Gentleman Scholar

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Source: motionographer.com

Gentleman Scholar, a fairly new design firm based in Santa Monica, CA, is composed of filmmakers who focus on commercials, short films, and commercials. They have an interesting portfolio with a variety of styles. I found this example on motiongrapher.com. It's based on the Count on Sesame Street and visually is very stimulating. It plays off the lines and geometric shapes of numbers. It was interesting to see how many shapes evolve and change in the small space of time between numbers being counted down. Check out the Gentleman Scholar site for more examples of their work. Below is another interesting video they created for the American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Awareness campaign:

PESfilm

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This is one of the many awesome animations created by PESfilm. This artist uses regular everyday items and uses them in very innovative ways. Pik-up sticks become spaghetti, tennis balls become limes—you will start looking at things a little differently after watching these. They make me want to try to create a similar animation just for the fun of it :)

Notes on Biology

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Source: motionographer.com

This video brings back so many memories of sitting through boring lectures and daydreaming and doodling. It's a fun example of stop motion. I loved the monotone voice used by the teacher and when the teacher calls out the student. It reminded me of Ferris Bueller. The credits at the end of the video are also cleverly handled.

Royale

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Royale is a graphic design firm in L.A. who has a very impressive portfolio with clients such as MTV, Nike, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Toyota, Disney, Apple, FUEL TV, Pepsi, Jet Blue...... Check out their site. The video above is one they created just for the fun of it and sent out for Christmas. They also show some behind-the-scenes images of how the video was made, including the sketchbooks. The cartoon kind of reminds me of Wile E. Coyote. Enjoy!