Le Merle (1958) – Norman McLaren

Le Merle (the Blackbird) is a cutout animation directed in 1958 by cinematic innovator Norman McLaren. Based on a French-Canadian folksong, the story tells of a bird who loses a beak, a neck, eyes, wings, legs, etc, and then finds them in duplicate and triplicate.

Interview with Dr. Kathy Ann Miller – KQED Science

In this Science on the SPOT: Preserving the Forest of the Sea, watch Kathy Ann Miller, PhD, curator of the University Herbarium at the University of California – Berkeley, as she shares the wide variety of seaweeds in the collection.I love when someone gives a personalized video tour of their work, especially when it mixes nature, science and beautiful, art-like specimens all together.…… Continue reading Interview with Dr. Kathy Ann Miller – KQED Science

Streamschool (Patakiskola) – Peter Vacz

Streamschool (Patakiskola) by Péter Vácz: Inspired by a Hungarian poem, this beautifully-textured stop motion piece about growing up tells the story of a little girl who travels with a river to the sea. The version above is in Hungarian with English subtitles, but it’s also available in French: L’école des ruisseaux.Plus! Notes on how it was made. 

Ryan (Short) – Chris Landreth

Winner of the 2005 Oscar® for Best Short Animation This Oscar®-winning animated short from Chris Landreth is based on the life of Ryan Larkin, a Canadian animator who produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Ryan is living every artist’s worst nightmare – succumbing to addiction, panhandling on the streets to…… Continue reading Ryan (Short) – Chris Landreth

Make Puppets with Jim Henson (1969)

This video is 15 full minutes of amazing. And the best part of watching is that these puppet activities will no doubt inspire kids of all ages to create their own muppet-like characters. Watch Jim Henson and muppet designer and builder Don Sahlin demonstrate how to make puppets from socks, tennis balls, cloth, wooden spoons, potatoes, and other things you…… Continue reading Make Puppets with Jim Henson (1969)

Sorry I’m Late Stop Motion Animation – Keith Henniff

Sorry I’m Late from Keith Kenniff | Helios, Goldmund on Vimeo.Shooting stop-motion straight down on the ground is such a great way to animate. In Sorry I’m Late (2009), written and directed by Tomas Mankovsky, a man tries to reach his destination by bus, bicycle, horse, hot air balloon, shark, and car.The life-sized stop-motion is all filmed from…… Continue reading Sorry I’m Late Stop Motion Animation – Keith Henniff