Baloney is flattery so thick that it can not be true and blarney is flattery so thin that we like it.

– Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

Archive for the '3D Animation' Category

Bug Podracer

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Here’s another 3D animation from Futurikon (Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo).

I’m sure the creators found some inspiration from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace for this clip.

The distinctive turbine engine rumble and the cheeky attitude towards the flies, is very reminiscent of Anarkin’s podracing exploits on the Tatooine.

Podracing - bug style!

A Snail’s Dream

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

I came across this 3D animation from a French series created by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo at Futurikon.

Vibrant live-action backgrounds with offbeat storylines involving quirky characters, makes each film a joy to watch.

The short film in this post is about a snail with a dream…

Do snails dream of electric cars?

Kiwi!

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Here’s a short animation by Dony Permedi. Simple plot, but touching message: “Follow your dreams, even if it kills you”, or “Things to do before I die”…

…or “Must remember to wear parachute when base jumping”.

Farmer Dog Cat Mouse

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

Here’s a fun, although a bit weird, 3D animation about farmers eating dogs, cats and mice…

[File: eatdog_320.mov] [Size: 10.6 MB]

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