Tag: animation

The Dissolution of the Evolved Being

Artist Unknown, (The Dissolution of the Evolved Being), Computer Graphics, Animation Gifs

“People use the words “beginning” and “end” to describe the start and end of things. However, “beginning” is really the event of coming together when energy gathers, and “end” is simply the dissolution of that energy. That which came together can easily dissolve if conditions become unfavorable. That which has dissolved may come together again if circumstances are appropriate. Therefore, who is to say that there is a beginning and an end?”
― Liezi

Wallace and Gromit

Wallace and Gromit, “The Wrong Trousers”, 1993

“The Wrong Trousers” is a 1993 stop-motion animated short film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit. It was his second half-hour short featuring the eccentric inventor Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his silent but intelligent dog Gromit, following 1989’s “A Grand Day Out”, and preceding 1995’s “A Close Shave”.

As in “A Grand Day Out”, the thirty-minute film uses sight gags and exaggerated physical comedy and quiet moments, as well as a few subtle film parodies. The film premièred in the United States on 17 December 1993, and the United Kingdom on 26 December 1993. It won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

The Aardman animations are some of the funniest films out there. Wallace and Gromit films are my favorites. “Chicken Run”, another film from Aardman Animations, is a great film about chicken escaping their coop (with references to Steve McQueen’s “The Great Escape”) and loaded with lots of sly humor. Lots of work and time go into making these films; worth seeing them all.

The Long Cruise

Kyle Harter, (The Long Cruise). Computer Graphics, Animation Gifs

“If the human mind can understand the universe, it means the human mind is fundamentally of the same order as the divine mind. If the human mind is of the same order as the divine mind, then everything that appeared rational to God as he constructed the universe, it’s “geometry,” can also be made to appear rational to the human understanding, and so if we search and think hard enough, we can find a rational explanation and underpinning for everything. This is the fundamental proposition of science.”

—Robert Zubrin, The Case For Mars

Felipe Mahalem

Monochromatic Animation Gifs by Felipe Mahalem

Felipe Mahalem is an animation artist from San Paolo, Brazil. He currently is a motion design director working at R/GA and living in San Francisco. He began @fmahalem as a project for research and development in 3D and animation. By restricting his colour palette to just black and white, Mahalem is able to creatively challenge himself.