Mitchell McKenna - tagged with animation http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron mitchellmckenna@gmail.com Plankton Invasion - Web Series http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/11044/plankton-invasion-the-web-series-the-north-sea-crab

I came across this web series after I had a seen the 850 Meters trailer by Joeri Christiaen of THURISTAR had worked on a previous web series called Plankton Invasion.

The series takes the serious subject of Climate Change through a different angle : Three plankton specimen - two soldiers and a scientist - are sent ashore to start operation “Global warming”. There are billions of them and they need more space, meaning more water. They are fighting for their species’ supremacy, by all means possible – minuscule means that is – to fuel Global Warming, drown all land… and rule the world.

There doesn't seem to be an order to the series, and the other's aren't quite as polished as this one, but there's a couple other good episodes called 15 Degrees and John Quichotte.

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Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:08:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/11044/plankton-invasion-the-web-series-the-north-sea-crab
Rise of the Guardians - Trailer http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10993/rise-of-the-guardians-official-trailer

It seems like a conversation you have as a kid at the lunch table "What if Santa, the Easter Bunny, The Sandman, Jack Frost and the Tooth Fairy were super heroes?! And they had to fight the Boogieman?!", only it looks like this conversation happened among adults and pitched it for a movie. They wrapped up some big names for the parts; Chris Pine, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law and Dakota Goyo. It's a pretty neat twist on childhood stories, and the trailer for the animated movie looks pretty awesome.

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Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:27:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10993/rise-of-the-guardians-official-trailer
The Duel (LEGO) http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10981/the-duel-lego

The official music video for the Afterlife remix by Camo & Krooked. Animation by Namchild (based on 'Duel' by Lohenhart) All effects (incl. motion blur/explosions/wind/wood etc.) are in shot and were happening as the picture is taken. No cgi is used. Photoshop is only used to remove support wires etc.

Camo & Krooked http://camoandkrooked.com/

Hospital Records http://www.hospitalrecords.com

Lohenhart. http://www.youtube.com/user/Lohenhart

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:34:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10981/the-duel-lego
Scottish Ninjas® - "Emergency Room Visit" http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10258/scottish-ninjas-quotemergency-room-visitquot

After an epic ninja fight, the Scottish Ninjas are forced to visit an emergency room for the first time. Blood is spilt, cultures clash, and hilarity ensues.

Featuring the voice talent of Kieron Elliott from Deadliest Warrior/Aftermath

If you enjoy this cartoon, please share it and spread the word of the Scottish Ninjas!

---------- Scottish Ninjas® and all related characters are trademarks of and © Sly Studios, LLC.

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Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:07:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10258/scottish-ninjas-quotemergency-room-visitquot
Standing Up For Freedom - Amnesty International 50 Years Animated Short http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9842/amnesty-international-50-years

Prague based world-renowned motion art company Eallin has produced a beautiful animated video for Amnesty International to celebrate its 50th anniversary of working to protect human rights. Directed by Carlos Lascano, this emotive piece of work takes us on a metaphorical journey showing mankind's struggle for freedom over the last half century. Music was contributed by Academy Award winning composer Hans Zimmer, and Lorne Balfe. Check the Making Of video.

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Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:17:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9842/amnesty-international-50-years
FRAMED* — A Platform for New Art Forms http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9590/framed-a-platform-for-new-art-forms

FRAMED* enables you to display diverse forms of expression including interactive art, web applications, motion graphics & illustration. FRAMED* transforms all spaces - whether private or public. From your living room to a gallery, cafe or restaurant, FRAMED* brings style to all moments of life.

http://frm.fm http://twitter.com/FRAMED_official http://www.youtube.com/FRAMEDofficial

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Sun, 22 May 2011 17:25:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9590/framed-a-platform-for-new-art-forms
Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9400/tim-minchins-storm-the-animated-movie

Official animated movie of Tim Minchin's 9-minute beat poem Storm. Written and performed by Tim Minchin. Directed and animated by DC Turner. Produced by Tracy King. http://www.stormmovie.net http://www.timminchin.com http://www.kershoot.com

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Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:19:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9400/tim-minchins-storm-the-animated-movie
Red vs. Blue Season 9 Trailer http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9395/red-vs-blue-season-9-trailer

Get the musical score on iTunes! http://bit.ly/hiVmtt

PUMPED FOR NEW RVB? FAVORITE THIS VIDEO!

Launches in Summer 2011 ONLY at http://RoosterTeeth.com. Watch the trailer in HD at http://RoosterTeeth.com

PAX East panel about trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ohKN-bWds

Copyright 2011 Rooster Teeth Productions LLC. Copyright 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, 343 Industries, Halo, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, and the Xbox 360, are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All rights reserved. Based on Halo by Microsoft Corporation.

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Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:06:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9395/red-vs-blue-season-9-trailer
The Holiday Movie Special http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8783/the-holiday-movie-special

The holiday season is almost here and to help us get in the spirit the folks at HowItShouldHaveEnded.com released their Holiday Movie Special! Featuring characters from movies like Elf, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Night Before Christmas, Rudolph, Gremlins, Jingle All the Way, and more.

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Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:44:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8783/the-holiday-movie-special
Dark Echo Chapter One http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8592/dark-echo-chapter-one

Dexter buries his father Harry and then attends college.

