Tag: indie animation
You're dropped right into the middle of the action in "Mad Circus," a short starring an old train conductor whose vessel is having a few....problems. Where is he? Who is he? Why are trains flying? This short does not...
We've all been in the situation of having to be the wallflower at a social gathering. One would think being a chameleon would make the experience easier, as you could just literally disappear. This isn't the case for the...
Ana Portillo & Javier Méndez of El Paso, Texas have worked on several projects together -- Javier on the creative end and Ana handling the financial side. Now they're putting together their first computer-animated short, "Home Of My Memories."
"Home"...
"Painted Flower" is a short from Vietnam that concerns two big-eyed girls in art class assigned with -- what else -- painting a bouquet of flowers. One student is fixated on getting as close to the real look as...
It's nice to be able to carry an endless supply of media in a pocket-sized device, isn't it? People had it harsh in the old days....or rather, in this alien otherworld. This guy (whose name is officially "Eggs") has...
This bizarre short was created by Frame Freak Studios, a small team of animators from El Salvador. Before you watch this one, you'll need to know it's a pilot for a proposed series by the Frame Freak team, and...
Here's a cool short that plays with shadows, timing and mystery to create a tense atmosphere. This nameless astronaut visits planets to scavenge for valuables...sometimes even living ones. When he discovers a crashed freighter, he hops right in --...
"Glass Ceiling" is a cartoon short now under production at the Savannah College of Art and Design, directed and Produced by Cierra Maach (currently a Senior at Savannah). Cierra is commanding a twenty-two member team, made up of her...
If you watch just one of the indie shorts TZ is spotlighting during the month of December, make it this one and trust us. It contains no words and the main character has no name, but it's by far...
Here's a 2-D animated short that takes you to an otherworldly zoo full of crazy creatures of all kinds: short, tall, bright, loud, multilimbed, multiheaded, flourescent....Fun to look at, but there may be something sinister about it. Feel free...