Awesome Animation

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Marius Herzog created this beautiful, imaginative short film about dreams as his graduation project, doing all the writing, design, modeling, rigging, animation, rendering and compositing by himself.

A short animated film by Ting Tey puts wild animals on a single narrow bridge, with no way to cross. As it progresses, it teaches a little tale about stubbornness, pride and (eventually) compromise.

There is nothing new or innovative in this animated short by Steve Cutts, from the first shot to the concept itself. But the bittersweet introspection that it induces in the viewer makes it special.

Carine Khalifé says she listened to Blown Minded off Young Galaxy’s album SHAPESHIFTING  over 1,000 times to get the atmosphere just right for this glass-painted, stop-motion animation.

Animator Lasse Gjertsen tells the story of one man’s journey through life, told in the pixelated style of retro video games. Pay careful attention to the score and health indicators throughout.

The idea of carrying around a tiny chainsaw in your pocket seems like it’s probably not the smartest thing you could do. Rather Good Stuff and animator Ross Butter show us exactly why.

A stop motion version of Sesame Street’s 12 pinball sequence. We love Beirut, and Perrin Cloutier’s rendition isn’t bad at all, but the original music is just way too groovy to ever be replaced.

Homeless Cop did such a good job on the bumpers he made for [adult swim] that they asked for a TV pilot. Now he just needs your help to make a stoner comedy with his distinctly cool style reality.

An animated excerpt of Prof. Philip Zimbardo‘s discussion on how different cultures and individuals perceive time, and how it affects our activities, health and well-being. Made by the RSA.

Aardman’s Sumo Science shot this massive animation on an 11,000 sq. ft. set, using tons of sand and life-size props then shot every frame with a Nokia N8 (as a promo for the N8, of course.)

A new animated series from CollegeHumor for the Nintendo 3DS video channel, BearShark is the exact opposite of Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons. We’re waiting for BearSharkHawk.

Inspired by Team Fortress 2 and Meet Buck, Mac n’ Cheese is a fast-paced and trippy short film made by Tom Hankins, Gijs Vank Kooten, Guido Puijk and Roy Nieterau of the Utrecht School of Arts.

The directors of this music video for Japanese band Androp wired up 250 Canon cameras so that their flashes could act as pixels for an animated backdrop. Make your own version here.

A wonderful short film from Polder Animation that will have you reminiscing about your first crush, your first heartbreak and the silly things we do to love and be loved.

We know it’s a common practice for movies to reuse footage to save time and money, but did you know that Disney animators reused movements and applied them to totally different characters?

A young boy works diligently to protect his sheep from a predator in this poetic short animated film by David Wolter, a recent Dreamworks hire. Stick around for the surprising twist ending.

A meta-title sequence for a fictional documentary about the title sequence by Jurjen Versteeg. Features the names of some of the best title designers and their trademark elements or effects.

A divine brush paints the world in vivid color. Well, most of it. This commercial for French company Tiji TV is a testament to a child’s imagination. Also: Aren’t there two of them like that?

At once bizarre, funny and touching, Over Time is about a group of puppets trying to cope with their creator’s passing. Directed by Oury Atlan, Thibaut Berland and Damien Ferrié.

Conan O’Brien’s superhero alter-ego gets the cartoon treatment, courtesy of DC Comics’ animator Bruce Timm. We can only hope that someday this will result in a feature-length film.

Wizardry gone wrong. It always struck us as a bit careless that Hogwarts teaches children dangerous spells. I guess that’s to balance out the fact that their school grounds are filled with monsters.

A surreal mix of stop-motion animation composited with a live actor, Lizzie Oxby’s engrossing, award-winning short film was originally released in 2003, but you can catch the entire thing online right now.