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I’m a monster by Headless Productions (2D Animated Video)

Massimo Curatella — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:40:41 +0000

Wonderfully styilized animation in this short animated movie where the authors are giving the essence of their animation style.

LightWave 3D demoed at SIGGRAPH 2010 by Lino Grandi

Massimo Curatella — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:15:25 +0000

My old dear friend is shining at his best at SIGGRAPH 2010 showing the new features of LightWave 3D.

Coyote Falls, a Video from the upcoming Looney Toones in 3D

Massimo Curatella — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:24:36 +0000

Coyote is back! Three-minute, three-dimensional CGI cartoons in widescreen.

On Sculpture and Photography

Massimo Curatella — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:49:04 +0000

Ken Perlin’s synthesis on the capabilities of two visual and figurative media: Where photography can only show us the reality of the human condition, sculpture can show us the ideas in our own heads. The space of expression in a constructive medium is vastly larger than can be achieved by a recording medium.

Limbo is out, videogame review

Massimo Curatella — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:39:33 +0000

Minimal and provoking visual style for a game in the work for so long.

Gobelins 2010, Chaman, Opening Sequence (Animate Short Video)

Massimo Curatella — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:15:36 +0000

Gobelins opening sequences Annecy 2010

Contra vs Tetris (Hand Drawn Animated Video)

Massimo Curatella — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:09:42 +0000

A nice line drawing animated short video about the origin of Tetris' pieces. Not sure if you want to know it. :-)

The Man With The Beautiful Eyes (Traditionally Animated Short Film Video)

Massimo Curatella — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:42:45 +0000

Based on Charles Bukowski's poem: The Man The With Beautiful Eyes, a group of children are attracted towards the dilapidated home of an outcast. Year: 1998, Director: Jonathan Hodgson.

The Illusionist by Sylvain Chomet, International Trailer (Animated Video)

Massimo Curatella — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:00:52 +0000

The new trailer of Sylvain Chomet's traditionally animated feature film: L'Illustioniste.

Pictoplasma, Characters in Motion Vol.3 (Animated Video)

Massimo Curatella — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:32:30 +0000

Prepare for a 3 hour ride through the animated worlds of over 40 outstanding studios, animators and designers, featuring eye-splitting character design in motion, music visuals and animation

Head Sculpting Demonstration by Philippe Faraut (Art Sculpture Video)

Massimo Curatella — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:29:58 +0000

Author and Artist Philippe Faraut Sculpts the head an art critic in this online video demonstration.

LIGHTSCAPES Episode 1: Grand Ise Shrine trailer (Time-lapse Experimental Trailer Video)

Massimo Curatella — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:19:39 +0000

LIGHTSCAPES is an episodic, half-hour experiential television series airing on Discovery HD Theater that captures famous buildings and landscapes around the world as they are transformed by stunning, large-scale lighting displays.

Can You Make A 60 Second Film? 62ndFilms.com

Massimo Curatella — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:44:17 +0000

This is the CHALLENGE, through this website and social networks we intend to encourage as many people as possible to make 60 SECOND films. We want you to be making the decisions on what films are to be made, what stories are to be told, in which genre, then film and edit them yourselves using [...]

Unigine Heaven 2.0 Benchmark DirectX 11 with hardware tessellation (Real Time 3D Graphics Video)

Massimo Curatella — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:00:46 +0000

The latest computer hardware development in real-time 3D graphics in a recorded video.

Azureus Rising Proof of Concept (3D Animated Short Movie Video)

Massimo Curatella — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:16:40 +0000

Azureus Rising is the proof of concept for an all new feature film trilogy. Azureus is the story of a young man who after escaping death and enduring a life changing journey - matures into a heroic freedom fighter.

Ken Robinson suggests an organic learning revolution (TED Video Conference)

Massimo Curatella — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:09:43 +0000

We have not only a climate crises but a human resources crises. The key to our evolution is in the learning system revolution, in the words of Ken Robinson, man with a great mind who should be listen more.

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull (Timelapse Video)

Massimo Curatella — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:36:34 +0000

Not a very humble presentation for a beautiful time-lapse of the Icelandic volcano. Enjoy the stupendous HD video.

Videogames can Save The World (Ted Conference Video)

Massimo Curatella — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:08:48 +0000

Wonderfully inspiring talk by Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world.

I’ll be gone by Korb (3D Animated Short Film Video)

Massimo Curatella — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:39:29 +0000

Minimal animation for heart monitoring instruments dancing at the rhythm of the music. Great visuals and original directing.

El Empleo (2D Traditional Animated Short Film)

Massimo Curatella — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:44:53 +0000

Everybody has a role in this World. What if there were no machine and every mechanical service was given by a human being? What would be your job? Discover the job of this short's protagonist and question about yours.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (TED Video Session)

Massimo Curatella — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:22:13 +0000

Jumping by Osamu Tezuka, 1984 (Traditional 2D Animated Short Film)

Massimo Curatella — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:19:26 +0000

Animated from the point of view of a small child. The viewer is jumping down a suburban street, and progressive jumps are higher and higher. The viewer/child lands in various city settings, a jungle, a battle field, the depths of Hell, and finally back to the street where the adventure began. The film is notable for the use of perspective in pre-CGI animation

Human Error by BeetRoot (3D Animated Short Film)

Massimo Curatella — Sat, 01 May 2010 06:55:49 +0000

BeetRoot Design Group directed “Human Error” a scary, evocative 3D short which they present this way: Human intervention. Fossil fuel depletion. The death of a planet. Beetroot’s submission for the upcoming Athens Video Arts festival. The event will take place at 7th-9th May 2010 at “Technopolis” of the City of Athens. The first part of [...]

Sonar by Renaud Hallée (2D Animated Music Video)

Massimo Curatella — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:02:29 +0000

Renaud Hallée created Sonar, a: Rhythmic cycle w/ abstract animation. 2009 Basic keyframe animation using flash, without scripting. Official selection : Annecy International Animation Film Festival – Out of competition Sommets du cinéma d’animation de Montréal : Quebec-Canada Festival des Films de la Relève

The Human Skin, 3D Human Sculpting with ZBrush

Massimo Curatella — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:01:56 +0000

A useful and beautiful discussion thread on ZBrushCentral.

Stuck in a Groove / Phonovideo by Clemens Kogler (Animated Video)

Massimo Curatella — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:40:11 +0000

Clemens Kogler says: Phonovideo is a VJ tool or visual instrument used to display animations in an analog way without the help of a computer. “Stuck in a Groove” is the first film made with this technique, it serves also as a demo for the technique . In the future phonovideo should be used for [...]

José González, Teardrop (Animated Music Video)

Massimo Curatella — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:08:49 +0000

Director: Andreas Nilsson, 2007. Imperial Recordings. More on www.jose-gonzalez.com (Via Cecilia Tomassi)

Nature by Numbers by Cristobal Vila (3D Animated Short Film)

Massimo Curatella — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:39:37 +0000

Eterea Studios created this 3D animated short movie inspired by numbers, geometry an nature. Description by the author: Artists and architects have used since ancient times many geometrical and mathematical properties: we could take some examples simply by observing the refined use of the proportions by architects from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome or other [...]

Memories Of The Song (Animated Music Video)

Massimo Curatella — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:54:05 +0000

Directed and animated by Brian Jin, this refreshing animated music video is full of memories of the Fall season: snow, music, love. It’s colorful, young and soft. Very original artistic direction for the mixed 2D, 3D digital animation.

Flatland: The Movie (Official Trailer Video)

Massimo Curatella — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:09:24 +0000