A Quiet Moment Amongst Friends

Mirror Friends

Digital animation, 38 seconds, 2010

I made this short, abstract piece for an experimental animation course I'm taking. The music is excerpted from the track "Mirror Friends" by the group Lucky Dragons (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). The video doesn't work very well this small; it's intended to be shown on a continuous loop on a large screen (preferably in a room filled with beanbag chairs and people giving out free massages).

For the greatest effect, you should click through to YouTube and view it full-screen in 720p high definition. Namaste.

They Walk Amongst Us

iPhone animation, red on black, 12 seconds, 2009

I just downloaded an iPhone application that lets you make stop motion movies with your fingers. For my first attempt, I made a Halloween-themed short film about an alien that comes to earth and dresses up like a dude. 

UPDATE: I promise this blog isn't going to end up being just a dumping ground for random stuff I make with my iPhone. I've been busy with a new job, but I'll get back in the swing of things soon.

Shark: An Animated Motion Picture

Video, stop-motion animation, photoshop, 45 seconds, original score, 2009

I adapted my drawing of the fist and the shark into a stop-motion movie. Carl W created an original score using a computer program with beats.

I also created an Animated GIF from the movie's climax that you can share on MySpace or your personal website. 

Making your own cartoons is fun! This is going to put Pokémon out of business.   

UPDATE: Here is the video in a new and exciting format. Thanks to Ben D for the hot tip. 

UPDATE 2: I apologize if it seems like the fist is bullying the cute baby shark. That was not the intent! It was supposed to be about the triumph of good over evil. Like this movie.  [found at this site]

Another Christmas at Home by Eux Autres

Video, edited found footage, original song, 2.5 min, 2008

 

Eux Autres - "Another Christmas At Home" from Nicholas Larimer on Vimeo.

Nick L sends in a Christmas-themed music video that he created for his band Eux Autres. The snowman character is played by his sister, Heather. She fills in admirably for the late, great Burl Ives. Nick plays the part of Santa.

I was hesitant to post another Nick L video, mainly out of jealousy. Most people I talk to about this blog mention this video as their most memorable artwork. Maybe these people didn't see the hand turkey?

Anne Boleyn by Eux Autres

3 min 20 sec, Claymation Music Video, 2007

Eux Autres - "Anne Boleyn" from Nicholas Larimer on Vimeo.

Nick L thought the artwork on this site was childish so he decided to raise the bar. Like a renaissance man from days of yore, Nick wrote and recorded a song and then created an honest-to-god claymation music video. It's like when the California Raisins formed a band in the eighties and released their hit, "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" or when the Noid stole all that pizza and got thrown in jail.

Nick is a recent transplant to San Francisco. He has a real art degree and makes his living in advertising. Many years ago, I helped Nick get a job at an alternative weekly newspaper selling ads to escorts.