Awesome Animation

(NSFW) The music video for Do I Wanna Know?, the latest single from British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The surreal line-drawing animation matches the roller coaster ride that is unrequited love.

Disney’s upcoming Frozen is based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale which involves a young girl on an mission to find her sister, whose icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. (Thanks Ferdi!)

(NSFW: Language) Ryu has some moves that take a ridiculously long time to build up, but ADHD’s very special “ultra” move requires more patience than the average game player has. What’s the button sequence for this one?

Think Toy Story, but with only Minifigs. While we wish it were shot in stop-motion, it’s all CGI. But with Will Ferrell, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman on board, we’ll still go see it.

An Inuit boy and his dog are out ice fishing when they stumble upon a magical conch that does the fishing for him. Or so it seems. An amazing animated short by Iker Maidagan and Dana Terrace.

(NSFW: Language) 1A4 Studio’s latest Speedrun episode summarizes the 1998 cult classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a movie that is at either insanely easy or impossible to summarize depending on how you look at it.

Tired and frustrated after a long day, a man snaps when the pay parking machine malfunctions and doesn’t give him his change. Then he gets what he deserves.  Or not. A funny animated short by Rebel Banana.

Young Eduard Taberner started his Sticky Man stop-motion animation project two years ago at age 15, and recently completed it. We admire his dedication and enjoy the simplicity and humor in his handmade drawings. Bravo.

Animator Brian Anderson follows up his LEGO Breaking Bad concept with another TV series game idea. This time it’s a brawler featuring the Bluths and other characters of Arrested Development. Get a T-shirt of the logo here.

Barcelona-based art direction collaborative Dvein have used their talents to create a surreal and stunning animated liquid landscape for Magma, the new single from The Vein.

Here’s another 80s cartoon that didn’t actually exist. It’s about Metaman, the last cosmo-fighter, our only hope against the Triangle Gang. Boombros animation added just the right amount of polish in this throwback to early CGI.

(NSFW) Science improves our lives and teaches us so much awesome stuff. But every once in a while it gives us bad news. ADHD shares the frustration of a dinosaur fan. A full-on meltdown set to punk music.

A handsome hog falls in love with a fine fowl. But he also loves to eat eggs. Will he choose his heart or his hunger? Find out in this fun short by Christine Kim and Elaine Wu. Plot twist: the hen loves to eat bacon. Just kidding.

If you liked Etoilec1’s Dragon Ball Z animation, check out his highlight reel for Ronaldinho. Frame by frame, Etoilec1 was able to capture the footballer’s legendary agility and trickery.

The music from Street Fighter 2 is the perfect backdrop for Vimeo user dantheadman’s foray into Cinema 4D, featuring colorful, swirling motion sculptures. (Thanks Tex!)

A man made of wire breakdances on a landscape filled with paper pop ups in this funky stop-motion video by Patator Prod. The song is Plastic & Flashing Lights by Professor Kliq.

(Spoilers) HISHE actually rewrote the whole movie and not just its ending, but that’s fine with us. Perhaps Shane Black thought that the plot twists would hide the inconsistencies and half-assed attempts at tension.

TechFeed associate producer Todd Boudreaux talks about his life with the help of an Etch A Sketch. It took him about 9 hours to complete the drawings. A simple and honest story with lots of funny drawings in between.

(NSFW: Language) YouTuber Jonny Lawrence animated an excerpt from The Ricky Gervais Guide to the Earth. Karl Pilkington asks a silly question and Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant try their best to answer it.

Watch Ryze, Twisted Fate, Katarina and the other champions of free-to-play MOBA game League of Legends duke it out in this awesome CGI cinematic. Check out the behind the scenes video here.

We can’t help but think about Black Swan after watching Gene Kim’s animated short about two rival ballerinas who challenge each other on stage – in a battle which quickly escalates from pliés and demi-pointes to a full-on mech assault.

Dreamworks’ latest animated film follows the long, gooey trail of a snail who wishes he could be fast – and whose dream comes true. If Pixar made this movie, it would be called Cars 4: A Snail’s Life.

(NSFW: Language) 1A4Studio gives the sci-fi classic Aliens the speedrun treatment. The studio has gotten so good at this, you have to watch the short multiple times to appreciate all the references and jokes. Mmmm so fresh!