This great animated short in support of Bill Maher’s newest book “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass” is so great because of the animation. The tight, clean, and snappy graphics really enhance the comedic and political material and make for a very effective message.

The video is animated by Fraser Davidson and you can see more of his animations on his youtube page.

This is just unreal animation. BUCK created this commercial for Good Books, a book store where all profits go to charity. The animation and script is themed around Hunter S. Thompson and flows exquisitely from one melting image to the next. You’ve got to watch this a couple times to really soak it all in. Video and screenshots below.

A little doom and gloom to start the week! There’s No Tomorrow is a 35 minute-long short animated film about peak oil, overpopulation, conservation, and various energy technologies.

But it’s animated in a fun and delightful way. Video Below.

Also See: Collapse, streaming on Netflix for extended homework on this subject. Michael Ruppert chain smokes and blasts you with fear. It’s fun! Promise. (more…)

Take a look at this fantastic animated short “The Gloaming”. Video Below (more…)

Dean Young reading his poem “Your Super Bookstore Recommends” in an Austin, Texas warehouse during a lovely shower.  And what a visual treat.  Scott Gelber did animation altering a live filming of Dean Young reading at a green screen.  The animation is super sweet because its hand painted.   If you enjoy this, please donate to help Dean get his heart transplant.  This is one of our nations most vibrant poets and I’ve been told he’s one hell of a teacher. (more…)

A lot of traditional artists materials went into the making of this poppin video for “A.R.I.Z.O.N.A” by Star Beav.   It appears the track is from 2003.  The video, by Sean Christensen of Square One Cinema, is recent.

As a Tucsonan, I can tell you that many of the strange depictions of this video are true desert imagery; isolated, bizarre and likely ordered by greater oddities from outer space.  See that lizard licking the satellite?  A shape shifter. (more…)

Meet Buck is an animated short by a group associated with the ones behind Salesman Pete. Meet Buck is primarily a chase scene as well, but has no dialog and a more painterly illustrated look. You can watch the animation in HD at Vimeo. It is embedded below along with some screenshots. These two shorts are some of the most fresh and beautiful animation I’ve seen in quite some time. (more…)

Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space! is a fantastic animated short by a group of animation school dropouts of the school Supinfocom. The art direction is definitely 3d heavy with textures and colors inspired by vintage illustration. If you can read french, check out their blog outlining the process of creating such an interesting piece. View the cartoon in HD on Vimeo, or it’s included below along with some screenshots of the vibrant and truly humorous short. (more…)

Back in the saddle, we have this great new animated film The Illusionist. This film is unrelated to the 2006 live action film starring Edward Norton. Instead, it is a beautifully animated piece by french director Sylvain Chomet. Check out our screenshots and video embed of the trailer below. This film is visually stunning and is playing in theaters across the country. You can check this list to see if it will be near you. Check the movie’s official site for more information. (more…)

Last night, The Simpsons opened with their introduction as usual, however this time it had been storyboarded and directed by Banksy. The intro gives us a look at how The Simpsons show and merchandise are created. Enjoy after the break! (more…)