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Carrot Cthulhu Battles ‘Star Wars’ Sith in Adorkable Animated Video [VIDEO]
Carrot Cthulhu Battles ‘Star Wars’ Sith in Adorkable Animated Video [VIDEO]
Carrot Cthulhu Battles ‘Star Wars’ Sith in Adorkable Animated Video [VIDEO]
It's evil against evil when H.P. Lovecraft's tentacled monster Cthulhu takes on George Lucas's baddy space priests from 'Star Wars.' This surprisingly adorable stop-motion animated video was crafted by YouTuber Komelsky and his kids. Creating Cthulhu out of carrots was a real stroke of genius, we think. But who wins when the evil Jedi come to destroy the infamous Lovecraftian horror?
Freddie Mercury’s Birthday Honored With Google Doodle [VIDEO]
Freddie Mercury’s Birthday Honored With Google Doodle [VIDEO]
Freddie Mercury’s Birthday Honored With Google Doodle [VIDEO]
To commemorate what would have been Queen singer Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday this weekend, Google published a Mercury-ized doodle on their homepage, along with an accompanying animated video. The clip imagines the late star (who passed away in 1991 due to AIDS complications), cavorting through a heavenscape packed with 8-bit objects and some of his most iconic outfits.
The Steve Jobs Taiwanese Animation Is Here! [VIDEO]
The Steve Jobs Taiwanese Animation Is Here! [VIDEO]
The Steve Jobs Taiwanese Animation Is Here! [VIDEO]
We all know that Apple was founded when Steve Jobs took a technicolor trip through a forest and was bonked on the head with a Newtonian Apple logo of inspiration, before going on to literally give birth to a bulky Macintosh computer. Well, that's how Taiwanese animation team Next Media Animation remembers it at least.
Man Gets a Reverse Haircut in Clever Short [VIDEO]
Man Gets a Reverse Haircut in Clever Short [VIDEO]
Man Gets a Reverse Haircut in Clever Short [VIDEO]
A drastic haircut can be a traumatizing experience. But what if you could get your old look back in a snap? Tom Offer Westort and his friend Peter Simon got inspired by Tom's decision to shear off all his head and facial hair and created this clever stop-motion video in which his extreme haircut is shown in reverse. Watch Tom go from totally bald and clean-shaven to his old shaggy-haired self in 3
Who Needs an Arcade? People Play Life-Sized ‘Human Pinball’ on City Streets [VIDEO]
Who Needs an Arcade? People Play Life-Sized ‘Human Pinball’ on City Streets [VIDEO]
Who Needs an Arcade? People Play Life-Sized ‘Human Pinball’ on City Streets [VIDEO]
Sure, human pinball may not be as fast paced as human foosball but it's still really fun to watch. The below short, a stop-motion animation clip put together by the people behind NYC's Animation Block Party Film Festival, imagines what it would look like if people were the bumpers and balls in a massive game played out on city streets.
Who Needs Paper? Animated Ad Drawn on 900 Fake Fingernails [VIDEO]
Who Needs Paper? Animated Ad Drawn on 900 Fake Fingernails [VIDEO]
Who Needs Paper? Animated Ad Drawn on 900 Fake Fingernails [VIDEO]
To help market the new Picanto, the smallest car in its fleet, auto manufacturer Kia put together a stop-motion animation film -- on fingernails. The project took 1,200 bottles of nail polish and 900 artificial nails. Artists spent two hours painting each one, working around the clock for 25 days straight to create the world’s first nail art animation.
‘Animation Hotline’ Web Series Turns Voicemails Into Quirky Animated Shorts [VIDEOS]
‘Animation Hotline’ Web Series Turns Voicemails Into Quirky Animated Shorts [VIDEOS]
‘Animation Hotline’ Web Series Turns Voicemails Into Quirky Animated Shorts [VIDEOS]
With smartphones becoming veritable mini-computers and many people opting for texting over actual phone calls these days, voicemail is on its way to becoming a thing of the past. Artist Dustin Grella, however, still appreciates the medium: his quirky web short series Animation Hotline features stop-motion animated renderings of voicemails he receives. Each short is created on a chalkboard and take
Animator Re-Imagines ‘Mad Men’ Opening Credits [VIDEO]
Animator Re-Imagines ‘Mad Men’ Opening Credits [VIDEO]
Animator Re-Imagines ‘Mad Men’ Opening Credits [VIDEO]
Can't wait until 2012 for more 'Mad Men'? We've got two suggestions to whet your appetite: Emotions with Jon Hamm, a Tumblr dedicated to the expressive man behind stoic lead Don Draper, and this animated re-imagining of the show's opening credits, from the mind of illustrator Paul Rogers. The sleek, colorful images of the characters' favorite props (a typewriter, a pack of Lucky Strikes, Don's Cou
Watch the Beastie Boys’ New Video for ‘Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win,’ Directed by Spike Jonze
Watch the Beastie Boys’ New Video for ‘Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win,’ Directed by Spike Jonze
Watch the Beastie Boys’ New Video for ‘Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win,’ Directed by Spike Jonze
The Beastie Boys' new music video for 'Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win,' the group's single with Santigold, reunites the group director Spike Jonze (the man behind the lens of their acclaimed 'Sabotage' video) and features the Boys as action figures in stop-motion animation.

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