I discovered this animation company Studio Aka which in my opinion is absolutely amazing. It is based in London and would be known about throughout the world for the production of distinctive and pioneering work. They have produced work for Guinness, the National Lottery, BUPA to name a few. It is seriously worth exploring.
http://www.studioaka.co.uk/
This firm [...]
This is an animation that I found on It’s Nice That website http://version1.itsnicethat.com/. Its based on Oliver Jeffers award winning children’s picture books. It has been produced by Studio Aka’s Philip Hunt http://www.studioaka.co.uk/go/lostandfound/. The background to this is about a friendship that develops between and young boy and a penguin. The penguin arrives, unannounced on [...]
Here’s a local animation company ‘Inferno’. I’ve had a good look around the website and came across some really interesting pieces. They have created a vast range of commercials for different companies, some of which I’m sure you have seen before.
Inferno has become Northern Ireland’s biggest creative production company and it was founded in 2002. [...]
I was snooping around different blogs and having a good nosey when I came across Danny Sangra. He is from London and he describes himself as an artist, designer and illustrator. However he does a bit of animation as well. Here are a few of my favourite still shots and illustrations from his blog.
Orgesticulanismus Mathieu Labaye
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A short film expressing the idea of movement inside the mind of a physically disabled person. The film is a tribute to his father, Benoît Labaye, who died of multiple sclerosis.
I love the film’s incessant movement, it’s attention to detail and it’s depth. The relation between the music and the animation is also [...]
You can save 2 people. You have 5 seconds to choose. Who will you save? The latest web masterpiece (and masterpiece is not too strong a word!) from Swedish design firm, North Kingdom, attempts to throw the visitor headfirst into the mindset of a soldier. What will you decide? How will you decide? How fast [...]
Chalk Animation
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This video was co-directed by Anni Kronenberg and Lucinda Schreiber. It’s a music video for a band called Firekites and their song called ‘Autumn Story’. I instantly fell in love with it as soon I saw the first second and can not stop watching it. It is such a beautiful, soft, [...]
