12 Inspiring Animated Short Films in 51 Minutes
1. ARK
An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the only remaining survivors escape to the sea. In great ships, they set off in search of uninhabited land. So begins the exodus, led by one man ...
2. Second Wind
A awesome story about a old man and his cat.
3. Out Of A Forest
"It is shot in the forests surrounding Viborg, Denmark. My main inspiration was victorian litterature, and "Boxer" by the national. It was painful to finish, as shooting stop motion in the forest at night for longer periods turned out to offer alot of problems :) But it was also great fun and adventure. "
4. A Short Love Story in Stop Motion
A couple of pencil-outlined birds escape from a little girl´s drawing, leading us through the life she dreams of.
5. Reulf
In a black & white Paris, little creatures with paintbrush decide to brighten up the city...
Reulf is a student project directed by Quentin Carnicelli, Charles Klipfel & Jean-François Jégo as part of their graduate program in "Arts et Technologies de l'Image" at the University of Paris VIII.
Music "Reulf" composed by Robert le magnifique & Olivier Mellano.
6. Alma
Full screen mode to watch is recommended.
7. They Might Be Giants
For this music video, Rob Shaw took his robot minions quite seriously. In an early section of the video you'll notice soldier robots popping out of paper sheets and folding themselves into three dimensional shapes. This was actually how each robot was made. Rob Shaw created a design with which he could print out paper cut outs of each robot, which would then be folded into the characters.
8. Vegeterrible
A swinging Mexican fiesta goes bad when a very hungry rotten avocado crashes the party and starts devouring the guests... Vegeterrible is a film about the last tomato's fight for survival.
9. Elk Hair Caddis
Elk hair Caddis is made with great inspiration from the work of the swedish company "Meindbender", "Tex Avery" and "Panic in the Village".
10. Procrastination
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.
11. Blind Spot
Award-winning of "La Bourse Lagardere", E Magiciens 2007 Festival for Student Film.
12. Oktapodi
In Oktapodi, these two cuties help each other escape the clutches of a tyrannical restaurant cook. But, even once theyre out of the kitchen, their battle to stay together is not over.
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People might enjoy these too - some of New Zealand's best. http://www.nzonscreen.com/collection/nz-short-film-collection
The movies can be watched online, for free.
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