Awesome Animation

(NSFW:Nudity) Saam Farahmand’s promo animation for Radio Soulwax, with mind-infecting visuals too good not to showcase. Those offended by the female form should click elsewhere.

Bumblebee takes on Barricade in Counter656’s latest stop-motion animation, an awesome homage to the Transformers, hand-assembled from over 3500 still images over a period of 2 months.

The music video for MGMT’s All We Ever Wanted Was Everything has a neat infinitely layering style. The single is one of the newest contributions to the critically-acclaimed Late Night Tales series.

(Spoilers) An animated fan tribute to Nicolas Winding Refn’s already awesome Drive. If animators Tom Haugomat and Bruno Mangyoku want to make a feature-length version, we’ll buy a ticket for sure.

A year-long labor of love for Kevin Parry, this stop-motion animation tells the tale of a lonely man who gives up his simple life for the easy way out. Even Tim Burton approves.

The music video for Against the Grain by indie folk artist Hudson. Made by Dropbear, the stop motion animation complements the song’s hopeful lyrics. A simple idea wonderfully executed.

A touching tale of a loyal dog, and his master robot. A reminder to humans: never let technology take over the important things in life. A short film by Greg Omelchuck and MoontowerVFX.

Katy Beveridge wanted to know if it was possible to create a zoetrope-style animation effect and capture it on a rotating bicycle wheel as the bike is in motion. The answer: a resounding yes.

Gather the young ones and finish off your Turkey leftovers while watching Ormie the pig try to get his hands on a jar of cookies. A healthy dose of slapstick from Rob Silvestri and Arc Productions.

A lonely toy takes a journey through the great outdoors, thanks to a little help from his friends, his owner’s iMac, Google Street View, and a sense of imagination from The Theory.

A Hollywood movie monster tries to prove he’s still capable of scaring people in this era of over-the-top CGI monsters. A charming and clever animated short film by Chris O’Hara.

Paul’s birthday gift for his girlfriend Emma has all the right ingredients: a tale of adventure and romance that he made with his own two hands. Add Explosions in the Sky and you’ve got a winner.

Pixar outs the first full-length trailer for its upcoming Brave, the story of Merida, a young archer whose impulsive ways bring chaos to her parent’s kindgom. A surprising new style for Pixar.

Doodling is one of mankind’s ultimate forms of personal expression. Korea’s Studio Shelter reminds us in their short film that no matter what might come your way, Keep Drawing.

It’s been 2 years since the trailer and 6 years since Alex Kobbs and the rest of Kooberz Studios started working on this LEGO Halo stop motion film. It was all worth it. Nearly 28 mins. of fun and action.

It’s more like Welcome to WTF City, but don’t be a ‘fraidy cat. Some furry friends are here and more than happy to take you on a drive through the glorious metropolis they call home.

After a long wait, Jesús Orellana’s animated science-fiction short ROSA can now be seen in its entirety. A visually stunning short film, especially given its budget of… zero dollars. A true labor of love.

(NSFW: Language) Collegehumor captures the stiff, awkward and barely funny annual Comedy Central Roasts, only instead of celebrities they put American TV channels together. You suck MTV!

A man encounters a demonic spirit on a train and does his best to send it back to where it came from. A wonderfully animated, if slightly twisted one-minute short film from Giant Creative.

No, we haven’t seen Evelyn, but we have seen this music video for Evelyn Evelyn’s single, and it is a perfect fit for the song. Hoku Uchiyama’s animation is clever and looks so natural.

(NSFW) On one hand, we have this awesome cover of Chris Brown’s song Look at Me Now. On the other hand, we have this awesome video based on Chris Brown’s Look at Me Now. RIP Big Wayne.

We have a hard time believing this wonderfully choreographed animation is Or Bar-El’s “first attempt at 3D animation.” Sure, the shapes are primitive, but the storytelling is masterful.

A beautiful, sad and creepy claymation by Allison Schulnik. The song is It’s Raining Today by Noel Scott Engel. That monotone string section is going to haunt our dreams for some time.