#stop-frame

[tonyvwright]

A man closes up a lecture hall; he reaches into a box and snips the string holding a gaunt puppet. Released, the puppet warily explores the

Worth 20 mins of anyone's time.

[sujananess]

[stephensdesk]

In a Nutshell (short animation)

To say “in a nutshell” is to use the fewest possible words. It’s a saying typically used in order to be concise, direct, and/or hyperbolic. However, things are always more complicated than just a few words. Luckily for filmmaker and animator Fabio Friedli, pictures are worth one thousand of them. In this week’s Staff Pick Premiere, “In A Nutshell,” Friedli uses 3,000 pictures in a montage that distills the story of human existence in just under five minutes and delivers a profound and moving thesis on this thing we call life. 

Taken from Vimeo Staff Pick Blog

[sudonghai]

Toy Animation“Birthday gifts”

Coco's father is a policeman. One day on Coco's birthday, his father was out on duty: escorting the suspect to the prison. On the way, they met a prisoner's accomplice who wanted to rescue the suspect. However, after a fierce battle with the help of the little bear, they finally beaten the criminals. When Coco's father went home after work,he gave Coco the toy bear. Actually, it was a birthday gift for his daughter!

sudongha.net

[humptydumptyunbroken]

[thedaysofdisorder]

Dandelion - Thomas Mangold

[thedaysofdisorder]

Wakouwa - Manuel Morvant

[stephensdesk]

“The History of Typography” - Animated Short

A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography.

291 Paper Letters  |  2,454 Photographs  |  140 hours of work.

Created by Ben Barrett-Forrest | forrestmedia.org