Trailers

I've been waiting for this trailer for so long now...

Sheeped Away

I just loved this video so much I have to share it. Great squash and stretch animation and a whole lot of fun to watch.
 

Music and Effects

Another video from CorridorDigital.  Some pretty bad ass cheep effects done super well and some pretty crazy ones too.  Good job guys!

I don't know if its the steak or the elephants but I really like this.

Acting

Thanks to Craig Cody for this find, a great acting piece.

Team Fortress 2, IRL

I couldn't help but laugh at this, so good and corny.

Not sure what all this is about but damn I'm intrigued.

Fishing trips..

If I knew fishing trips were like this I probably would have gone on one.

I knew there was a reason I liked this movie.. . The pretty pretty pictures. 

Cinematography

Really cool video created by Red Giant showcasing "Magic Bullet 2".  Really cool seeing all the different types of film effects put into one short.

Flash Action Effects

Special effects in music videos? Yea okay Im sold.

Low Budget, High budget effects. Brought to you by Gloo Studios

Realistic Environment

Prettyy...

8 Bit 3D

This ones for Jon and all the other 8bit lovers out there.

Robots

Domo Arrigato Mr. Ro- Holy cow is that Wolverine?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Do I ever wish I could have worked on this one...

Zombies

Had to repost this from Flooby Nooby just so adorable and yet.. so evil...


Zombigotchi! from Michael Please on Vimeo.

Animation Mentor, Animating Creatures

For anyone that missed it and might have been interested here is the webinar that Animation Mentor hosted a few weeks ago. The total session was one hour but here are the highlights.

Pixar Visits Montreal

VanArts is proud to present a Masterclass in Animation & Story Development, featuring instructors Matthew Luhn (Head of Story) and Andrew Gordon (Animator), both from Pixar Animation Studios.

This exceptional 2-day event takes place in Montreal, Quebec on July 29/30th, offering participants a rare and exciting opportunity to learn from the industry's top talent. This class has toured the world, with this being one of only three North American stops in 2011 (see also the New York City class and Austin, Texas class).

Geared toward experienced animators, students and animation enthusiasts alike, the skill sets covered are not software-specific. Lectures are organized with visuals, including live-action and animated clips, supplemented by a printed workbook. This masterclass provides you with the tools needed to help create your own stories and feature-quality animation, plus offers a great opportunity to meet and network with others in the industry.

Curriculum

Day 1
Story Development
Instructor Matthew Luhn
9:00am - 5:00pm

Storyboarding & the Story Artist
Preliminary Storyboards
3-Act Story Structure
Sequence Boards & Character Development
Gags
Storyboarding from a Script
Composing Your Storyboards
Line & Value
Q &A

Day 2
Animation
Instructor Andrew Gordon
9:00am - 5:00pm

Principles of Animation
Staging & Pose Design
Locomotion
Acting for Animation
Gestures
Planning
Blocking
Facial Animation
Polish
Q & A

Source

Compositing Breakdowns

For those who are interested in compositing, and creative ways to show it here are a few videos I've had sitting around for inspiration and a few new ones I've found recently in my haze of reference material searching...

Animation Mentor on Workflow

Cars

Hrmmmm

VFX

It's been a long time since at least something has been put here. So lets kick it back off with some VFX.

Mindcraft

I may not know this game or understand it, but these are still awesome.

Dead Island

Hrmmm a vacation does sound good!

X-Men: First Class

Tune in, Turn it up, Nerd out.

Transitions

Really cool examples of shot transitions and story telling, short but sweet.

Hezarfen

Justi Romero -Demo Reel

In case you missed Demo Reel night but still wanted to see something inspirational.

The video is a comp of his work done in the past two years of his 6 years of 3D experience.



Check out his Website here: http://www.justiromero.com/

Dreams

Blur

My My you have been busy bees...