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Spotlight: Paperman

I know I’ve already shared this on facebook but I loved it so much, I’m going to share it again! This short’s been generating a lot of buzz and rightfully so. Disney’s Oscar-nominated short, “Paperman” is a story about a young man who gets a second chance to meet his dream-girl through his determination, a stack of papers, and a little bit of magic.

“Paperman” marks the first time that Disney has merged classic animation with 3D animation. And it looks brillant! The character models rather than looking “flat” are more robust like a 3D model whilst retaining its traditional animation. You can watch the making of “Paperman” here.

Kudos to Disney for making this short available for us to watch (again & again)!

EDITED: Bummer! Disney has since made the video private. But I’m sure you’ll be able to find it floating around on YouTube.

Spotlight: After DayZ

For those unfamiliar with CorriderDigital, most of they work are action-oriented featuring lots of guns and videogame references. Their latest work, ”After DayZ”, is set in a post-apocalyptic world infested by zombies. Besides the zombies, the main protagonist must also deal with the threat of other survivors who are better equipped and are only looking out for themselves.

Great pacing, love the character interactions, and the environment that they chose to shoot in, simply beautiful. Plus, it’s got a great soundtrack.

WARNING: Contains blood, violence, and zombies!

Don’t forget to check out the behind the scenes.

Fireworks in Reverse (Commentary)

It’s not every day that one of my video goes viral. So you can imagine my surprise when “Fireworks in Reverse” started gaining attention on the internet. BIG thank you to everyone who’ve shared my video. Looking forward to creating better videos in the future.

Five things you need to know about the video:

1) There are 4 cuts in the video (can you spot them all?).

2) The actually New Year’s Eve Fireworks display went for 15 minutes. I only picked out the parts which I though looked good in reverse and used the last minute of the display.

3) The song is “Moon Behind the Tree” by Serphonic.

4) This is NOT the first reverse fireworks video on YouTube. There are a handful of “reverse fireworks” video on Youtube dating 4-5 years ago.

5) The bokeh lights at the end of the video are actual fireworks.

Media:

Gawker

Gizmodo

Huffington Post

Laughing Squid

Mashable

Petapixel

Slate

The Telegraph

This Is Colossal

Thought Catalog

Spotlight: Dol (First Birthday)

(Image via Andrew Ahn Films)

Dol (First Birthday) is a very personal story about identity and acceptance. It is a semi-autobiography about a Korean-American who struggles to find a place in his family due to his homosexuality. On the occasion of his nephew’s Dol, a traditional Korean first birthday celebration, he finds himself yearning for a life just out of reach.

You can read more about the story behind Dol here.