Woods of Wisdom

It would seem that pro-golfer Tiger Woods has a new sports beverage on the market known as Gatorade Tiger and is promoting it to the younger generation with a very nice-looking animated spot.
I caught a shorter version of the following commercial the other night and was happy to find the full length version on YouTube.

The spot is directed by Rune Bennicke and Jean Perramon at Pepper Films. Judging by their reel they have done various commercials for Disney, Kelloggs, and other various food companies.

New Pink Panther Animation

Jerry Beck was kind enough to post a link to the new main titles of the recently released film, The Pink Panther 2.
I know that's the only part I wanted to see...:)
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/pink-panther-2-opening-titles.html#comments

Horton Ninja Anime

I hate to spoil the surprise for anyone who hasn't seen Blue Sky's Horton Hears a Who yet, but this scene had me in tears when I first saw it.
This traditionally animated scene came out of nowhere soon after Horton goes out on his quest of protecting the speck and it's so fast and hilarious....enjoy!
Wish they were making more animated features like this!

Gabe Swarr Shorts

Check out Gabe Swarr's awesome blog for a couple of great animated shorts he made featuring classic Nintendo characters!
http://www.gabeswarr.blogspot.com/
What the Shell? and A Really Really Brief History of Donkey Kong are cleverly designed and animated!

Le Building

We watched a great little short this morning in Flash class...
"Le Building" is a 2005 production that was created by 5 students attending the Gobelins, an animation school in Paris, France.
The short uses 3D, Flash and traditional animation.

You can download the Quicktime and learn more about the production of "Le Building" at their official website.
http://www.le-building.com/index.htm