The Motion Graphics & Animation Before Christmas

Hi everyone! For my first post I decided I'd start out with a classic. I've always loved Tim Burton and the weird/creepy stuff that comes from him. The Nightmare Before Christmas was one of my favorite movies as a kid, especially because I love Halloween!

The animation in this film is fantastic. It really makes you feel as though this place, Halloweentown, is a real world. The lighting is great, especially in the scene with the moon in the background. The textures of the ground and the stitches on Sally's face are so carefully detailed!

Not to brag or anything, but I did carve a sweet pumpkin 3 years ago that sums up my appreciation for this movie.

adios amigos

Tis the season so I, as several others also have, decided to post a good ole Christmas video. This is just a little animated snow man and some lasers and beams. It's just a nice little video. I hope all of you have a great break and maybe I'll see some of you next semester. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, of course only if we all survive past next Friday.

On the Second Post of Christmas Ashley McGinnes Gave To Me... The Grinch?

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is a Dr. Seus classic come to life.  The bright costumes, sets, and special effects make this movie a "must watch" during the holiday season.  The colors are absolutely fantastic and the movie makes you feel like Who-Ville could be a real place.

My favorite part is how the movie first sets the stage:  a snow flake falling.  Then, with the help of AfterEffects no doubt, you zoom into the snowflake and see that a town resides there.  This is just one of the reasons why this movie is so magical and well done.

Nightmare Before Christmas

A.K.A My childhood. Every Christmas and every Halloween me and my family would gather to watch this movie together. Even back then I knew how stop motion films where made but I couldn't even begin to imagine the time and the amount of people it took to put it all together. I know I should have posted this yesterday because it was Halloween, but too bad. Below is a behind the scenes look at Nightmare Before Christmas.




Coraline is a much more recent film by Tim Burton and even years later, both of these films where made the same way. As they say in the clip below, everything you see on the screen was made by someone. They painted trees, executed ideas, worked on every single hair on Coraline's head. It took and amazing amount of time and an amazing amount of people. The end result is a beautiful film with a unique look and feel because it's not your typical animation film like Toy Story or Cars.