Inspiration - The Science of Sleep

It has been ages since I have watched this film but I love it.  I found this clip on youtube which puts together some of my favourite animated/arty moments of the film!

Animation Inspiration - United States of Tara Opening Sequence

I know this show has obviously been around for a while but was just watching the show last night and thought I should post about the animation in the opening sequence. How amazing is it - I love the popup book concept and illustration style.

I am hoping to be posting here more regularly with more stop motion inspiration, info and hopefully something i have made (if i ever get my act together!). If you have seen any great stop motion animations lately please send me an email or leave a comment as I would love to add them to the blog.

Maricor Maricar - Architecture in Helsinki Video clip

Check out this aweseom video clip by Sydney animator's MaricorMaricar for Architecture in Helsinki - 'Like it or Not'.

Sewn then animated!

Mary and Max: The Exhibition

Very excited to just find out that ACMI is having an exhibition of Adam Elliot's latest stop motion Mary and Max opening Tuesday 2 March and it's free!

They are showing character models, costumes, sketches, sets, storyboards, props and footage of the animators at work.

More Info here.

Quaq Quao

How cool is this - my sister sent me a video of Qua Qua. We used to watch this all the time when we were kids!

What's New?

It has been a long while since I have posted over here as we haven't been working on any animation work lately. But we have grand plans for this year to start something new. Especially after seeing Fantastic Mr Fox - I loved this movie!

I have been working on alot of solo work over here -however we have collaborated on something new - our wedding invites. Here is a little sneak preview of the work in progress.

PÖLLÖ is now Online!

It has taken a while to get together, what with computer issues, software issues, etc, etc you know the story! But we have finally organised to put our first stop motion PÖLLÖ online. You can watch the animation by clicking the T.V icon on the righthand side of the screen or click here. This animation was aimed at young children and experimenting with using textiles as an animation medium.

We would love everyone's feedback so please do leave a comment or send us an e-mail!

Hope you enjoy

xx

Inspiration: Mick Turner

Since the puzzles are in hiatus at the moment until I get a bit of extra time what with baby care, wedding planning, and a million other plans going on in my head I have decided to post daily/weekly inspiration to stay in touch till things get moving.

Today I have chosen Mick Turner who is an artist/muscian from Melbourne - otherwise known as a member of the Dirty Three - an amazing 3 piece instrumental band (one band which helped me get through labour!) The image below is called "Rescue" and I just love it! Which is part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival 2009 in Ireland (unfortunately).

Image credit: http://www.hiveart.com/MJT/index.htm

Ponyo - New Hayao Mayazaki Film

We are very excited to see that the new Mayazaki Ponyo will be out on 27th August in cinema's in Melbourne. He also directed Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro (to only name a few) - amazing, amazingly beautiful animations! Can't wait to see it.

Puzzle Pack for Amelie and Atticus

I've been pottering away tonight trying to get a puzzle pack together for Thouraya over at Amelie and Atticus for her photography and craft challenge as a prize for this months winner. If she hadn't asked me to do it I wouldn't have finally got my butt into gear and started figuring out how I want to package the puzzles. As you can see above I have made a sample pouch for the puzzle pieces to be kept in, for the final products I will get proper patches embroidered instead of machining my own. They will also come with a free postcard with the finished image as a guide for the puzzle maker.

If your interested in the Photography and Craft Challenge here is a little info from the blog:

The Amelie and Atticus Photography and Craft Challenge:

"Launched on 1 July 2009 the challenge is designed to provide inspiration and just as importantly the drive to get stuck into those projects and ideas that have been passing through your mind and not made it into the real world! Each week there will be a challenge to take 4 photos and create 1 craft project in response to the given theme."

It's a great way to get you motivated so send her an email here and who knows you might even win the above featured puzzle!