Mitchell McKenna - tagged with animation http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com Escargore http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15913/escargore

This snail horror comedy is so scary, it'll shock your shell off! Claude and his friends are out of their element and in a whole lot of trouble when they choose the wrong lettuce for lunch. They must now find their way out of this world of horrors before they end up on the menu!

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Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:38:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15913/escargore/escargore
Taking the Plunge http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15526/taking-the-plunge

When a young man's ideal marriage proposal is put in jeopardy he is forced to dive into unknown waters to salvage his plans...

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Wed, 27 May 2015 16:12:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15526/taking-the-plunge/taking-the-plunge
The Alchemist's Letter http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15431/the-alchemists-letter

Feels like it's been a while since I came across a cool video on Vimeo, this one's great though.

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Sat, 25 Apr 2015 10:30:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15431/the-alchemists-letter/the-alchemists-letter
Swing - JS Library For Tinder-Like Swiping http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14922/swing-js-library-for-tinder-like-swiping

A swipeable cards interface. The swipe-left/swipe-right for yes/no input. As seen in apps like Jelly and Tinder, and many others.

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Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:08:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14922/swing-js-library-for-tinder-like-swiping/swing-js-library-for-tinder-like-swiping
Animator vs. Animation IV http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14833/animator-vs-animation-iv

The struggle between a stick figure and its creator, a computer animator. In this fourth installment, the animator is finally shown in real life interacting with his computer monitor. The stick figure, resisting his tormentor, attacks his social life by hacking his Facebook account, traveling onto his iPhone via USB cord, and drawing animations of his own to dismantle the animation interface. Funded through Kickstarter! http://kck.st/174aalw

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Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:19:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14833/animator-vs-animation-iv/animator-vs-animation-iv
The Incredible Marrec http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14458/the-incredible-marrec-english

Marrec is an old mariner. When he comes back from a fishing party, a boy is waiting for him on the dock. Marrec is going to tell him the story of his most epic catch...

http://incroyablemarrec.com

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Wed, 28 May 2014 18:53:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14458/the-incredible-marrec-english/the-incredible-marrec-english
The illusion of life http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14413/the-illusion-of-life

The 12 basic principles of animation were developed by the 'old men' of Walt Disney Studios, amongst them Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, during the 1930s. Of course they weren't old men at the time, but young men who were at the forefront of exciting discoveries that were contributing to the development of a new art form. These principles came as a result of reflection about their practice and through Disney's desire to use animation to express character and personality. This movie is my personal take on those principles, applied to simple shapes. Like a cube. Check also the animated gif gallery here http://the12principles.tumblr.com

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Fri, 09 May 2014 18:37:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14413/the-illusion-of-life/the-illusion-of-life
JohnnyExpress http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14411/johnnyexpress

It's 2150 There are all sorts of Aliens living throughout space. Johnny is a Space Delivery Man who travels to different planets to deliver packages. Johnny is lazy and his only desire is to sleep in his autopilot spaceship. when the spaceship arrives at the destination, all he has to do is simply deliver the box. However, it never goes as planned. Johnny encounters strange and bizarre planets and always seems to cause trouble on his delivery route. Will he be able to finish his mission without trouble?

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Thu, 08 May 2014 18:44:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14411/johnnyexpress/johnnyexpress
ELECTROSHOCK - Short Film http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14402/electroshock-esma-2011

Neat little short film with a “Cloudy with a chance of meatballs” feel.

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Sat, 03 May 2014 21:05:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14402/electroshock-esma-2011/electroshock-esma-2011
Facebook Pop - iOS and OS X Animation Library http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14388/facebook-pop-ios-and-os-x-animation-library

This is the animation library that powers Facebook's awesome app Paper. It allows you to use custom animations instead of just iOS core animations.

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Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:45:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14388/facebook-pop-ios-and-os-x-animation-library/facebook-pop-ios-and-os-x-animation-library
Magic - CSS3 Animations with Special Effects http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14328/magic-css3-animations-with-special-effects

Library of some pretty slick animations using only css3 (no js).

