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Super Mario 64 Intro in Claymation

Super Mario 64 Intro in Claymation

If you didn’t read the title of this video, you might think it was done with computer graphics. But ClayClaim created this spot-on remake of the familiar “It’s-a me, Mario” intro sequence from Super Mario 64 out of clay. Here’s the original for comparison.

Widdershins

Widdershins

This animated short by Simon Biggs follows the story of a pampered gentleman who has grown overly reliant on his machines. But when he ignores his robot butler’s advice and starts dating a free-spirited woman, all hell breaks loose in his once neat and tidy life.

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Sunbelly

Sunbelly

This surreal and imaginative animated fantasy follows the story of an astronaut dog sent into space to investigate a seemingly dead planet. But when she arrives, she has a revealing encounter about her species’ past that could change their future forever. Written, directed, and animated by Jordan Speer.

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (First Look)

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (First Look)

(PG-13: Gore) Master Shake, Fry Lock, and Meatwad are back for an insane new adventure. In this clip from Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm, the gang heads into space and comes face-to-face with a horrifying creature straight out of John Carpenter’s The Thing. The gang returs on 11.8.22 on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, and Blu-ray.

Better Call Saul as a Pixar Movie

Better Call Saul as a Pixar Movie

The final episode of Better Call Saul debuts tonight. We’re excited to see how it ends, but we’ll also miss the Breaking Bad spin-off’s phenomenal writing, acting, and directing. To help send the show off in style, yo chill bruh imagines if the show was created by Disney/Pixar instead of AMC. And then there’s this.

The Real Santa

The Real Santa

It’s August and triple-digit temperatures outside for some of us, so the idea of watching a Christmas-themed short film seems a little premature. But we couldn’t resist sharing this charming holiday animation about a boy with very special powers. Directed by Philippe Tempelman for the a German supermarket chain Netto.

Trippy Generative Art

Trippy Generative Art

Machine learning technology can produce some fascinating results when asked to create art. TikTok user Recursive Identity used AI tech to create this trippy-as-hell generative art using the work of artist Edward Hopper as its data source. As we fly deeper and deeper into the painting, the images seem to turn in on themselves.

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A Double Life

A Double Life

(NSFW) This darkly humorous animated short follows a husband and wife whose relationship takes a turn when one of them starts to question their place in the world. In less than three minutes, it takes on the topics of gender conformity, toxic masculinity, and infidelity. From the Emmy award-winning trio Job, Joris & Marieke.

Pigging Out

Pigging Out

Please enjoy this hilariously weird little stop-motion short of a tiny pig devouring a sandwich, accompanied by the most infectiously irritating music since Nyan Cat. Apparently, this little piggy has quite the appetite.

Ray Harryhausen’s Stop-Motion + Live Action Movie Magic

Ray Harryhausen’s Stop-Motion + Live Action Movie Magic

The late Ray Harryhausen is beloved for his groundbreaking visual effects work in movies like Jason and the Argonauts. The Royal Ocean Film Society delves into Harryhausen’s mastery of stop-motion animation and how he combined it with live-action film footage to bring humans and creatures together on screen.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Trailer)

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Trailer)

A stop-motion retelling of the story of the wooden boy who wants to be real. Guillermo del Toro brings his dark sense of wonder with animator Mark Gustafson, and voice acting from Ewan McGregor, Gregory Mann, Ron Perlman, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton. In theaters 11.22 and on Netflix 12.22.

Pixels Forever

Pixels Forever

This guidebook from Red Right Hand Comics teaches you everything you need to create your own pixelated works of art. It offers more than 200 pages of lessons on making sprites, backgrounds, animation, and ideas for an efficient workflow. Both the digital and hardback versions include access to a digital resource archive.

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Odesza: Light of Day

Odesza: Light of Day

Director Balázs Simon and Blinkink created this beautiful and soul-stirring music video for the Odesza and Ólafur Arnalds track Light of Day. It combines stop-motion animation and digital illustration techniques to tell the story of a lonely man seeking hope in the frigid and desolate world around him.

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 (Trailer)

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 (Trailer)

After Captain Freeman goes on trial, Mariner, Tendi, Boimler, and Rutherford are left to their own devices on a series of new space adventures. Along the way, they pay a visit to Deep Space 9, providing just the right mix of humor, great stories, and fan service. New episodes drop 8.25.22 on Paramount+.

Brother Learns Blender

Brother Learns Blender

Redditor Youknowimtheman says their brother is learning how to use the 3D animation program Blender. His short film, “Necromorphosis,” is anything but standard-issue CGI and is one of the strangest things we’ve seen in a while. And if we had to watch it, so do you.

Lost in Motions

Lost in Motions

Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films wows us with another amazing short film. The stop-motion clip was made by capturing live breakdance footage, mapping the frames into outlines, laser cutting each from wood, then layering the 800+ pieces to create a motion effect.

Clean up Your Goo

Clean up Your Goo

You know the worst thing about being visited by a ghost? Well, it’s not the hauntings or the creepy noises, it’s the slimy green ectoplasm they leave behind. Droodle has a conversation with the ghost of Joel Haver and asks him to kindly clean up his goo.

Toilet Paper Bears

Toilet Paper Bears

The only thing the bears in those Charmin commercials seem to care about is how soft their toilet paper is. It turns out that there’s a reason behind their strange obsession – at least according to this hilariously weird video from Joel Haver, Droodle, and Daxflame.

TMNT: The Last Ronin Animated

TMNT: The Last Ronin Animated

A team of TMNT fans from Speedokaggen created this impressive animated short film based on the comic book series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin. It recounts a pivotal scene from the story about a lone surviving Turtle seeking justice for his lost friends and family in a gritty future NYC. (Thanks, Edward!)

Beatles Song Medley

Beatles Song Medley

Remember Freddie Gredde, the guy behind those classic TV theme song and Cartoon medleys? Well he’s back with a brand new medley, a lovely 23-song collection from The Beatles, accompanied by a delightful animation he created himself – with a little help from his friend Kang Seunghyun.

HOME!

HOME!

This short science fiction film from anime director Akihiko Orikasa follows the story of an astronaut exploring the surface of Mars who stumbles onto the wreckage of a long-lost commercial vessel. While searching the site for survivors, he encounters something unexpected. Will he let his fears get the best of him?

LEGO Battle of Verdun

LEGO Battle of Verdun

In 1916, French and German armies battled each other in one of the bloodiest fights of the first World War. JD Brick Productions reenacted a portion of this lengthy and grueling confrontation using LEGO bricks and minifigures in one of the most epic stop-motion shorts of all time.

How to Make Twice-Cooked Pork

How to Make Twice-Cooked Pork

This insane video from China features a slab of raw pork belly that turns into a snake, a bee that turns into a fly, a hand that turns into a butcher’s knife, and a woman who defies the laws of physics. And if none of that makes any sense, hit play for the best instructional cooking video you’ll watch today.

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