I_smell Posted January 30, 2013 Inspired by the one Mington just posted, here is my fun collection of short animations, not including adverts, music videos, and things I generally think you guys wouldn't like. Feel free to add. The Reward: An epic journey! Little Boat: A little boat goes a long way! Clouds It's cute. La Marches des Sans-Nom VERY typical anti-war video, but a fun style nontheless. A quoi ca sert l'amour Very fun li'l story, very french. Le Royaume A king wants a castle. Who's afraid of Mr Greedy Feels like a Brothers Grimm story. Who's Hungry I actually can't remember what this one's about, only that something really fucking bad happens, and I don't wanna watch it again. A Gentleman's Duel Exceptionally goofy, very good-looking short about a gentleman's duel. Apres la Pluie Boy discovers a world of whimsy, and a giant balloon monster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I_smell Posted January 30, 2013 Thought of You Just good animation. Is there more of a narrative to this? I don't know, you tell me. Les Chien Isoles A short about isolation, I think. The Backwater Gospel A short about bible fear. DyE - Fantasy Kinda NSFW in spots, but y'know, nothin' weird. Day and Night A funny concept! WELP!!!!! That's all I got on mystery, whimsy and good fun right now. Much like my games list, this is a playlist of things that just pass through over the years. A lot of these are from the Siggraph animation festival, the Goeblins school of applied art in France, or other student films; which means there's some incredible students out there. Also yeah I'm being vague, cos I don't want you to know the whole plot up-front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luftmensch Posted January 30, 2013 Cripes it only lets me embed one video. Well, all of Nick Cross' shorts are gold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted January 30, 2013 Wow you read my mind, I was going to create a animated shorts thread The new Pixar short that will run before wreck it Ralph http://youtu.be/aTLySbGoMX0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted January 30, 2013 I forgot about how much raping happened in this music video :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I_smell Posted January 30, 2013 Wow I didn't know Paperman was out! Looks like it only came out yesterday. lol that was EXTREMELY corny! I have the pixelated one right here, but what with it being so much dicks and shit, though, I didn't link it. Still cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 30, 2013 The new Pixar short that will run before wreck it Ralph That is not a Pixar short. I_Smell already has some of my favorites in recent years. Here's some others, mostly old, which people may like: These guys have done some crazy work combining 2D and 3D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 30, 2013 Koji Morimoto stuff (mostly only known in the U.S. for Beyond on the Animatrix): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6TwYXwBjA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SfinT9UOXw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 30, 2013 Some choice stuff from Genius Party, Masaaki Yuasa (first clip) is one of my favorite animators ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6wyfM3SSCc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIdw0Ipr5z8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 30, 2013 Neat early Otomo short from an 80s anthology. Humorous enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0VE7dh1pK8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 30, 2013 An earlier short from Sylvain Chomet (Triplets of Belleville): Possibly the most spectacular short off the Robot Carnival anthology: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 30, 2013 AMAZING SCREW ON HEAD AMAZING SCREW ON HEAD: (I'm not allowed to post more than two videos at a time, I don't know how you guys got away with it.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argobot Posted January 30, 2013 Hedgehog in the Fog is a really famous Russian animated short and I love it: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted January 30, 2013 Though he's since added two additional shorts to this to make a feature-length triptych, Don Hertzfeld's "Everything Will Be Ok" remains the most powerful animated film I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 31, 2013 Wow. There's a LOT of stuff to watch! Here's my contribution: Everytime I see it, I spot a new logo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted February 9, 2013 Adam and Dog (slightly NSFW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hq0-i8GQbgw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted February 10, 2013 Crapoo that's good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregbrown Posted February 10, 2013 The Eagleman Stag is incredibly rad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luftmensch Posted February 12, 2013 Hedgehog in the Fog is a really famous Russian animated short and I love it: When I was in high school, loving Russian crap was everyone's favorite ironic pastime. The Russian Winnie the Pooh is legit good stuff though (so is the hedgehog short but good grief how many surplus Soviet hats did high school students even need?) Here's a few other gems: Café Allongé Yellow Cake Crater Face (this is the best. If you can only pick one to watch let it be this) Tatooine This Land is Mine (tbh I think Nina Paley is insufferable and her politics obnoxiously smug and idealistic, but she's pretty good at making weird animations) Going to the Store The External World (I may have lied and this may actually be the best) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luftmensch Posted February 15, 2013 This is all the things that animation can and should be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0-i8GQbgw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted February 15, 2013 (This thread: What a collection!) Recently, my favourite has been this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIhWiL7ns8I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted March 8, 2013 I've always liked the Vanillaware-esque visuals for The Tale of How. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mk6j4wmpH9E Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted March 8, 2013 Saw this thread, was like, "has anyone posted The Reward it's my most recent favorite" and yeah it's the first one in the first post. HOWEVER I AM STILL POSTING BECAUUUUSE There's a Kickstarter to make a series out of the world. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1862188728/the-reward-tales-of-alethrion U: U: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
