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Ribeiro Offers Up Cup of Tea Before Leaving VFS

aaron — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:49:25 +0000

Fernanda Ribeiro just graduated from the Vancouver Film School, but no before producing this Flash-animated short. Cup of Tea is a 2-minute piece about a young girl who will try nearly anything to revive her frozen grandmother.

Barone’s Student Short – Tough West

aaron — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:57:39 +0000

Here’s Henrique Barone’s latest film from his studies at the Vancouver Film School. It’s titled Tough West, in which you’ll see Barone’s very firm grasp on background layouts, composition and color. A critique I’ll toss in – the short isn’t quick on the draw. We linger too long on the opening shots, and don’t keep the pace throughout. But a solid film – congrats, Henrique!

Gadea Sheds Light On His VFS Graduation Short

aaron — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:55:01 +0000

Luis Gadea was so ready to wrap up school, he produced two graduation shorts. Here’s his second, titled Wait for me under the lamp post. He animated in Flash during his studies in the Classical Animation program at the Vancouver Film School.

Revisiting Chicken Heaven

aaron — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:52:11 +0000

Last year we featured the title sequence from Dunce Bucket, one of the pilots that emerged from the Teletoon Detour Pilot Project. Below is the first segment from the pilot, titled Chicken Heaven, which was designed by Riccardo Durante and directed by Mark Ackland. Ackland and Durante also animated the piece. The entire 23-minute pilot can be viewed online.

Nieuwland Directs New Lake of Stew Video

aaron — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:47:12 +0000

Justin Nieuwland was recently commissioned by Lake of Stew, six-piece acoustic string band from Montreal, to create this throwback music video for the track Hey Bully. It’s a beautifully crafted homage to early, rubber-hose animation from the likes of Bill Nolan and Ub Iwerks. Nieuwland directed and edited and he had a small crew helping animate (full credits below).

CREDITS
Justin Nieuwland – Writer, Director, Animator, Editor
Ian Westoby – Backgrounds
Andrew Holland – Animator
Bianca Siercke – Animator
Jamie Gallant – Animator
Jeremy Donovan – Animator
James Walsh – Lip synch keys
Joe Achorn – Animator
Philippe Tardif – Animator
Scott McDonald – Animator

via Ron Doucet

Lewis Brings Dr. Decapus To Life

aaron — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:38:12 +0000

I’d like to aim your eyes at a new student short titled Dr. Decapus, a 1-minute film by Scott Lewis. Its a bit of a Dr. Frankenstein story, and it’s filled with solid drawings and stylish enviroments. Lewis produced the short in Toon Boom Harmony while studying at Algonquin College in Ottawa.

via Michael Valiquette

Curtis Steals Away From Sheridan After Making The Wish Thief

aaron — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:32:05 +0000

Cheyenne Curtis has wrapped up her studies at Sheridan College, but not before producing a final film. The Wish Thief is “about a mischievous hobo who gets joy out of stealing childrens wishes from fountains” and Curtis used Flash, Photoshop and After Effects in the production.

Specimen B-28 Released Into the Wild

aaron — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:53:00 +0000

Sheridan College graduate Stephen Daymond created this final film back in 2007, but he’s just released on the web this week. It’s titled Specimen B-28, a sci-fi short that’s lead to an ongoing online comic effort. The voice acting is pretty ‘sleepy’ and the pacing is a bit sleepier, but the designs are all super solid, as is the animation.

via Ron Doucet

Kim On Loan to Guru For Bank Spot

aaron — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:51:22 +0000

Last week we featured Angela Kim’s Sheridan short Orlegi, and this week we’ve got some of her commercial work to show. She was called into Guru Studios to help design and animate this spot for Community Bank, which was directed by Matt Hammill.

Kim Saves a Forest Before Graduating From Sheridan

aaron — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:13:30 +0000

Angela Kim, a recent Sheridan grad, has posted one of her student shorts over on Vimeo. It’s titled Orlegi, a simple tale about a girl and her giant friend who aim to restore a dying forest. Inspired by Mary Blair, Kim painted the backgrounds on watercolor paper and then animated the characters traditionally in Flash.