Mitchell McKenna - tagged with animation http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron mitchellmckenna@gmail.com 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
Pixels - Video Games Destroy New York City http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7120/pixels-by-patrick-jean

Watch, as classic video games come to life and wreak havoc on New York City. It's a little bit Ghostbusters, a little bit Godzilla, and all kinds of great!

Pixels is a perfect example of digital filmmaking in the internet age. It's a great concept that's executed perfectly. Almost too perfectly! The collision of retro gamer nostalgia and New York City (more like New Blog City!) is perfectly calibrated for viral success.

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Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:36:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7120/pixels-by-patrick-jean
Kap10Kurt - Danger Seekers (Music Video) http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7005/kap10kurt-danger-seekers

Music is forbidden. Yet another pissing super hero... "In a world full of danger, where music is banned by an evil militia, Captain Kurt, an easy-going hero, helped by his sexy mate Leah, will blow up this Machiavellian conspiracy..." Kap10Kurt is a Swiss born, New York City based electronic musician and programmer. Danger Seekers is a single released on November 5 2007 for Plant Music. The music video has been directed by The Holograms and produced at Mathematic Studio.

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Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:28:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/7005/kap10kurt-danger-seekers
How 2012 Should Have Ended http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6964/how-2012-should-have-ended

This is how we think the "End" should end. We hope you find it less disastrous than that disaster of a disaster film.

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Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:27:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6964/how-2012-should-have-ended
How to Train Your Dragon Official Trailer http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6822/how-to-train-your-dragon-official-trailer

The adventure comedy is set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The story centers around a Viking teenager, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. Initiation is coming, and this is his one chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But when he encounters, and ultimately befriends, an injured dragon, his world is turned upside down.

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:02:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6822/how-to-train-your-dragon-official-trailer
Simon's Cat 'Snow Business' http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6312/simons-cat-snow-business-parts-1-and-2

A curious cat discovers snow for the first time.

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:19:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6312/simons-cat-snow-business-parts-1-and-2
Avatar - How It Should Have Ended http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6132/avatar-how-it-should-have-ended

Avatar is a familiar, even clichéd story, but James Cameron wraps it in the most dazzling and unique world imaginable. And while the script won't blow your mind, it's tight enough to ignore while your eyes feast on this visual masterpiece. See how James Cameron's Sci Fi Epic really should have ended!

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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:04:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6132/avatar-how-it-should-have-ended
Rick & Lucy's Wedding Video http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6115/rick-amp-lucys-wedding-video

Creative animated short for a couple's wedding video. We've all been to weddings where they show a slideshow of how the husband and wife met, but this animation's pretty well polished and with a bit of humor as well!

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Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:52:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/6115/rick-amp-lucys-wedding-video
Ninjas Unbox the Nexus One http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5930/ninjas-unboxing

This is – hands down – the best unboxing I’ve ever seen in my life:

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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:57:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5930/ninjas-unboxing
OSM 2008: A Year of Edits http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5580/osm-2008-a-year-of-edits

An animation showing edits to the OpenStreetMap.org project during 2008. OpenStreetMap is a wiki-style map of the world and this animation displays a white flash each time a way is entered or updated. Some edits are a result of a physical local survey by a contributor with a GPS unit and taking notes, other edits are done remotely using aerial photography or out-of-copyright maps, and some are bulk imports of official data.

OpenStreetMap started in 2004 and the rate of… ]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:24:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5580/osm-2008-a-year-of-edits Urban Abstract http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5468/urban-abstract

Art Director Jopsu Ramu from Musuta Ltd. (a multidisciplinary design agency based in Helsinki & Tokyo) has created together with Shun Kawakami (artless Inc) an artist and designer from Tokyo - a piece titled Urban Abstract. This digital art piece is being shown as the November break bumpers on one of the biggest commercial TV channels in Finland: TV Nelonen.

Urban Abstract -piece was born in Tokyo during 2009. It consists of 40 X five second clips or it can… ]]> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:18:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5468/urban-abstract Lego Matrix Side by Side Comparison http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5235/lego-matrix-trinity-help-side-by-side-comparison

The creators took all of the video frames from that part of the movie (nearly 900 frames for just 44 seconds of footage) and reproduced them all in Lego. Time-consuming to say the least, it took the creators 440 hours to make the completed movie.

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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5235/lego-matrix-trinity-help-side-by-side-comparison
The Origin of Mass http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5176/the-origin-of-mass

Inspired by demoscene and sub-atomic particle collision images. The name comes from the Higgs Boson particle which is expected to provide a scientific foundation for the origin of mass in the universe.

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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:22:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/5176/the-origin-of-mass
Pigeon: Impossible http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/4967/pigeon-impossible

Plot: A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

Pigeon: Impossible is a marvelous CG animated short by Lucas Martell. This was Lucas’ first attempt at animation, taking him 5 years to create the film.

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:26:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/4967/pigeon-impossible