Recommendations for surreal Japanese humor? [more inside]
posted by jtron on Dec 4, 2009 - 28 answers

In what cartoon does Foghorn Leghorn say, "Kids coming up nowadays don't even know how to tie down their pumpkins"? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Dec 3, 2009 - 2 answers

I am looking for films that use animation to help push their stories along. [more inside]
posted by AlliKat75 on Nov 18, 2009 - 49 answers

what is it called, and how do you make a simulated 3D photo using two photos, then animated to flash back and forth? [more inside]
posted by karl88 on Nov 14, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for examples of Maya animation that don't look like Maya animation. [more inside]
posted by Rykey on Nov 11, 2009 - 8 answers

What is the most user-friendly, online, (and hopefully free) tool for making simple stop-motion animation shorts. [more inside]
posted by shrimpsmalls on Nov 11, 2009 - 9 answers

Is there a name for this late 60s through early 70s aesthetic that was very common in (sort for for) children books and films? And if so, any recommendations beyond what is listed... [more inside]
posted by palindromic on Oct 23, 2009 - 11 answers

I'm trying to track down a documentary I saw online years ago. Details are sketchy, but I remember either 8x8 or 16x16 pixel art animation - enlarged. I think they talked about Edison electrocuting an elephant, and many design and art related topics. Two people were narrating and I believe they worked for some kind of design firm. What is the name of, and for bonus points where can I find a copy of that film online?
posted by jeffmilner on Oct 22, 2009 - 6 answers

I am trying to create an animated button in Photoshop CS4 which includes a logo scaling down and moving a bit across the animation. I've created two frames that I'll tween between, but no matter what I do, when I scale the logo it changes in both frames. I've turned on and off the three unify buttons and the propagate frame 1 checkbox, and I've scaled using Transform and with the move tool options, every time it scales in both frames. Moving it from one position to another works just fine. Can anyone help?
posted by aaronetc on Oct 15, 2009 - 2 answers

Flash animators: When I export my flash cartoon to quicktime, moving objects leave behind horrible artifacts. Apparently I am not the only one with this problem. If Flash's quicktime export is so crummy, how do the professionals publish their cartoons to video? [more inside]
posted by buriednexttoyou on Sep 26, 2009 - 12 answers

Half remembered international animated short story from the 80's - does anyone recognise this story? [more inside]
posted by lilyflower on Sep 8, 2009 - 1 answer

Please help me find examples of short screencasts or short animated films that have been used to promote websites, stores, applications on the web. [more inside]
posted by shalam on Aug 12, 2009 - 2 answers

Do they make kids handheld movie projector toys anymore? [more inside]
posted by jeremias on Jul 20, 2009 - 6 answers

Does anyone remember and know where I can find an old Flash animation that I saw on the internet years ago, which featured hopping bunnies, the floating head of Margaret Thatcher, and a jaunty song containing the word 'ja!'? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Jun 18, 2009 - 6 answers

What animated movies star awesome female characters? Bonus points if it's appropriate for a younger children (a 3 year old and a 6 year old), extra special bonus points if it's not utterly irritating to adults. Scary bits may need a certain amount of skipping over.
posted by Artw on Jun 15, 2009 - 55 answers

I saw a really great (seemingly circa 1970's?) stop-motion animation recently, and I really want to find out what it was... [more inside]
posted by kaseijin on Jun 15, 2009 - 6 answers

Trying to find an animated short film about opera that aired on PBS in [approximately] the late '90s. [more inside]
posted by alynnk on Jun 11, 2009 - 4 answers

Pixar's Up: 3d or 2d? [more inside]
posted by nushustu on Jun 1, 2009 - 39 answers

Looking for a good animated Biblical DVD for my five year old. [more inside]
posted by lynnie-the-pooh on May 30, 2009 - 9 answers

Can you help me find out the animated short I saw in the late 1990s on SPACE (the Canadian SciFi Channel)? [more inside]
posted by consummate dilettante on May 20, 2009 - 0 answers

I'm attempting to make an animation by exporting graphics from Photoshop into Final Cut. The dimensions of the image are fitting, but I think the format of the graphic is making it appear pixelated in Final Cut. What file format should I be saving it as before I import it into Final Cut? (pngs and jpgs are failing, rather predictably).
posted by nextian_geometry on May 20, 2009 - 5 answers

This motion technique is used all the time on History Channel shows and the like, and I'd like to learn more about it. [more inside]
posted by jrchaplin on May 15, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm looking for "off the shelf" code/functionality that works like the popular ElfYourself thing done by EVB in San Francisco. I'm hoping to be able to have users upload a face photo, and have it appear in an animation. Anyone know anything about this? (I'd post a link to ElfYourself, but it's down for the season).
posted by ecorrocio on Apr 29, 2009 - 3 answers

How can I rotate an object in Maya while it's on a path and automatically banking? I'm currently making an animation involving a paper airplane, and I have it set to bank automatically, but I would like it to fly upside down at one point, and briefly turn on its side at another. I'm very new to paths in Maya, and whatever I try to do usually ends up making the plane rotated for the entire animation. Ideally I'd like to be able to keyframe a rotation while still having the paper plane following the path and banking normally. Is this possible?
posted by N2O1138 on Apr 22, 2009 - 4 answers

