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Magma ╳ The Vein & Dvein

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May 22, 2013

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Intriguing music video Magma by The Vein paints an abstract geological terrain filled with swirling floods of color and smoothly embedded facial landscapes. Constructed and envisioned by Dvein (previously mentioned on EK here).
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OSCILLATE ╳ Daniel Sierra

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May 19, 2013

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Daniel Sierra explores the varying elemental and scientific aesthetics of the wave in his short animated thesis entitled OSCILLATE.
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Astigmatismo ╳ Nicolai Troshinsky

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May 15, 2013

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The animated short film Astigmatismo takes us on an adventurous play of cat-and-mouse through beautifully assembled depth of fields. Story and vision directed by Nicolai Troshinsky, with character designs by Gina Thorstensen, background designs by Cecilia Ramieri, music by Shogun Kunitoki, and sound design by Pierre Sauze.
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A Boy And His Atom ╳ Nico Casavecchia

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May 11, 2013

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How do you make the world’s smallest movie? With atoms of course! Check out Nico Casavecchia’s IBM-charged 1stAvenueMachine-fueled animated short for A Boy And His Atom.
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The Customized Play // 맞춤희곡 ╳ Brian Jin

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May 9, 2013

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A theater troupe in the business of creating personalized experiences for their clients drives the fantasy drama of Brian Jin’s gorgeous The Customized Play // 맞춤희곡. A very promising feature filled with hope, nostalgia, loss, and solace. Can’t wait to watch this one.
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La Nuit de L’Ours ╳ Alexis Fradier

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April 30, 2013

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A hunter balances the fate of both herself and a newly encountered stranger in Alexis Fradier’s student short film La Nuit de L’Ours. Beautifully constructed backdrops with painterly textures, check it out after the jump.
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Caldera ╳ Evan Viera

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April 27, 2013

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Evan Viera’s Caldera is a vividly serene personal recollection of mental illness. Executed beautifully in animated form… Watch it all unfold after the jump.
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BODY MEMORY ╳ Ülo Pikkov

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April 23, 2013

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Ülo Pikkov’s darkly penetrating stop motion short BODY MEMORY reflects on historical tragedies of the past with complex and stunning visual craftsmanship. Check it all out after the jump.
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Nightingales in December ╳ Theodore Ushev

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April 20, 2013

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Nightingales in December depicts a painterly sequence of images unearthing the terrifying / nostalgic remnants of song-bird-human hybrids. An awesomely animated and enigmatic short by Theodore Ushev. Check it out after the jump.
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Premier Automnie ╳ Aude Danset & Carlos De Carvalho

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April 16, 2013

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Summer meets winter and winter meets summer, in the beautifully picturesque animated tale entitled Premier Automnie. Directed and crafted by Aude Danset & Carlos De Carvalho. Produced with the aid of Je Regarde, Melting Productions, and InEfecto.
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Not About Us ╳ Michael Frei

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April 12, 2013

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Michael Frei’s Not About Us is an awesome play on light and darkness, positive and negative. The animated short’s characters reside in a world where shadows and mirrored reflections play as “doors”, ready and open to those willing to be more than just curious.
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Circa ╳ Hypoly

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April 8, 2013

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Hypoly presents Circa. A majestic short sequence of camera tracking shots that ends on a haunting note of a questionable future. Check out more media goodness after the jump.
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Fight For Everyone ╳ The Leisure Society, Persistent Peril, & Full Time Hobby

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April 6, 2013

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Sometimes even God gets frustrated, in the minimally flavored animated music video Fight For Everyone. Tunes generated by The Leisure Society. Direction / production by Persistent Peril and Full Time Hobby. This darkly humorous MV takes its track from the Alone Aboard the Ark album.
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JO JO IN THE STARS ╳ Marc Craste & Studio AKA

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April 4, 2013

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JO JO IN THE STARS is a black-and-white animated short produced by Studio AKA (previously featured on EK here), with the directorial vision of Marc Craste. A story encompassing an imaginative circus of drama, danger, tragedy, and the ultimate bond of love.
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The Me Bird ╳ 18bis

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March 30, 2013

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Studio 18bis animates and interprets a poem by Pablo Neruda in The Me Bird. Birds and ballerinas become the metaphorical fodder in this cool stop motion short.
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Slow Derek ╳ Dan Ojari

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March 20, 2013

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Dan Ojari’s Slow Derek pits the repetitive work-cycle of one man’s life against the tumultuous nature of Earth’s rotational speed. Find out more after the jump.
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To This Day ╳ Shane Koyczan & Giant Ant

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March 18, 2013

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Watch the animated short film project To This Day, and become fully aware of the ongoing tragedies caused by bullying. Based on the uncompromising poetic prose of Shane Koyczan, produced with the aid of Giant Ant, and stitched together by a multitude of submissions by artists from around the country. This is important stuff, more info after the jump.
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Candas Sisman

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March 15, 2013

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Candas Sisman is from Izmir, Turkey. His portfolio mainly consists of multimedia works that often incorporate music or a soundtrack. Some of his projects, such as Deep Space Music, which features Japanese pianist Maki Namekawa, changes the way a musician performs and how an audience experiences a musical performance.
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My Number ╳ Foals & Us

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March 13, 2013

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UK dance-rock band Foals (their music previously sampled back in January of 2011 here) plays connect-the-dots in their latest music video for My Number, from the album Holy Fires. Designed and directed by Us.
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Favorite Place

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February 22, 2013

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Director / graphic designer Christophe Thockler knows what to do with thread, as seen in the latest music video Favorite Place by Black Books.
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