stop motion journey - lots of stills

Constantine Konovalov I LOOK & MOVE

I LOOK & MOVE from Constantine Konovalov on Vimeo.

Polish avant garde animation - Ann Arbor Film Fest 2013

AMAZING screening this past year curated by Marcin Giżycki with work from 1958-2012. AMAZING stuff. List of films here on AA Film Festival's site. Here's a sampling: "Tango" Zbigniew Rybczyński, 1980

Tango - Zbig Rybczynski (1982) from Chris Whale on Vimeo.

stop motion metropolis

Urban Development done old-school, paper, stop motion style. Great sound design. By Rob Carter.

Metropolis by Rob Carter - Last 3 minutes from Rob Carter on Vimeo.

Metropolis is a quirky and very abridged narrative history of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. It uses stop motion video animation to physically manipulate aerial still images of the city (both real and fictional), creating a landscape in constant motion. Starting around 1755 on a Native American trading path, the viewer is presented with the building of the first house in Charlotte. From there we see the town develop through the historic dismissal of the English, to the prosperity made by the discovery of gold and the subsequent roots of the building of the multitude of churches that the city is famous for. Now the landscape turns white with cotton, and the modern city is ‘born’, with a more detailed re-creation of the economic boom and surprising architectural transformation that has occurred in the past 20 years.

Music/sound inspired animation

"Sonar" by Renaud Hallee, 2010 In the same vein as Oskar Fischinger but contemporary and elegant.

Sonar from Possible Metrics on Vimeo.

Informational animation about MUSIC

Nice piece about the complexities of music--using motion graphics/after effects.

Understand Music from finally. on Vimeo.

Multi-plane animation stand

Great example of stop motion animation set up. He does everything in camera.

Short of the Week

Short of the Week.  Great site for experimental, animation, live action....

Sample:

Tutorials and inspiration --After Effects specific

Where do you go to see and learn about current After Effects work?

1) Motionographer - motion graphics specific, terrific site with professional and student work

2) Creative Cow - has great tutorials for a lot of software, After Effects ones are really good.

3) Video Co-Pilot: good tutorials, current on all the latest developments 4) Lynda.com has basic instructional videos - but you need to subscribe.

Stop motion cut outs - dance

The Modern Dance

The Modern Dance from Rogier Wieland on Vimeo.