What's the easiest way to create HD-quality (1080x) animated maps for use with video? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Mar 19, 2009 - 3 answers

Looking for a song/video because it would make my fiancee very, very happy. [more inside]
posted by lannanh on Mar 17, 2009 - 6 answers

Help me find the name of this animated story from my childhood! Love, war, myths and a giant pink soul-blimp.... More details inside. [more inside]
posted by DecemberRaine on Mar 17, 2009 - 8 answers

Are there any cartoons in which the characters regularly wear different clothes? [more inside]
posted by phunniemee on Feb 16, 2009 - 18 answers

Is there a better place than ebay for selling animation art? (cels, lobby cards, some reproductions) It's a mixed bag - some disney, some warner bros - probably about 10 pieces total. I've seen a few places that will act as middlemen, but I'm not familiar with any of them, so I'm not sure what the best course of action is.
posted by korej on Feb 8, 2009 - 5 answers

How to animate the 'swirls' in this logo? [more inside]
posted by dinkyday on Feb 7, 2009 - 7 answers

What animated short did I watch? [more inside]
posted by dcams on Jan 31, 2009 - 3 answers

Art teacher / animation project / OS X 10.5 : I am using Handbrake to rip portions of DVDs into digital files. I would like to edit these files with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 into 2-12 second segments. I need a little help figuring out how to do this properly, please. [more inside]
posted by Slothrop on Jan 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Calling all animators. What do you call it in animation when the lines are all wobbly? I see it a lot in hand-drawn animation such as this but I'd like to know if this is something that has a name that is recognizable among animators. On this page it's called "boiling" or line boil but is that the right term? Bonus points if you can provide citations to books or articles that talk about this in academic literature.
posted by mariokrat on Jan 20, 2009 - 12 answers

Can you recommend the best Mac software for turning a series of still images into a movie? [more inside]
posted by bicyclefish on Jan 20, 2009 - 12 answers

How automated is PIXAR-caliber computer animation these days? [more inside]
posted by umbú on Dec 25, 2008 - 16 answers

How do I take a self photograph once per day and create an animation from it? [more inside]
posted by idyllhands on Dec 18, 2008 - 8 answers

GiftFilter: What can I give my brother-in-law for Christmas that will help improve his chances of getting a 3D art job? [more inside]
posted by wintersweet on Dec 17, 2008 - 11 answers

Help me remember the name of this acclaimed recent indie film. [more inside]
posted by overglow on Dec 3, 2008 - 4 answers

I bought some stock video footage of a dog on a green background which I plan to chroma key out. Then I want to morph seamlessly into a graphic - still with the background masked out! And I want to do this all in Flash! For my Christmas Card! Not a total newbie at all of this - details inside. [more inside]
posted by katyjack on Dec 2, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I use Adobe Flash to animate on the fly? [more inside]
posted by popcassady on Nov 23, 2008 - 8 answers

Okay it's driving me nuts: what actor is the main penguin from Madagascar supposed to be imitating? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Nov 4, 2008 - 4 answers

How do professionals handle sound effects? [more inside]
posted by lore on Nov 1, 2008 - 4 answers

I saw a really cool ad for Fight Club featured on the awesome channel G4. What I am after is the soundtrack to that ad, does anyone know what it was? Or possibly where there are scores like it? It was basically a 30 second really intense drum beat. I know this is vague, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
posted by bostonhill on Oct 29, 2008 - 6 answers

I am looking to purchase editable stock Flash animation files to make holiday e-cards. I just want to add my name and another text message to an exisiting clever animation. Istockphoto just doesn't have what I am looking for. A google search was suprisingly not helpful. Any ideas?
posted by punkfloyd on Oct 24, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me find an animated short where a human stripper dances for aliens, and ends up stripping off her own skin until she dances as a skeleton... [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Sep 23, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me identify this Canadian National Film Board animated short. [more inside]
posted by Durn Bronzefist on Sep 22, 2008 - 4 answers

Years ago, I saw a little cartoon short that consisted of a guy waiting for an elevator, constantly pushing the button and saying "come on ... come on ... come on ..." That was basically the whole thing. He did this over and over, so many times that it became laugh-out-loud hilarious. I want to say it was on something like a Spike & Mike compilation, or maybe O Canada, but I'm not having any luck finding it. Can you help?
posted by jbickers on Sep 17, 2008 - 2 answers

In search of an annoying flash video in the early "style" of rathergood.com (e.g. viking kittens) It consisted of an annoying (probably) pitch shifted voice making a race car noise. [more inside]
posted by rampy on Sep 17, 2008 - 8 answers

I love psychedelia, but good stuff is impossible to find. Recommend! [more inside]
posted by greenie2600 on Sep 15, 2008 - 11 answers

Looking for old animated film of aliens. I saw this on t.v. in the late 70's or maybe the 80's. Aliens that kind of looked like people were in animation and sometimes they would sit like they were meditating and then a big bubble would float above them, and you could not figure out if their soul was in the bubble, or if they were somehow procreating with others by doing this. I remember that the children were not suppose to bother someone who was doing this. It was a very interesting animation. I thought that the word "planet" was in the title but I'm not sure. Any ideas??
posted by lynnie-the-pooh on Sep 13, 2008 - 5 answers