Using stop-motion animation and imagery from Google Maps Street View, director Tony Jenkins provides a look at how a lonely desk toy manages to escape his confined world and take a cross country drive to the Pacific coast. More »
Kina Grannis’ In Your Arms videoclip was animated using 288,000 jelly beans. The effect is great, but the behind-the-scenes how-to video really gives an idea of the gigantic dimension of this project. More »
Gruen Planet — the spin-centric cousin of the ABC’s Gruen Nation — made its debut on the ABC last night. The program still felt a little advertising-heavy to me, but the title sequence offered a pretty spectacular riff on the existing Gruen titles. Here’s how they did it. More »
I don’t know where that lovebird got his axe. I don’t know why. But I’ve decided to name him Conan. And Conan abides no fools… Plus he’s too cute. More »
Here’s an excellent video from Eran Amir that features 500 people holding 1500 photographs in a mere 110-second clip. More »
Vi Hart, the soothing voice behind stop motion science-y explanations, is back at it again. In her latest video, she’s showing you sound. Yup, she draws, annotates, illustrates, plays notes and visualises every little nit and grit there is to know. More »
This endearing and wonderful piece, entitled “Stop Motion Photographer”, was created by photographer Dave Wallace for ClickPixx.com. He and his loving actors helped him stitch 2335 photos together over 11 hours. That’s dedication. And result is enchanting. More »
Kris Hoffman made this sad yet sweet little stop-motion love story between an ordinary nut and bolt. They fall in love, build something together, and then fall apart. But breaking up is hard to do, even when it seems one-sided. More »
Real-life fights are painful and destructive! And video game fights are usually frustratingly difficult. So instead, watch this incredible stop-motion animated bout between Ryu and Ken. It almost feels like you’re getting kicked in the skull. More »
If Nokia phones are good for anything, it’s to take pictures with. And like the world’s smallest stop-motion video before it, the world’s LARGEST stop-motion video was shot using a Nokia N8 (and a super tall crane). More »
