pixar: burn-e.

I’ve talked about my Pixar obsession before. BURN-E is an almost unbearably cute short that was released with the WALL-E DVD. Unlike past Pixar DVD releases – which usually included an awesome but unrelated short – the story of BURN-E coincides very smartly with the plot of WALL-E, showing us a little sub-story that we never even knew was going on.

This is a must-watch for anyone who loved WALL-E. And if you didn’t love WALL-E, I have nothing else to say to you.

candas sisman: edicisum.

Candas Sisman created this crazy abstract interplay of organic macro-images with a jarring soundtrack courtesy of Isambard Khroustaliov.

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konzerthaus dortmund: “black poem”.

Last year, Hamburg-based motion and design shop Sehsuct, director Niko Tziopanos, and ad agency Jung von Matt created one of the most stunning, cinematic promo spots I’ve ever seen for Konzerthaus Dortumund: “Symphony in Red”. If you’ve never seen it (and even if you have) it’s worth watching over and over:

Now for the 2008/09 season the same group of creatives has teamed up together again, with equally fantastic results. Moving their inspiration from fluid and blood to speed and fire, “Black Poem” takes it’s momentum from the music of Turkish composer Fazil Say. Organic and elemental, I’ve never seen text animated quite as effectively, beautifully, and in-flow with pure visuals as with these letters. They’re smouldering, almost made from embers, and yet so sharp at the same time. It’s really blowing my mind.

There’s a German-language version from YouTube posted below, but it doesn’t nearly do the spot justice. Click here to see a full-sized beautifully-detailed English version.

trollbäck + company: “things we think about before sleep”.

Trollbäck + Company is one of my fave visual design studios in the world. They kick ass each and every time, and it blows my mind a little. Usually when shops are so consistenly innovation it’s because their out of the box thinking lives in every aspect of their company, not just their product. To me, this short film proves how Trollbäck does things differently… with kick ass results.

In “Things We Think About Before Sleep”, designers Tetsuro, Peter, Anna, Paul, Emre, Christina and Tolga got full reign to create a visual and sonic glimpse into what runs through their minds once their heads hit the pillow. The results are so different, but each so interesting, that you can easily tell why these guys are at the top of their game.

Click below to check it out in high res…

Via Motionographer