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Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:22:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14328/magic-css3-animations-with-special-effects/magic-css3-animations-with-special-effects
charlie.js http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13745/charliejs

A small framework that provides an easy-to-use API for building pages with for synchronizing video and CSS3 animations. Great intro to it on http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2013/11/18/the-future-of-video-in-web-design/

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Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:06:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13745/charliejs/charliejs
odometer http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13556/odometer

Odometer is a Javascript and CSS library for smoothly transitioning numbers, like a car odometer.

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Sat, 26 Oct 2013 16:28:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13556/odometer/odometer
Dragonball Absalon - Fan-made Mini Series http://mitchmckenna.com/post/12751/dragonball-absalon-episode-1

Seems like there's been a lot of DBZ related videos lately, with Stop Motion video and Live Action Trailer, now this.

The animation is all done by one guy Mellivelli on youtube. Episode length is 14:28 which is nearly as long as a regular episode of DBZ. Pretty impressive, I can imagine how much of free time a single episode would take by yourself, then getting people for voices.

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:31:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/12751/dragonball-absalon-episode-1/dragonball-absalon-episode-1
Paperman - Full Animated Short Film http://mitchmckenna.com/post/12359/paperman-full-animated-short-film

Disney’s Oscar-nominated beautiful short “Paperman” is officially online now, in case you didn’t get to watch it before the “Wreck-it Ralph” movie.

Introducing a groundbreaking technique that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques, first-time director John Kahrs takes the art of animation in a bold new direction with the Oscar®-nominated short, "Paperman." Using a minimalist black-and-white style, the short follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute.

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Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:15:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/12359/paperman-full-animated-short-film/paperman-full-animated-short-film
Scottish Ninjas - 30 minute TV length 1st episode http://mitchmckenna.com/post/12211/scottish-ninjas-ep1-welcome-to-america-the-tv-length-funny-cartoon-edit

I've been watching these guys put out episodes for over a year now, I'm kind of surprised they haven't racked more views (the animation is top notch), but I suspect they'll be blowing up pretty soon. They've now compiled their first twelve 5-minute episodes into 35 minutes of action packed, whisky induced entertainment.

It's been 6 months since Drunken Master sent the lads to America and he's come to pay them a visit! Comedy and carnage ensue as evil forces from Drunken Master's past also decides to pay the lads a visit! The comedy laughs keeps flowing, just like the whisky and blood, in this first episode of THE SCOTTISH NINJAS.

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Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:36:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/12211/scottish-ninjas-ep1-welcome-to-america-the-tv-length-funny-cartoon-edit/scottish-ninjas-ep1-welcome-to-america-the-tv-length-funny-cartoon-edit
Why Build a Sun on Earth? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11882/why-build-a-sun-on-earth

This film offers an informative and entertaining spectacle that demonstrates the benefits of nuclear fusion research and empowers its young audiences to be part of the solution for our energy future.

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Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:06:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11882/why-build-a-sun-on-earth/why-build-a-sun-on-earth
Exclusive - The Wire (Lego Style) http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11736/exclusive-the-wire-lego-style

Remember the show "The Wire" that use to come on HBO? Well its back...well sort of. This is the Lego animated version of the wire. This is funny and I hope that more parts of this will be released.

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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:00:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11736/exclusive-the-wire-lego-style/exclusive-the-wire-lego-style
What is Revenue Performance Management? http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11685/jess3-x-eloqua-what-is-revenue-performance-management

An animated short on how marketing has evolved from an something that seems like a bit of magic and luck that can't be tracked to something that can be quantified, qualified and evaluated down to the numbers game. Put together for Eloqua by Jess3 (the incredible agency behind The State of Wikipedia and The State of the Internet), Eloqua and JESS3 have partnered again to create the sequel to The Future of Revenue. Eloqua wanted to define this slightly abstract concept more thoroughly, and to show that Revenue Performance Management adds a more scientific, and less creative, element to marketing.

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Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:24:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11685/jess3-x-eloqua-what-is-revenue-performance-management/jess3-x-eloqua-what-is-revenue-performance-management
Dr Paul unboxes the Nexus 7 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11684/dr-paul-unboxes-the-nexus-7

Canada's pride MMA fighter Georges St-Pierre unboxes the Nexus 7, until he gets interrupted by some unexpected guests. Just a typical day for GSP.

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Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:39:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11684/dr-paul-unboxes-the-nexus-7/dr-paul-unboxes-the-nexus-7