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Preto Leaves Sheridan After Theft

aaron — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:18:07 +0000

Theft is the title of Victor Preto’s graduation film from Sheridan College’s animation program. He used Flash to produce this 2:30 minute short about a hungry raccoon who choses the wrong house to seek food from.

Wilson and his Minion Set To Graduate From Sheridan

aaron — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:17:26 +0000

Minion is Kyle Wilson’s thesis film from his studies at Sheridan. We’re introduced to a young lady who is about to get her head cleaved off….

Dee Gets an “A” For First Flash Short

aaron — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:35:39 +0000

Darcy Dee, a student at Vancouver Film School, used this little short as an excusie to learn Flash. All in, it took here about a month to produce. It’s titled Hildisvíni:

MacKenzie Weaves The Myth of Robo Wonder Kid

aaron — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:21:39 +0000

You may have already seen The Myth of Robo Wonder Kid on CartoonBrew or canadiananimationresources.ca, but we’re posting it anyway! Cuz its that good. It was written and directed by Joel MacKenzie, whose work we featured back in 2010.

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