Category Archives: animation

Friday Night Flicks: Table Dance

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

Today’s short video features stop-motion animation and dancing doilies. It is the work of Saskatchewan artist Lindsay Arnold.     You might want to spend part of your weekend checking out her other videos, or looking at some of her … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Trepō – Zoetrope Pottery

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

I haven’t shown a zoetrope video for a while. Today’s flick features the work of ceramic artist Kenny Sing who decorates platters with designs that become animations when the piece is rotated at the correct speed.     If you … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Ghosts of Gone Birds

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

I haven’t posted a video of an automaton for a while. Here’s an excellent piece by Keith Newstead. As a bonus, it includes drawings by Ralph Steadman.     If you are interested in seeing close-up images of this piece … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2018 Bonus Flick: Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Just a little something for your Christmas Eve entertainment from Passion Animation Studios and Rollin’ Wild:     Merry Christmas everyone!

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Friday Night Flicks: Christmas Card ’10

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Tonight’s flick is an old —well, from 2010—  animated Christmas card by Kilogramme. Some of us occasionally find the modern version of Christmas a bit weird. This one definitely is.     Perhaps you can spend a bit of time … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Christmas Light Bob Training

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

Who knew that it was such hard work being a Christmas light? Tonight’s really short flick by Ink and Giants gives us a peek at the secret life of bulbs.     Perhaps you’ll get some exercise this weekend putting … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Troublemakers – Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Everyone is busy at this time of year, so I picked an animated flick for today that is twenty-two seconds long. It was directed by Burcu and Geoffrey for Troublemakers.tv.     Here’s hoping you can stay out of trouble … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Meco Jr. and Luxo Jr.

Posted on November 23, 2018 by

I mentioned in the comments on last week’s flick that I am a sucker for inanimate objects brought to life. Animators sometimes do this exceptionally well. Possibly the most famous CGI short film ever made —and the first to be … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: The Truth About Algorithms/Cathy O’Neil

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

At a time when algorithms are being used to determine everything from what kind of news people get to how people convicted of a criminal offense will be sentenced, the general public needs to understand what an algorithm is and … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Spooktacular

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

In honour of the upcoming festival of Hallowe’en, here’s a short animated alphabet from Adam Osgood with soundtrack by Donnie Moore.     Perhaps you will be inspired by the video to make an unusual costume this weekend.

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