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Polyakov’s Latest Work Belongs to Huggins

aaron — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:34:43 +0000

Lev Polyakov’s latest work is an upbeat music video for the musician Colin Huggins. The track is titled My Heart Belongs to You, and I believe Polyakov used Toon Boom for the production.

2011 Flash Animated Holiday Cards

aaron — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:44:47 +0000

There’s an avalanche of great Flash and Toon Boom animated holiday cards this year, and below are some of our favorites. Happy Holidays everyone, and here’s to a great new year in 2012!

Happy 2012 from Alienatio

Hoops and Yoyo – Up On The Rooftop – ELM Animation

Bailey and the Snowman – Animal and dir. Kristofer Boban

Dear Mr. Santa Claus – Cosmic Toast Studios (Toon Boom Harmony)

Mukpuddy Christmas Message 2011

Merry Christmas! from Felix Massie

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas – Pedro Eboli

Kilogramme Christmas Card 2011

Christmas animation 2011 – Khris Cembe

Christmas Crocodile – Jantze Studios

Pencil Test Studios Pours Work Into Public Storage

aaron — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:14:57 +0000

Pencil Test Studios recently completed a series of spots for Public Storage, the Glendale, California-based self-storage team. The crew, based in Orange County, CA, used Toon Boom and After Effects to bring the stick-figures to life:

Phillips Slays Dragon Age Animation

aaron — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:20:10 +0000

Dragon Age: Legends, EA’s popular Facebook game, includes an intense opening cinematic that was animated by none other than Adam Phillips. It was animated over 48 days using Animate Pro 2.

Phillips Reveals Dashkin Cinematic Opening

aaron — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:45:28 +0000

Adam Phillips, the mastermind behind the Brackenwood saga, is getting set to release his Daskin game (which he created along with Sean McGee). Below you’ll see the opening cinematic for the game, and soon you’ll be able to play it for free at bitey.com. Phillips used Toon Boom Animate Pro to create the animated elements. In the final freeze-frame shot, most of you will spot the game’s title, but it is laid in there subtly.

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

Trimono Harvests Bananas From Outer Space

aaron — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:43:42 +0000

The Madrid-based studio called Trimono recently finished an animated short called Bananas From Outer Space. The 2-minute piece, which was directed by Abel Sánchez and Paulo Mosca, includes a modest amount of animation, but it’s beautifully designed, and often traditionally animated, frame-by-frame. The team used both Flash and Toon Boom to finalize the video, which includes an animated cameo by Lemmy from Motorhead. [NSFW - nudity]

Chico & Rita – A New Toon Boom Feature Film

aaron — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:43:54 +0000

A new 2D feature film out of Spain is gathering some strong critical reviews. Chico & Rita is set in 1948, and we follow two music lovers through a worldwide love affair that stretches across Cuba, New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas. The project was rotoscoped at Lightstar Studios in Brazil using Toon Boom Harmony, and HoBSoft built the pipeline. The US premiere was held at the Telluride Film Festival earlier this month, after which the Hollywood Reporter posted a glowing review, while somehow also slighting the plot as “paper-thin.” The 90-minute film was directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando and here’s the trailer.

Phillips In League With Dungeons & Dragons Red Box Launch

aaron — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:26:23 +0000

Australian animation maestro Adam Phillips designed and animated this new D&D promotional short. It coincides with the launch of the 4th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons Red Box, a starter set designed to welcome new players into the RPG. Phillips used Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Toon Boom Animate Pro 2 to bring this short, titled RedBox Ninjas, to life.

Brisson’s Brilliant Animated Student Short

aaron — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:54:34 +0000

If the coffee ain’t working, Olivier Brisson’s short, Les Amis, will surely do the trick. This jet-fueled romp sees two interloping friends pursued by a fiercely fanged foe. They zoom through clouds, the desert, a mountain top, while Un Canard’s 8-bit video game soundtrack keeps time. It’s the first short that Brisson has produced during his studies at Cégep du Vieux Montréal. He produced the project using Toon Boom.