In an effort to win Cully & Sully’s Cheffactor, a cooking competition in Ireland, Alan Travers created the Stop-Motion Biscuit Cake of his girlfriend Dee’s legendary chocolate biscuit cake. The wonderful video which features anthropomorphic eggs was his first attempt at stop-motion animation. via Kuriositas photos by Alan Travers Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 24/11/2011 18:09 Number of articles : 2
This is what things have come to for actress-singer-celebrity criminal Lindsay Lohan ; at the tender age of 25, as the media watches her every move, the onetime promising Disney star has reportedly agreed to pose nude for Playboy. For less than a million! Oh, LiLo.
DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots is racing into theaters on Friday, a week earlier than originally scheduled. Director Chris Miller and voice cast including Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis joked their way through a press conference over the weekend, and Movieline was there to bring you some of the slightly more serious communiqués from the PIB team:
Chris Poole, founder of 4chan and Canvas, talking about online identity at Web 2.0 Summit 2011 in San Francisco. via ReadWriteWeb Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 18/10/2011 16:27 Number of articles : 2
(vimeo link) This animation from A Large Evil Corporation packs about as much horror as you can get into 83 seconds. -via Laughing Squid Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Neatorama Discovery Date : 18/10/2011 19:18 Number of articles : 2
A short stop motion film about an old fashioned ninja duel animated by Olivier Trudeau. Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Kineda Discovery Date : 06/10/2011 07:47 Number of articles : 2
From his work with Pixar to providing new ways to watch movies, late Apple co-founder was an innovator in more than just computers. By Josh Wigler Steve Jobs Photo: Getty Images There would be no Buzz Lightyear without Woody, no WALL-E without EVE, no Mike without Sully — just as there would be no Pixar without Steve Jobs, who died at age 56 on Wednesday (October 5). The visionary Apple co-founder, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, will likely be best remembered for his inventive imagination that was the lifeblood of a technological revolution. But moviemakers, actors, critics, cinephiles and more across the globe will also remember Jobs for giving life to some of the most moving and breathtaking feats of filmmaking the industry has ever seen: the award-winning and unforgettable works of Pixar. Steve Jobs almost singlehandedly brought the music industry into the future — here’s how. Originally founded in 1979 as a Lucasfilm computer arm called Graphic Group, the company was eventually acquired and renamed Pixar in 1986 by Jobs, freshly and famously ousted by Apple. Jobs, serving as the animation studio’s chairman and chief executive officer, led Pixar to Disney, a collaboration that has gifted generations with countless unforgettable works, ranging from 1995’s groundbreaking “Toy Story” all the way to 2011’s admittedly unbalanced “Cars 2.” Throughout its 25-year history, Pixar has filled our bellies with tales of comfort food, knocked our blocks off with incredible superheroics and broken our hearts with old people. The studio has been responsible for no less than 26 Academy Awards, including Best Animated Film wins for “Finding Nemo,” “WALL-E,” “Up” and “Toy Story 3,” with the latter two also nominated in the all-encompassing Best Picture category. Indeed, whether you’ve been aware of it or not, Jobs has been responsible for some of the most powerful storytelling of ours or any generation. Remember Steve Jobs’ many innovations by flipping through this photo gallery. “Steve Jobs was an extraordinary visionary, our very dear friend and the guiding light of the Pixar family. He saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined,” Pixar’s John Lasseter and Ed Catmull said in a joint statement about Jobs’ passing. “Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films; the one thing he always said was to simply ‘make it great.’ He is why Pixar turned out the way we did and his strength, integrity and love of life has made us all better people. “He will forever be a part of Pixar’s DNA,” their statement continued. “Our hearts go out to his wife Laurene and their children during this incredibly difficult time.” President Obama, Nicki Minaj, Bill Gates and more remember Steve Jobs. It’s not just in the heart and soul of Pixar where Jobs’ contribution to film resides; from now on, whether you’re catching up for Oscar season between work shifts on your iPad or watching the newest film releases from the comfort of your own home with nothing but a wireless connection and a functional iTunes account, the world will engage movies and media in ways that are only possible because of his work. Comedian and “Ratatouille” voice actor Patton Oswalt perfectly encapsulated the late inventor’s legacy on Twitter . In an appropriately geek-friendly manner of speaking, Jobs truly was the “closest thing we had to Tony Stark.” Steve Jobs changed the world, but how did he change you ? Tell us on Facebook. Related Photos The Steve Jobs Legacy
Found this really interesting animated video of Steve Jobs’ career condensed in just 2 minutes. Watch it and enjoy: Uploaded by NMAWorldEdition Next Media Animation takes a look back and the life and career of Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs, who resigned that position late on Wednesday. Our tale begins with Steve Jobs dabbling in LSD and spiritual enlightenment, which Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : iPhoneIndiaBlog.com Discovery Date : 26/08/2011 02:00 Number of articles : 2
Setting the Guinness World Record for the largest stop-motion animation set, the film short Gulp the film was shot entirely using the 12-megapixel camera of the Nokia N8 smartphone. The film was made at Pendine Beach in South Wales, UK, with the largest scene spanning over 11,000 square feet. The film is a promotional short Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 03/08/2011 20:13 Number of articles : 2
As reported here back in February, Disney’s spin-off of Pixar’s Cars, an original direct-to-video movie, Planes. Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation | Permalink | One comment | Post tags: Planes Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Cartoon Brew Discovery Date : 14/06/2011 02:00 Number of articles : 2
