In 2006, Warner Brothers produced a full-length motion picture called a Scanner Darkley. Continue reading
Category Archives: Animation Examples
Cinemagraphs
Cinemagraphs can bring photos to life. Technically they are just animated gifs, but with a new look and use.
These gifs have been “rebranded” to appear more sophisticated. They are often/typically created from frames of video or burst photos.
These more subtle, sophisticated gifs, like the one to the left, are often used in fashion photography but can work in lots of other ways too.
Fashion Examples
Typical of a fashion photo with limited movement draws your attention to the model, hair/face, then legs/jacket. You can see that the odd isolated movement is really good for drawing all of your attention to a specific area of the image, or a detail.
©2016 Elyan Parker
Another example of a fashion cinemagraph, with lovely, simplified movement.
©2011 Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg
Even though it is spelled out in sparklers, I didn’t notice the brand “Chanel” right away!
Arresting in its sparsity (lots of black!) it conveys a strong message about this brand: rare, rich, royal…stunning.
©2018 Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg
Lifestyle
This one could be considered lifestyle, editorial, or even art image.
©2011 Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg
Illustration
This illustration tells an intriguing visual story and incorporates frames from video, and filtered effects to create this illusion.
© Jerry Uelsmann
This illustration captures a key moment from the movie “Pulp Fiction”. It was probably quite a challenge to find the perfect loop for both characters. Notice that “his” movements are slightly more perfect than “hers”. Artist unknown.
See more cinemagraphs here: http://cinemagraphs.com
Word as Image
Great examples of words telling their story with type; Word as Image
Painted Walls
A frame by frame animation unlike others. Think big. Real big. Continue reading
Bembo’s Zoo
This one is both typography and interactive: an alphabet of typographic, animated animals. Continue reading
Alien Song
Another story told more by the gestures of the character, than by the words of the song he sings. Yes, Blit Wizboc – the alien‘s name – is a he Continue reading
Dog & Hippo
It’s all about the body language. Continue reading
Albino Blacksheep
Albino Blacksheep is a massive collection of animations, mostly done in Flash. Continue reading
30 Second Bunnies
This is a link to their page. This is a collection of famous and blockbuster movies, re-enacted by cartoon bunnies…in 30 seconds!
Enjoy!
Strindberg & Helium
The most recent – albeit not so recent – episode of Strindberg & Helium. Helium is comic relief to the words, reportedly the REAL words of Strindberg, the Swedish philosopher. I doubt though, that he ever answered “Polo”! Continue reading