Archive May 2003 |
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Studio ArtFX, Inc., helmed by independent animation director Terrence Walker, has set its sites on the Japanese home video market. See new trailer here. | More Wallace and Gromit people! This weeks free cracking contraption epsiode is the 'Snoozatron'!
(Streaming versions only). | We saw this short some months ago as a sketch in the Lenny Henry TV Show and it is one of the funniest pieces of animation ever! We are now very pleased it can now be viewed online, Passion Pictures have brought us a real treat here with 'Garys Fall'. (Click on the camera icon to launch) |
30 May, 2003 | 29 May, 2003 | 28 May, 2003 |
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Another cool studio site, this one from Portuguese new media design company 'Fullscreen'. Once you have launced and loaded the flash site check out the Videoclip 'Fingertips'. | The krysalide team have a new website which shows off amoungst others, their new project Daarwind. Very beautiful artwork and 21 MB demo are available for viewing. | Animal Logic - This is a seriously good studio website, very original interface which makes you just want to keep on clicking for more! |
27 May, 2003 | 27 May, 2003 | 26 May, 2003 |
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This is one of the coolest Idents we have seen for a long time, direct link here to 4 MB Divx avi by Tomek Baginski and Marcin Wasko of Platige Image created for Look Film Studio. | We were recently tipped off about this animation by Vancouver Film School student Brian Kowalczyk and following the viewing of his short 'Darkened' here is a well deserved plug!
(This is a direct link to the 14 MB Divx Avi on our 2nd server.) | Platige Image - the producer of nominated 'The Cathedral' movie & new 'Undo' movie have written in giving this direct link to their new showreel. (17.3 MB .mpg)
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23 May, 2003 | 23 May, 2003 | 21 May, 2003 |
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A new T3 trailer came out on Apple.com 5 days ago and totally passed us by! Its packed with action, CG and special effects too so if you missed it also go take a look.
Thanks for the tip il_paulio | Many thanks for all the CG tips that have come in over the last 24 hours following yesterday's plea. Here is the first of them, a new scifi animation by Animantis 'Prometheus 09'. | After our usual long search for some top notch CG animation we are at a bit of a loss today. Have you seen any cutting edge work recently that we could link? Please drop us a line.
In the meantime here is Brian Taylor's latest beautiful Rustboy render. |
20 May, 2003 | 20 May, 2003 | 19 May, 2003 |
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Half-Life 2 is coming and looks set to raise the standard once more. View screenshots, story and weapons details here. Unfortunately you need a File Planet account to view the teaser trailer but hey, the dodgy southpark style interview is free for all! | Read about how Valve Used SoftImage|XSI to create breathtaking content for Half-Life 2 and download the new SoftImage|XSI games showreel.
| Christof Stanits has relaunched the concept art section on his site rabcat.com. |
16 May, 2003 | 16 May, 2003 | 15 May, 2003 |
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Another free Wallace and Gromit episode is released this week called 'Bullet Proof Vest'. Streaming versions only. | Excellent company showreel from Lemonade Animation based in The Netherlands. (25 Mb download) | Comingsoon.net are showing 9 clips from 'The Matrix Reloaded' - Serious spoilers though.
Thanks for the tip Dustin.
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14 May, 2003 | 13 May, 2003 | 12 May, 2003 |
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Another top 2d portfolio - Go and view the wierd and wonderfull characters of Joel Thomas, I wonder how some of these would look in 3d . . . . | Check out Jason Taylor's collection of very amusing and well executed animation clips. | 'In Nocturna a colorful group of creatures work to make the night time a magical place where anything, and everything is possible.' - View the trailer for this upcoming Filmax Animation feature. |
11 May, 2003 | 09 May, 2003 | 08 May, 2003 |
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Apple.com are now showing a new trailer for 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'. | 'The Animatrix - Second Renaissance Part 2' is now available to download - This is the forth and final free episode to be released on the net.
Thanks for the tip Justin and Dustin. | Undo is an animated short created by Marcin Wasko, produced by Platige Image (The Cathedral). View the short trailer and gallery here. Thanks for the tip Michael Bauer. |
07 May, 2003 | 07 May, 2003 | 06 May, 2003 |
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One to bookmark for anyone needing a bit of real-time character inspiration. 'Rorchach's Journal' is a huge collection of artwork with many packed sections by Kevin Johnstone. | New Finding Nemo trailer and this one is packed with excellent new footage. | Atom Films release the second of Aardman's 'Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions' - Streaming versions only. |
05 May, 2003 | 04 May, 2003 | 03 May, 2003 |
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And another hulk trailer is released on Apple, but are they giving too much away? Either way it looks great! | Keith Lango has just written in regarding his new website page which contains a trailer and some stills from his upcoming short film 'The Secret Joys of Myopia' - Go take a look. | Alessandro Baldasseroni has appeared in our 3D galleries many times. View the rest of his online portfolio including his 2d work here. |
02 May, 2003 | 02 May, 2003 | 01 May, 2003 |
