So today marked my first day of post-employment/pre-school life. It was incredibly busy. If I keep this pace up during my whole two-month stint before school starts, I’ll be thoroughly burned out before I ever step foot in a classroom.
I have a plan for the next few days. I’m going to make at least four posts as well as unveil a super-secret project that we’ve all been working on. It will be an exciting week, my friends. So very exciting.
Ted Gore: Tread
It is my great pleasure to present Tread, the portfolio site of Ted Gore. Mr. Gore’s reel shows off some diverse, polished work with excellent pacing. (I also love the Cake song he chose for musical accompaniment.)
Make sure to watch the excellent Diesel piece in the Motion section of the site.
Thanks to Mike Tello for the tip. And yes, I realize that spiritform and I both posted Tread. I didn’t realize it when I made the post, of course. I think Mr. Gore can deal with the double-shot of Tween love.
flipclips
Okay, flipclips are surprisingly cool. I know what you’re thinking. You just went to the site, and you’re like, "What? Dude, come on."
But seriously, they’re really neat. The company sent me a couple free booklets based on the first few seconds of my Creative Commons video, and I had a blast flipping through them over and over. They’re low-tech, tactile and remind me of being a kid. (I’m pretty sure my first animation project ever was a flipbook of a stick figure getting his head chopped off.)
Given the place of flipbooks in the ancestry of animation, these would make pretty clever promotional items, no?
All right, all right, moving on…
Vincent Scotti: Trailer Park Unicorn
An interesting film title deserves interesting credits, and I think Vincent Scotti’s opening sequence for "Trailer Park Unicorn" certainly delivers.
Although I have no idea what the movie is about, the title sequence’s enchanting imagery, velvety palettes and Sigur Ros-ish soundtrack win my attention. I’m not wild about the type used for the credits (both the typeface and the scale), but I could probably be convinced that it was a good design decision if the movie maintains a children’s story vibe.
specimen
Lastly, check out French studio specimen. Their strongest work is in their Commercials area, but be careful viewing these ads in the office. A few of them can be rather racy (by our prudish American standards). Don’t miss the Volvic series; the animation and compositing in those are beautifully done.
