliver as much food as it takes to make the cash. At first, the delivery guy's semi-magical, "let's get this bread" style of thinking seems to stem from his fixation on a hustlebro streamer's videos.

Since its release in June, the film has been watched more than 236 million times, overtaking the action comedy Red Notice to take the top spot. It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the film which has become a surprise global hit. Songs from the movie have also been some of the most streamed online on Spotify, while the track Golden hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month.

"Nothing is cooler than when a kid watches a movie and feels like they're really being seen," Hale says. Sketch, he hopes, will teach kids that they're not alone in the world, despite whatever feelings might be churning inside.

In Bob-Waksberg's new animated series, Long Story Short, characters navigate life while adhering to religious laws, depicting a blend of humor and cultural nuance in daily situations.

The Schwoopers are an argumentative, chaotic Jewish household, swooshing back and forward in time as they navigate romance, coming of age, marital breakdown, parenting, and purpose.

Krypto is portrayed as a self-interested character in Superman, helping out occasionally but never out of altruism, which is refreshing and enjoyable.

"Life can be a pretty rough raisin," he says, "so if I manage to distract someone from whatever they're going through or brighten up their day or remind them that it's okay to do what you like doing and have fun, even for a moment, then my job is done."

"I think the videos elevate the music and can create another layer of creativity and evoke more feelings."

To create a unique visual language for each animated piece, Tala can find herself starting out on a project in a number of different ways.

The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation, and Technology, now in its third year at OMSI, showcases over 170 films, VR experiences, and panel presentations.

"Flow winning an Oscar for Best Animated Film has been celebrated for its use of the free-to-download software Blender, which enabled the film's Latvian animation team to craft a lush, human-free world of staggering beauty and rising water."

To feel the love of the fans for this show that I worked on for 18 years... I played Phineas since the very, very beginning of 'Phineas and Ferb,' and you can't ask for anything better than the kind of reception we've always had for our show.

The Amazing World of Gumball is a rare animated series that transcends children's entertainment, appealing to audiences of all ages and exhibiting humor that defines its era.