Experimental Animated GIFs by RRRRRRRROLL

Wow these are great! Back in May a couple in Japan started a new project called rrrrrrrroll, using photography to explore beautifully minimalist animations based on objects and people turning on a single axis. According to twitter the group makes roughly two animations a week (there’s 34 already), so it’s probably worth your time to tune in. If you liked these, also check out Stellar by Ignacio Torres.
I can't get the gif to work when I post it so you will have to go to the LINK, my apology.
LINK, Via: ignant

Photographer Shows Us The Process Of His Surreal Pencil Works In Animated Video

Belgian-based photographer, Ben Heine, who is known for his ‘Pencil Vs Camera’ works has created an animated video—demonstrating to us how he creates his ‘surreal yet whimsical’ photos. Link, Via: Youtube
To view his complete collection, please visit his website.

Animusic

Animusic. 2011. LINK: Youtube

Animusic Fiber Bundles

Animusic Fiber Bundles 1080P. LINK: Youtube

Fantasmagorie

Fantasmagorie is an 1908 French animated film by Émile Cohl (born Émile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet). It is one of the earliest examples of traditional animation, and considered by film historians to be the first animated cartoon. To make this film, Cohl placed each drawing on an illuminated glass plate and then traced the next drawing-with variations-on top of it until he had some 700 drawings.

In 1908, chalkboard caricaturists were common vaudeville attractions and the characters in the film look as though they've been drawn on a chalkboard, but it's an illusion. By filming black lines on paper and then printing in negative Cohl makes his animations appear to be chalk drawings. LINK: The Presurfer, Via: Youtube

The Secret of Kells - Official US Trailer

GKIDS is proud to release the beautiful new animated film from the producers of Triplets of Belleville, now an Academy Award® nominee for Best Animated Feature! LINK: Youtube

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

Dir. by Dean Fleischer-Camp
Marcel is voiced (untreated & unenhanced) by a genius named Jenny Slate
Written by Jenny + Dean. LINK: Youtube

Gettysburg Address Animated

Gettysburg Address from Adam Gault on Vimeo.

“Really haunting, does justice to the speech.” LINK, Via: Vimeo

Amazing animated Music Video to "Hey" by Eatliz

A little girl goes on a journey with her gigantic pet toad in the music video for the Eatliz band "Hey". LINK: Youtube

Batman - Chase Me (w/NIN's And All That Could Have Been)

Batman - Animated Skit "Chase Me" involving Batman Chasing Catwoman, Synced to Nine Inch Nails "And All That Could Have Been".
This Fan Video was thrown together by Ac1dFreak!
Batman Animation Is from Dc Comics/Warner Bros. Batman the Animated Series! LINK: Youtube

Smigly Cartoon: noise

Allen Mezquida writes, animates, and plays the music for his great cartoons, about a sensitive sad sack named Smigly. LINK: Boingboing

See more Smiglys here.

Papercraft Stop Motion Animated Music Video about Star Wars

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Jeremy Messersmith composed and performed a love song entitled “Tatooine”. It begins like this:

Twin suns of Tatooine
Taught me everything I know
Twin suns of Tatooine
Taught me everything I know

There’s room up there for second chances
Singles are fine but doubles are fantastic
I’d like to think that there’s a star for me and you
Spinning round, falling for one another

Papercraft animator Eric Power made this music video for it. It tells pretty much the entire original trilogy in two minutes and a half minutes.

Via: Nerd Bastards | Jeremy Messersmith’s Website | Eric Power’s Website, Via: Neatorama

Previously by Eric Power: Zelda on Paper

William Kentridge's Stereoscope

South African artist William Kentridge creates beautiful animated films with simple charcoal drawings.
LINK, Via: clusterflock, Via: Youtube

The Windmill Farmer

Neatorama author JohnnyCat received a bit of inspiration in the form of an animated short story.

For the past few days, I’ve been seriously considering getting trained to be a wind turbine specialist. There’s a school right here in town that certifies people to go out and maintain the growing number of windmills providing renewable energy.

Looks like he’s going to take the course, after watching The Windmill Farmer by Joaquin Baldwin. LINK: Neatorama, Via: Youtube

The Big Bang by Blu

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Neatorama previously posted the wonderful murals and stop-motion animation of the artist Blu. This video is his depiction of the Big Bang and the evolution of life. The story is told with moving murals that sprawl over an urban landscape.

Link, Via: Albotas | Artist’s Website, Via: Neatorama

Amazing Animated Optical Illusions!

Another series of animated optical illusions, using photoshop and Lightwave 3D. LINK: Youtube

Cool animated cartoon: Love & Theft

This 7-minute cartoon of morphing faces by Andreas Hykade would have been perfect on Night Flight (remember this great clip with Ron and Nancy admitting their drug addiction? More Night Flight clips here).

Watch it full screen for maximum effect. LINK, Via: Youtube

"The Man Who Planted Trees"

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In 1987 this Canadian production won the Academy Award for the Best Animated Short Film, and in 1994 was voted by animation artists to be one of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time. Embedded above is part 2 of three parts, which demonstrates the style and representative content of the film. Those who are interested will of course want to view Part 1 and Part 3. This English version is narrated by Christopher Plummer. LINK: Neatorama

Batman - Chase Me (w/NIN's And All That Could Have Been)

Batman - Animated Skit "Chase Me" involving Batman Chasing Catwoman, Synced to Nine Inch Nails "And All That Could Have Been".
This Fan Video was thrown together by Ac1dFreak!
Batman Animation Is from Dc Comics/Warner Bros. Batman the Animated Series! LINK: Youtube

Descendants

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Descendants is an animated short film by Heiko van der Scherm about two flowers, and the curiosity and treachery between them. In a manner that reminds me of the rabbits of Watership Down, the flowers are anthropomorphized, but still motivated primarily by the plant life cycle.

Starring Whoopi Goldberg. Run time: 14 minutes, 32 seconds.

Via: Nerdcore, Via: Neatorama