This is a really nice video that deals with issues around tolerance, diversity, and acceptance.
Do watch this. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Tag Archives: animation
Interactive Video Object Manipulation
Dan Goldman recently posted a video on Interactive Video Manipulation, a new technology being developed. This has great possibilities, and the demo is very impressive.
Interactive Video Object Manipulation from Dan Goldman on Vimeo.
I can’t wait until I get to play with a consumer version.
This demo illustrates our research to bring interactivity to video editing: Our system analyzes videos using computer vision techniques, enabling interactive annotation, browsing, and even drag-and-drop composition of new still images using video footage. This is a joint research project of Adobe and the University of Washington.
MovieStorm
I just discovered MovieStorm, free software for Mac or Windows that allows users to create animated movies. The software download is quite large (in total, almost 500 MB), so if you are trying this, be sure to use a solid, high-speed connection.
While I have not had a chance to dive deep into this tool, it seems fairly easy-to-use and has enough potential to keep more advanced users engaged. The tool could be used as intended for creating and narrating movies, and then sharing with a wider audience. Or, the program could also be used to plan, storyboard, or sketch ‘real-life’ video projects, including set design, lighting, camera angles, and script. While the tool is free, there are content packs that can be purchased.
I am not sure how long this tool has been around, or if there has been much work done with it in classrooms, but I am excited by the possibilities for movie production and storytelling.
New Lifelike Animation Technologies
Watch Emily speak about Image Metrics, “a marker-less performance driven animation company.”
Emily – the woman in the above animation – was produced using a new modelling technology that enables the most minute details of a facial expression to be captured and recreated.
Very neat stuff. Read more at timesonline.com.
Das Rad (the Wheel)
An animated short about the evolution of man through the perspective of two rocks on a hillside. The movie is in German with English subtitles.
Stop Motion From a Nine Year Old
Littlest Pet Shop
This is 9 year old Rebecca’s directoral debut and her first venture into stop motion animation.
Littlest Pet Shop & Webkinz meet the Unimal
9 year old Rebecca’s new stop motion animation featuring Webkinz and Littlest Pet Shop!
Nice work from a child this age.