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Ceci n'est pas une mouche (This is not a fly)
A story about a guy in an art gallery, a painted fly that seems to be playing mind games on him, and a very angry CCTV camera that will not let him get too close to find out what is going on. I created this film as my final project in the Postgraduate Character Animation course at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.
This is a short animated film that discusses how one can relate to art and the space in which it is exhibited, and how one's behavior might be dictaded by the fact that they are under surveillance.
Inspiration: the first thing I though of when contemplating the painting of 'Saint Catherine of Alexandria' by Carlo Crivelli was how it reminded me of the idea behind Magritte's 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe' (this is not a pipe). In the XV century, Crivelli painted a real size fly next to a 30cm tall saint, and it seems that both artists were playing with the theme of representation versus reality. That is where I got my title, 'Ceci n'est pas une mouche' (this is not a fly), which makes a reference to Magritte and to how images can be deceiving, at the same time that it captures the playfull tone of the story. A story about a guy in an art gallery, a painted fly that seems to be playing mind games on him, and a very angry CCTV camera that wil... more -
WALL - E?
Disney and Pixar are at it again with their highly anticipated animated summer movie, Wall-E. Does this little robot join the ranks of Nemo and Toy Story? Current viewers give their review. Disney and Pixar are at it again with their highly anticipated animated summer movie, Wall-E. Does this little robot join the ranks o... more
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Alcoholic Frog
The dialogue goes as follows:
"So there I was at the pub, right, and this bloke walks up to me and he's like 'Hey, what's a frog doing in the pub?' And I say, well, I'm having a drink. And he says 'Well, alright then. Let me buy you another.' So he does, and we walk away best of friends." The dialogue goes as follows: ... more -
Chicken or Egg?
Created in Blender 2.44 by William Reynish
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Kiwi!
Kiwi won "Best CG" at the Channel Frederator Awards!
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I've never been to Yorkshire
I've never been to Yorkshire. We have an lonesome aunt from there and yes she made the pudding.
When we'd go to her house north of London, years ago, she sometimes had a copper pot boiling and steaming and the whole place smelled like sweetened lard. It reminded me of the incense in the scary haunted church my friend Anthony Petronelli once took me to - all dark and sad.
I know I talk a lot on these long train rides, but the rocking and the rumbling shake my brain and old heavy thoughts rise up to the top of the ol' pond.
Our aunt was always worried about locking herself out of her house. She firmly believed in locking every door and window - this, remember, was a time when no one locked their doors. So, she wore her house key around her neck whenever she went out. Eventually she took to wearing that key inside the house, too, so she could run out to the backyard garden or go chase the neighbor's dog away. But, then, according to Fiona, she slept with the key (in case of emergency) and always had it on. Although most of the time the key would be hidden under her blouse, the strap, which she never changed, was leather and sweat and mixed with her own body sweat and the steam of her cooking - she made more than Yorkshire pudding.
I imagine she bathed with the strap and key on and probably gently soaped and brushed the strap.
Yet, when we hugged her goodbye, there was a more than human smell, a hyper above floating smell - like strong perfume but of people - no, not of people - of work. You could smell effort or struggle or patience. As a child it perplexed me because I could not place exactly what it was, as I'd walk out down the steps of her porch to the street to walk away holding my father's thick short hands wondering what swirling living progression rose from my aunt's locked chest.
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yaffle our national space
http://www.youtube.com/ournationalspace I've never been to Yorkshire. We have an lonesome aunt from there and yes she made the pudding. ... more -
Milk Teeth
A young boy follows his sister into a field as she sneaks out to see her boyfriend.
Lost in the strange world of the cornfield, the siblings experience both fear and love, learning both more about themselves and their relationship as brother and sister.
Festivals and Awards
Cartoon D'Or - Nomination
Ottawa International Animation Festival - Grand Prize for Best Student Animation
Annecy International Animation Festival - Special Jury Prize
Fresh Film Festival - International Student Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - Theatre Optique Award for Best Animated Film
Puchon International Student Animation Festival, Korea - Vision Prize
Stuttgart International Animation Festival - Special Mention, International Promotion Award
Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival - Special Distinction Award
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films
Anima Mundi Animation Festival.
2007 11 mins 18 secs HD Colour 2.35:1 Dolby Digital
Painting in PhotoShop, animated in AfterEffects
A young boy follows his sister into a field as she sneaks out to see her boyfriend. ... more -
'1977' - National Film and Televison School
A small town, a growing knot and a girl searching for her identity.
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The piano - (Animation)
The Piano is an animation about an old man, he kind of looks back at the things he has gone through in his life. The meaning of this animation could be interpreted in many different ways. A touching story indeed The Piano is an animation about an old man, he kind of looks back at the things he has gone through in his life. The meaning of this a... more
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Solar tower - large-scale renewable energy animation
One of many innovative ideas that will save the planet. Imagine, the world's deserts saving the planet from global warming ... Imagine that ...
A greener future should be on everyone's mind.
Njoy, Oly One of many innovative ideas that will save the planet. Imagine, the world's deserts saving the planet from global warming ... Imagin... more -
satellite animation of pacific coast: from fires to meltwater
animation including the fires in northern california, meltwater along the nw coast (and possibly a phytoplankton bloom?), the puget sound and vancouver, bc.
Images courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC.
see the hi-res, un-stretched version here:
http://www.scothampton.com/2008/06/28/west-coast-satell... animation including the fires in northern california, meltwater along the nw coast (and possibly a phytoplankton bloom?), the puget so... more -
Drag & drop world
A viral for Samsung - but still, a nice idea, and well executed.
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Mr. Tomato on vacation
spoof of an old classic scene. good for a laugh.
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Professor Hobo cartoon, Episode V: Goat Me
Funny cartoon about campus life at a college.
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