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Mashko Unveils Snap Short Series

aaron — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:01:19 +0000

Oren Mashkovski recently began animated a new series titled Snap Short. This episode is titled Diversity.

Mashkovski Polishes Off Towel Day Short

aaron — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:34:05 +0000

As you are all surely aware, today is Towel Day. Errr… what? Okay, it’s not a huge deal yet, but Towel Day is a tribute to Douglas Adams, the author of such books as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s actually observed in dozens of countries, with followers carrying around a towel in Adams’ honor. Why, a towel? Here’s the quote from THGTTG, “A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.” And on that note, enjoy this animated short that was designed by Eran Mendel and animated by Oren Mashkovski.

Submerge Into Kidron’s Blue Whale

aaron — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:37:42 +0000

Sivan Kidron graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem last year, but not before submitting this final film. It’s title Blue Whale, a textured film that makes great use of negative space and simple sounds. The 6-minute film moves with the speed and grace of a whale, and that’s not a bad thing – it just takes a little patience.

Goodman Animates Chinese Tale

aaron — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:07:00 +0000

Have a look at Yoni Goodman’s submission to Maratoon, the Israeli animation competition. Competitors had 5 days to create 30-seconds, and Goodman teamed up with Uri Inks to create Chinese Tale:

Goodman Provides Animation and Clean-Up For Kayak4All

aaron — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:30:13 +0000

Yoni Goodman crafted this promotional clip for the Kayak4All, an Israeli kayaking organization dedicated to cleaning beaches. It’s titled Steering 4 Clear Waters.

Goodman Operates On EndoGrab Promo

aaron — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:40:33 +0000

Yoni Goodman, who served as the animation director of Waltz With Bashir, recently created a promotional clip for an Israeli medical device called the EndoGrab (kinda reminds me of Steve Martin’s invention in The Jerk – the Opti-Grab). Goodman managed to add a great deal of creativity and fun into a fairly dry subject matter.

Goodman Helps Birth The Edge of Joy

aaron — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:03:57 +0000

Yoni Goodman has been busy these days. We posted his recent work from Ari Mark’s short film The Gift, and below is an animated segment from the Dawn Shapiro’s dramatic documentary feature film The Edge of Joy. Goodman used Toon Boom Harmony.

You can also read our exclusive CHF interview with Goodman from last year.

Missing Link Helps Animation Festival Lift Off

aaron — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:46:29 +0000

The Missing Link were recently asked when they would have time to create the 12-second opener for the 2010 Tel Aviv animation festival. Their reply was “when pigs fly.” With that out of the way, they created this fast-paced, aerial assualt, which was designed and conceived by JP Vine, animated and composited by Oren Mashkovski with character set-up by Mysh.

Goodman Wraps Production on The Gift

aaron — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:04:20 +0000

Yoni Goodman, the animation director of Ari Folman’s Waltz With Bashir, is ~~reportedly already working~~ awaiting the start of production on The Congress, Folman’s follow-up to Waltz. Goodman, who we interviewed here back in 2009, hasn’t been idle since his work on Waltz. He was hard at work on this 3-minute segment for Ari Mark’s short film The Gift, using Toon Boom.

… and here’s a video that includes some scenes from The Congress, that’s due out in 2013.

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Mysh and Mashko Find Time For Xsights Promo

aaron — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:33:42 +0000

Here’s a new promo video for Xsights, an app that performs “mobile visual search.” The app was created by a team in Israel, and so was the promo video. The guys at Circus Animations designed it and Mysh and Mashko directed.