by Jody Clarke | Mar 11, 2016 | Stop Motion
This beautiful little stop motion short chronicles the very short life of Tic Toc as he is brought briefly into existence from a simple push of his activate button. It’s very simple, beautifully animated and emoted and…..well…..good luck trying not to cry:
by Jody Clarke | Dec 29, 2015 | 2D Animation, Gaming
I really wasn’t expecting this to go so far….but I’m glad it did. This short animation in the style of the original Super Mario Bros captures the era, and then proceeds to totally destroy its charm. It seems Mario wasn’t too happy that the princess was predictably in...
by Jody Clarke | Oct 1, 2015 | Musings
This simple but poignat sketch book animation is the work of ‘Eisaku’, a very talented artist on Vine. A collection of sketches illustrate a baby girl through each stage of life up to old age. It’s as brilliant as it is sad.
by Jody Clarke | Aug 8, 2015 | Technology
Now this is an interesting one. Personally, I’m a bit of a fan of going to the flicks and watching a movie in ‘full 3D’ with the stereoscopic glasses. It still blows me away to this day. Though it has to be subtly and cleverly done (Avatar) not the obvious, ‘oh no,...
by Jody Clarke | Jul 10, 2015 | Stop Motion
This stop motion Ninja battle from Oliver Trudeau is spectacular. The art style, the cinematography, the choreography, the animation…the skills on show here are many. At some points it actually feels like real actors scanned into a scene to be copied, but no…this is...
