Evolution and Animation
Two things that both take a long time.
Here are a few things I found on the web this morning that I really like. First up is the one I really believe in (but not in a religious way, ’cuz we don’t worship him):
Next is a University of Johannesburg ad (Click to embiggen. Yes, it’s a real word.):
(Both images found at 9gag.)
Finally, this is completely off topic, but it’s a brilliant stop-motion animation. Modern CGI can be quite good, but you have to admire people who still do it old school.
June 15th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
How can I get one of those shirts? I don’t even have a guess as to how long that video took to make, but its very well done.
June 15th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I’m suspicious that it wasn’t done “old school,” it’s way too neat. There may have been some clever rotoscoping taking place, otherwise the post-its would not be so perfectly motionless when they change color. Still, it’s very cute and well done.
June 15th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
If I’m not mistaken, the design originated at Zazzle.com . Just search “darwin obama shirt.” I’ve had the picture as my facebook pic for weeks now.
June 15th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Ericsan:
That’s a good point I hadn’t thought of. If that’s the case, it completely debases the work.
June 15th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I found the making-of video. They pre-animated it in Flash, then projected each frame onto the wall and placed the Post-Its in the matching locations. They didn’t cheat after all. I guess it’s a compliment when the animation is so smooth you think it isn’t real.
June 16th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Using a flash animation to help position the object was a fantastic idea! Sort of interesting that they had to use tape to hold up the sticky notes (i guess the built-in stickiness wore off).
I love the music…
June 16th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Oh, wow, awesome! The making of is even cooler, thanks!
June 16th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Am I the only one who doesn’t see an animation in this post?
June 16th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Apparently. It’s an embedded YouTube video. Make sure you have the Flash plug-in and can see YouTube videos on other sites.
June 18th, 2009 at 4:06 am
Saw the vid a while ago, if you search around YouTube you´ll find a lot of awesome stop motion stuff. Like this for instance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0LtUX_6IXY .
June 18th, 2009 at 7:28 am
That’s the problem with YouTube. One video leads to another. The next thing you know, you’ve wasted two hours.
June 19th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Two hours? Lightweight!