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Voight Animates Shrimp Glockenspiel For Weebl

aaron — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:11:36 +0000

Chris Voigt animated this new music video for Weebls-stuff. You’re video plate will be filled with generous portions of shrimp glockenspiel and prawn xylophone. Enjoy:

Avoid The Turtle in TomSka’s asdfmovie5

aaron — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:08:53 +0000

TomSka, along with his trusty animator pal Jamie Spicer-Lewis, have delivered yet another installment in the wildly popular asdfmovie series. Shocking the world, they have titled this one… asdfmovie5. Enjoy:

Kilogramme Weighs Benefits of Recycling

aaron — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:52:46 +0000

Kilogramme recently finished this recycling PSA Ribble Valley, a city in North West England. Working alongside the graphic design agency Ginger Pumpkin, the Kilogramme team wrote, directed and animated this piece in a just a few weeks. They used Flash and After Effects, it was produced by Claire Grey, David Ridges and Craig Knowles:

Mars Phone Call From Brothers McLeod

aaron — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:28:17 +0000

The Brothers McLeod just announced a new short comedy film they’ve produced for Channel 4. It’s titled Phone Home, and it follows the activities surrounding the first ever phone call from Mars.

Kilogramme Animates Fire Safety Shorts

aaron — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:23:30 +0000

The UK-based team at Kilogramme have revealed the 2nd in a series of three Flash-animated fire safety shorts. Commissioned by the London Fire Brigade and FireAngel, this one warns against fiddling around with your stove when you’re smashed.

Simon’s Clumsy Cat in Shelf Life

aaron — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:51:55 +0000

The latest Simon’s Cat episode from creator Simon Tofield is titled Shelf Life. The cat manages to cause an immense amount of damage in a very tiny space. Here’s Shelf Life.

We Prescribe a Single Viewing of Jaspaert’s Antacid Spot

aaron — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:45 +0000

Jeroen Jaspaert was recently invited to create a new spot for Rennie Peppermint, an antacid product. By way of Tandem Films, he re-designed the characters, riffing off the ‘Cartoon Modern’ style, using Flash as his primary weapon. No symbol animation here – it’s traditionally animated, Cyntic-style. Full credits below:

Client: Bayer
Agency: JWT
Production Company: Tandem
Director: Jeroen Jaspaert
Animation: Jeroen Jaspaert, Pete Baynton, Tim Dillnutt
Assisting: Filipe Alcada

McLeod Brothers Deliver More Existential Pleading

aaron — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:45:55 +0000

On the heels of their big BAFTA win, the Brothers McLeod have revealed a new episode from their snappy, mixed-media series The Existential Pleading of the Inner Heart. We are invited into revelations about the giant steel birds we travel in. Here’s Fear of Flying.

No Rest For Simon’s Cat in Catnap

aaron — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:53:32 +0000

The kitty has now settled into Simon’s Cat’s world, and nothing is safe anymore, including a good nap. Here’s the latest Flash-animated short from the series, title Catnap. In related news, Kitten Chaos, the new Simon’s Cat book, is a top seller on Amazon (and so is the Cyanide & Happiness book).

Kilogramme Team Gives Flight To Angels Inc

aaron — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:36 +0000

Claire Grey, Craig Knowles and David Ridges, an in-house team at Kilogramme, recently spent 6 weeks producing this 6-minute comedy pilot titled Angels Inc. The team utilized Flash, 3DS Max and After Effects. Here you’ll meet Bernard, a guardian angel, whose performance isn’t stellar: