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Cows With Guns

Animation of the song Cows With Guns by Dana Lyons (www.cowswithguns.com), created by Bjorn-Magne Stuesol (www.shagrat.net).

February 28, 2008 Posted by VideoDoc | Video Reviews | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Nokia Morph Concept

Morph is a concept demonstrating some of the possibilities nanotechnologies might enable in future communication devices. Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting and self cleaning .
Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes. Nanotechnology enables to have adaptive materials yet rigid forms on demand.
It is also featured in the MoMA online exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind”. It has been a collaboration project of Nokia Research Center and Cambridge Nanoscience Center.
Find out more at http://www.nokia.com/A4852062

February 27, 2008 Posted by VideoDoc | Video Reviews | , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Sex Machine

James Brown does it like a sex machine.
This is episode 2 of The Meth Minute 39, a weekly series of original animated shorts by animator Dan Meth. Watch them and get more info at www.methminute39.com.

February 26, 2008 Posted by VideoDoc | Video Reviews | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

In An Abandoned City Before A Tropical Storm…

… a woman decides to stay…
“Fin d’ete (End of Summer)” is beautiful and very atmospheric animation from Patrick Harboun, Ronan Le Fur and Joaquim Montserrat – three French students from animation school Supinfocom. You can find a lot of information about this animation and its creation at www.findete.com.

Impressive, realy impressive! Not so often students tend to do realistic 3D but it has its own cause of course. So, VideoDoc advises:

  • use proper cameras. Cameras in this video was smooth, slowly moving. This helps keep focus on character, his feelings, face in that case, allows to predict, guess what caracter is feeling before unknown coming storm. Does hand held action camera would properly deliver atmosphere in this case?

So much for a students! Great atmosphere. This time VideoDoc let video speak for itself!

February 25, 2008 Posted by VideoDoc | Video Reviews | , | No Comments Yet

A History Of Evil

Animated Documentary-Mockumentary about Evil in western civilization from Ancient Greece to present day. The film was intended to show what people have believed in and pointed to as evil throughout history, to get you to think about what evil really is and to show that when we get too obsessed with “evil” we might end up taking part in it ourselves.
This is a student project, animated frame by frame in flash and composited and textured in AfterEffects.

Authors said pretty much and detailed about project by their own. VideoDoc this time just want to point out key moments:

  •  Simple Animation. This time simple 2D Flash animation comes very, very handy. When you want to express, reveal some nowadays human or even society’s temper give a try to simplicity. And try to connect simple 2D with funny, humorous caricature-like drawings and people will like it and take a watch so chances your message get to them rises.  Of course, it is not the only way :)
  • Tell Your Story. Don’t be afraid of people hearing your voice!  Help picture to send message. Here one man done voice records and here it worked well! You don’t have to be voice actor, you can do it by yourself! Take a paper if what, no one will see from other side of your monitor that you are reading your message.

VideoDoc is sure that people aren’t evil by nature and we can work out changes in our attitude, behavior and belief systems to positive. While it’s true not only Western civilization but whole humanity has a hope for bright and interesting future

February 23, 2008 Posted by VideoDoc | Video Reviews | , , , , | No Comments Yet