Catching Song With Bobby McFerrin

A wonderful interview with Bobby McFerrin on his childhood, his faith, his musical philosophy--all as a precursor to his upcoming album, Spirityouall.

Ursus (charcoal animation)

URSUS from Atom Art on Vimeo.

A charcoal on paper animation about a motorcycling circus bear who decides to leave the daily routine and takes off to the forest where his true happiness seems to dwell.

International Festival Premier at Clermont-Ferrand 34th Int'l Short Film Festival, France, 2012
Selected at 70+ film festivals
Awarded:
The Best Debut Film of the year at National Film Festival “Lielais Kristaps”, Latvia, 2012
Special International Jury Prize at the 14th International Animation Festival in Hiroshima, Japan, 2012
The Best First Film Zlatko Grgić Award at Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2012
The Best Short Film Award at Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Norway, 2012
The Best Short Animation Film at Ozu Film Festival, Italy, 2012
The Best Animation Award in 14th Patras International Panorama Film Festival, Patra, Greece, 2012
FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award at National Film Festival “Lielais Kristaps”, Latvia, 2012
Jury’s Special Mention I at Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams, Estonia, 2012
Directed, Script & Art: Reinis Pētersons
Produced by Atom Art

Creative Producer: Edmunds Jansons
Producer: Sabīne Andersone

Embrace (dance film)

EMBRACE from Ashley Rae Pearsall on Vimeo.

Embrace (2012) is a 2D motion graphics work that combines live action video of a dance performance with graphic effects to demonstrate an artist’s journey towards creative ecstasy. By using a visually rich multi-planar space in tandem with three distinct color palettes, Pearsall reveals the difficult and time-consuming creative struggles that are a necessary component of the artistic process.

A film by Ashley Rae Pearsall

Performed by Megan E. Martinez
Additional Cinematography by John Mattiuzzi
Additional Editing by Stephanie Andreou
Music by Valtteri Kujala

Alain Massabova ~ 40 years in Paris

Alain Massabova - 40 years in Paris from ART BMX MAGAZINE on Vimeo.

Whirling Fluorescent Wind - feng ying po suo

A collaboration between me and my dear friend fengda2870, who deserves the largest share of credit for all the work done animating my flame, and their team. You can read about their creative process here http://www.fxysw.com/thread-1611-1-1.html .
Sadly I can't speak Chinese so I hope my translation of their title is fine. Original title is 风荧婆娑 "feng ying po suo".

The base flame is my fractal artwork "Not Here" http://lindelokse.deviantart.com/art/Not-Here-270730178 http://www.behance.net/gallery/3D-Apophysis-Flames/3493803 which parameters I provided to Fengda.

Base Apophysis fractal flame parameters by Chiara Biancheri "Lindelokse" http://lindelokse.deviantart.com/ http://www.behance.net/lindelokse
Animation made by fengda2870 http://fengda2870.deviantart.com/ http://www.fxysw.com
video clips by yunduan

CREATE!

CREATE
My senior film while attending SCAD. Created over the course of 6 months, shot all in my dorm room.

A young mad scientist sets out to create a pet monster within parallel worlds of an imaginary laboratory and the reality of the boy's bedroom.

Winner - Best Student Animation - Savannah Film Festival
Official Selection - Fantastic Fest
Official Selection - Newport Beach Film Festival
Rejected - Student Academy Awards



Written, Directed, and Animated by Dan MacKenzie
Co-producer – Nicholas Reichard
Fabrication Assistance – Dan Field
Puppet Clothing – Megan Miller
Prop Building Assistance – Britain Cramer
Lighting – Austin Rink
Compositing Assistance – Ed Rivero
Graphic Design – Gregory Sesma
Original Music and Sound – Martin Mayer
Voices – Louise Phillips and Phe
Additional music courtesy of DeWolfe Harmony
Thanks – Jason Maurer, Jeremy Moorshead, Debra Moorshead, Allison Neckman, Scott Kennell, and Leonard DeStefano

After a year since completion, I'm happy to finally put this bad boy online. I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for watching.

Dan MacKenzie
www.Mackmation.com
Mackmation@gmail.com

The Reason of Existence

Music By: Ennio Morricone & Yo Yo Ma
Video Created By: Annie
vimeo.com/Annietoang2012
youtube.com/Watchyou2008

Vimeo Channel : vimeo.com/channels/268067
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Eva Beneke ~ Coming Home

Eva Beneke playing Coming Home on a 1931 Domingo Esteso

Guitarist Eva Beneke playing the title track from her debut CD 'Coming Home' on a 1931 Domingo Esteso. Engaging and warm, like sweet honey on a Spring morning.