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Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:55:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8592/dark-echo-chapter-one
Sleepbox http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8575/sleepbox

http://www.Arch-group.org

Imagine the situation that you are in the modern metropolis, where you are not a local resident, and you have not booked a hotel. It is not comfortable situation, because in the modern, aggressive cities there are no opportunity to rest and relax. If you want to sleep, while waiting your plane or train, it may cause many security and hygiene problems. We believe that urban infrastructure should be more comfortable for people. For this purpose we have developed a device SLEEPBOX. It provides moments of quiet sleep and rest from the city without wasting time searching for a hotel. Here are the possible locations for SLEEPBOX: - Railroad stations - Airports - Expocentres - Public and shopping centers - Accommodation facilities In countries with warm climate SLEEPBOX can be used on the streets. Thanks to SLEEPBOX any person has an opportunity to spend the night safely and cheaply in case of emergency, or when you have to spend few hours with your baggage. SLEEPBOX is a small mobile space (box) 2mx1.4mx2.3m (h). The main functional element in it is a bed 2x0.6 m., which is equipped with automatic system of change of bed linen. Bed is soft, flexible strip of foamed polymer with the surface of the pulp tissue. Tape is rewound from one shaft to another, changing the bed. If a client wants to sleep in maximum comfort, he can take the normal set of bed linen for an extra fee. SLEEPBOX is equipped with a ventilation system, sound alerts, built-in LCD TV, WiFi, sockets for a laptop, charging phones. Also under the lounges is a place for luggage. After the clients exit, automatic change of bed linen starts and quartz lamps turns on. Payment can be made on a shared terminal, which provides the client with an electronic key. It is possible to buy from 15 minutes to several hours. SLEEPBOX is intended primarily to perform one main function - to enable a person to sleep peacefully. But it can also be equipped with various additional functions, depending on the situation. Application of the device can be very broad, not only in the form of paid public service, but also for internal purposes of organizations and companies.

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Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:39:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8575/sleepbox
How The Empire Strikes Back Should Have Ended http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8359/how-the-empire-strikes-back-should-have-ended

Welcome to Season 2! Now, who's your daddy? If you want more Star Wars HISHE, check out our website: http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com for exclusive bonus vids.

THE CREDITS ARE:

Written By: Tina Alexander and Daniel Baxter

Darth Vader - Sam Johnson (who played Venom in our spiderman 3 HISHE)

The Emperor, Luke, & everyone else - Daniel Baxter

Music - Bryan English

Animators - Daniel Baxter and Eric Mehner

Eric is another first timer to the HISHE animation engine. You can find his work at http://www.attackoftheidea.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/zushen2


How It Should Have Ended Comedy Series Inception Nolan Sci Fi Action Animation Animated Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Han Solo Chewbacca Luke Skywalker Darth Vader Boba Fett

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Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:13:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8359/how-the-empire-strikes-back-should-have-ended
TiM - Animated Short http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8225/tim

Remember Tim Burton’s homage to Vincent Price, Vincent? Canadian animator Ken Turner returns the favor in this cute stop motion tribute:

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Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:34:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8225/tim
35mm - Hints to 35 Movies http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8141/35mm

35mm is a jam-packed video animation of 35 movies crunched into two minutes, using images to hint at famous films. The creator, Pascal Monaco, wants you to guess all 35 films included in the video, but it’s not easy. One duo managed to track down 27 of them.

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:22:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8141/35mm
Gorillaz: Journey to Plastic Beach http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7732/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach

Now this is pretty damn cool! The Gorillaz have realeased a 15 minute featurette called Journey To Plastic Beach. This is like a short movie and the animation is phenomenal!

The short animation, from the award winning Jamie Hewlett, sees Gorillaz mastermind Murdoch tell the story behind the album 'Plastic Beach'. The film combines previous Gorillaz videos with new and unseen footage, and finally it all makes sense. The Gorillaz characters even come face to face with their real life counterparts!

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Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:22:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7732/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach
How LOST Should Have Ended http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7689/how-lost-should-have-ended

It has been a month since the Lost finale and you know what that means: Make way for the parodies! The guys over at HowItShouldHaveEnded.com — have set their sights on the polarizing Lost swan song. And the results are undeniably ROTFLMFAO…

Who wants some eternity water? Whether you loved it, hated it, or just didn't understand it, there's no denying that everyone has an opinion on how it should have ended. For those unfulfilled fans, here's our take.
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Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:28:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7689/how-lost-should-have-ended
Waiting For Superman - Infographic http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7661/takepart-participant-media-waiting-for-superman-infographic

This 2-minute animation was created in order to appear in the introduction of the documentary “Waiting for Superman” which highlights the current difficulties in the U.S., particularly in terms of education.

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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:14:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7661/takepart-participant-media-waiting-for-superman-infographic
Café Allongé Happy Hour | Short Film http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7526/cafe-allonge-happy-hour-film-completcomplete-short-film

How To Seduce A Girl In A Cafe. Happy Hour is a short animated film about a guy who wants to hit on a girl in a Parisian café. Great animation. A serious good watch.

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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:34:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7526/cafe-allonge-happy-hour-film-completcomplete-short-film
For Your Eyes Only - animated recap of the Series Finale of 24 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7474/for-your-eyes-only-animated-recap-of-the-series-finale-of-24

with a special farewell from The Agent

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Sun, 30 May 2010 02:25:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7474/for-your-eyes-only-animated-recap-of-the-series-finale-of-24
RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7463/rsa-animate-drive-the-surprising-truth-about-what-motivates-us

This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. http://www.theRSA.org

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Thu, 27 May 2010 17:05:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7463/rsa-animate-drive-the-surprising-truth-about-what-motivates-us