Why is it easier to make friends than to keep them? Check out this great 3D animated short, Potapych.
Modern Day Robin Hood
A modern day Robin Hood was giving out free money and almost causing riots in New York. They claim it’s all in the name of making people feel good.
From the BBC story:
Three Britons dressed as Robin Hood and his Merry Men caused a small stampede in a park in New York after throwing $4,000 (£2,110) into the air.
The pranksters—from Sheffield in England—said they hoped their stunt would encourage New Yorkers to be more polite and “give something back”.
However, the plan reportedly back-fired after passers-by pushed and pulled at each other to grab the free cash.
The men who called themselves the Modern Day Robin Hoods, threw the $4,000, made up of $1, $5,$10 and $20 notes, into the air, sparking the frenzy. Even children were reportedly stepped on, although no-one was seriously hurt.
Kiwi!
I love this short cartoon on YouTube, and I think you’ll like it too.
Watch here:
It’s a Master’s thesis animation by Dony Permedi of The New York School of Visual Arts. He used Maya, After Effects, and rigged it using The Setup Machine by Anzovin studios. So far it’s had over 2 million views on YouTube, which, as Cartoon Brew points out here, means there is a good market developing for short animations online.
The Shopping Penguin
Check out the video of a fourteen year-old king penguin from Japan that likes to go shopping — no joke. For more penguins see Miss Cellania’s Penguin Post.
Lethbridge on the Simpsons
The city of Lethbridge, Alberta (the place where I live) was featured in a gag on the Simpsons. The Simpson family was watching a show called, “Hunch” and Lethbridge was the “filming location” for the City of New York.
From the episode: 17×22 – Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play
Rabbit
Rabbit is a creepy remix of old graphics from 1950s illustrations that have been rendered into animation in Adobe After effects. It’s a beautifully creepy story—just in time for Halloween.
Update: PingMag has an interesting interview with director Run Wrake.
Halloween Eggs
Originally uploaded by bcompetent.
Halloween pysanky by Becky! They’re a little scary looking, but I guess that’s the idea!
Vector Art
Here’s some photoshop artwork that I made today. I was just playing around with the brushes and then decided I would keep the end product.
Click for larger image.
RC Airplane + VR Goggles = Coolest Toy Ever
There is a video I saw today of a remote controlled airplane equipped with a camera broadcasting in realtime to the owner’s virtual reality goggles that made me green with envy.
It’s a do-it-yourself project, but I could easily imagine this would be popular if it were massed produced.
I’ve never actually flown a remote controlled aircraft before, but I understand learning how to land them is one of the most difficult aspects to becoming a good RC Pilot. I would assume that having a view from the cockpit would make things a lot easier.
Check out the video.
Pyrats
I’ve been saving this little gem of a video much like a pirate hoarding gold. Today is the day I was planning to link to it and I almost forgot!
Enjoy: Pyrats, a swashbuckling animated short from those talented scallywags at Gobelins animation school.