You know those videos you watch and think: “No way is this real, it must be some kind of magic?” A short movie Box by Bot & Dolly will make you feel this way. It’s an awe-inspiring video created with robot-powered projection mapping on moving objects. It transforms two moving flat panels into all kinds of optical illusions, bending, flying and teleporting across the stage. And as for the interaction of the actor and the illusions – there’s no CGI, but everything was captured in-camera.
Researchers will soon turn your selfies into videos
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Facebook has relatively recently introduced the so-called “reactions” to posts. But soon, instead of clicking on the heart or a laughing emoji, you will be able to “react” with your profile photo. The researchers at Tel Aviv University and Facebook have come up with a method to bring your selfies to life. All they need to do it is a single photo, and the resulting animation is pretty impressive. It seems like your photo is actually a short video, and it’s incredibly accurate considering that they only use one 2D image for the animation.
Should you go to film school or learn filmmaking from the Internet?
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In both filmmaking and photography, there seem to be two sides: those who believe these skills should be learned at school, and those who prefer online resources and self-teaching. Regarding this topic, Richard William Scott and Robert Carr from The Film Look created a video for all those questioning whether they should go to a film school or not, giving some useful guidelines and resources for both these groups.
Stop Motion photography brings Honda advert (and photographic inspiration) to life
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Stop motion animation is hardly a new art, but the brand new advertisement PES created for Honda takes the art form to a new level. Instead of trying to deliver a smooth animation, the advert ‘breaks the fourth wall‘ and features the hands making the animation as part of the animation itself.
Stop Motion Goes Old-School in This Excellent Music Video
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In what seems to be the best use of audio cassettes and a Walkman in the last 15 years, Dropbear Digital created this 1980’s style music video for Quack Fat by Melbourne based DJ Opiuo.
Have a look at the behind-the-scenes video below for some insight on the painstaking process involved and you’ll understand why making the final video took hundreds of hours.
All Your Favorite Shows Cuts 160 Movies Together With A Centralized Storyline
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Here is where dedication and rain-man-like memory of movies will get you.
The team at Ornana Films created this wonderful animation where a kid is faced with a reality where the shows that he likes becoming a reality. (at least that’s what we think is happening). The crazy twist – some of the animations are replaced with short cuts from 160 movies. (With no list available though, the movies just screams for a guess the movies game).
The movie brilliantly, and seamlessly shifts from Danny Madden’s animation to short film clips that are almost too fast to comprehend.
Taking Pictures Is an Animation about an Impossible Love Story between Two Photographers
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This two-minute animation, created by Simon Taylor, tells the story of two nature-loving photographers who happen to meet at the park while clicking away at a pigeon.
As you’d expect, they get together and probably live happily ever after.
In real life though they’d probably started arguing about which brand is best, whether or not a UV filter should be used and which mode is best for shooting pigeons.
Jokes aside, Taylor also shared an informative behind-the-scenes video.
Still NYC is a Fun Experiment in Flowing Motion
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Rather than uploading a set of still photos from his recent visit to New York City, Ynon Lan decided to try something a little different.
Basically he created a short video where each themed segment consists of individual photos captured in different locations, with different backgrounds and changing subjects.
While not groundbreaking, it’s a fun video to watch and one of the more interesting “photo albums” I’ve seen lately. The guys over at Vimeo agree where the video received 50k views in less than a week and was selected as a “Staff Pick”.
How To Create The Droste Effect And Mesmerizing Animated Gifs
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Have you ever seen a picture where you were so fascinated with it that you needed (NEEDED!) to understand how it was made? I have a confession to make, I like to browse the web and get my ideas and inspiration from unusual sites. Recently I came across some pictures that I am not sure how to describe, so I’ll just show one.
I looked at the picture and couldn’t stop thinking of how they made it. After 30 minutes of googling I found the name of the effect: it is called the ‘Droste effect’.
Today I am going to teach you about that effect and how to create it.
Homestar Runner Returns With Ridiculous Rap Video Parody Paying Homage To Fisheye Lenses
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Fans of the cult classic internet cartoon, Homestar Runner were delighted to discover the creators have posted a new episode after having been on a long hiatus. The cartoon, known for its pure randomness and quirky flash animation, held true to its roots, this time with a hilarious rap video parody that pokes fun at over used fisheye shots.
The video is part “tutorial” with verses like “Put the camera on the ground and aim it up // make my kicks look huge and my crew look tough” and partially “behind the scenes” footage that will have you nodding and rapping along with the Strongbad posse…”Once you use the fisheye you just can’t stop // it used to be expensive, but then the price dropped.”[Read More…]
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