Some hip-hop animation

Yesterday I attended a 25-hour animation marathon! I spent 7 hours creating a short hip-hop dance battle thingie, might not be the best animation ever but it was loads of fun to play around with crazy moves.

Without further ado! (I will post a new version later on when the studio responsible for the marathon has had a chance to light and render it!)

Inspiration - Fishing under ice

While I'm home on Gotland and enjoying some time off the project, enjoy this!

Inspiration - Thought of you

More inspiration! I can't say how much I love this video and how fluid the animation is.

Created by the amazing Ryan Woodward!

Inspiration - The Fantastic Flying Books

This animation was made in 2011 by the amazingly creative Moonbot Studios. I was linked to it just a few days ago, and I've rewatched it a few times by now...

It's 15 minutes long, but it's worth every minute. I love everything with it, especially as an animator. The sense of timing is stunning. The little scene at 04:14 is very entertaining!

So for all of you animators, book-loving people and... everyone actually... watch it! It's a piece of movie magic you won't forget. Mom too, there is no english in this movie. :)

Speaking with Geza M. Toth

As I can't get photos from my phone at the moment, I can't upload any photos from Ludwigsburg... but I'll make up for that with a few more from Budapest!

We got to meet Geza M. Toth while in Hungary. He's an incredibly skilled movie director - among many other things he has directed the Oscar-nominated short movie 'Maestro':

A few of us from the Eucroma group went to his studio to discuss animation and movie-making in general. We got to hear a lot of stories of how it was to work with animation in Hungary, and also how you renew yourself as an artist. It was a really inspiring meeting!

One of the things I will take with me from that meeting is how he described himself. He said he was like a tailor. A tailor's job is basically to take the request of the client and make an original and creative suit that would still fit the client perfectly. I'd like to think of myself like that as well.

Less talking, more photos!

A few prizes he won over the years. Some are very... original.

Lunchtime! Geza M. Toth is the one in the middle.

Obligatory coffee in the children's section of a café.

Hungarian ABBA

Yesterday we went to a restaurant across the street and got entertained by these guys. We were very impressed with their talent and knowledge of swedish songs! Also Victor got the biggest schnitzel I have ever seen in my life... (in a literal sense...)