animation
How to Disable Animated GIFs in Chrome
I admit it: I’m a huge fan of the animated GIF. Don’t worry, though – I’m not going to embed any in this post, because the chances of you wanting to see an animation after reading that headline are slim. There’s nothing wrong with the GIF image file, itself – it’s just that when frames [...]
Star Wars Story Told with LEGO Brickfilm
We’ve talked about Brickfilms in the past. There is a lot of work to do in order to produce one of these little films. Brickfilms are created using stop-motion animation. This is an animation technique which makes an object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in tiny increments between individually-photographed (or [...]
8-Bit Creatures Have Invaded New York!
One More Production has done it again. Patrick Jean and his team’s latest short film, PIXELS, was shot on location in New York City. The level of creativity in these video clips are nothing short of fantastic. This has to be one of my favorites, though. What Geek doesn’t love both 8-bit AND video games? [...]
How to Create Stick Figure Animations
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am definitely not an artist. I have trouble even drawing a simple stick figure! Thank goodness there’s software out there that will help me. It’s a lot of fun, too! Stykz is cross-platform, and won’t cost you anything. Stykz is [...]
How to Visualize Twitter Tweets
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, that really was a tweet you saw on my screen. Each of the tweets had one thing in common – my last name. I had fun watching them assemble themselves on my screen. Using Visible Tweets, you can choose a [...]
How to Create an Animated GIF: Webcam2GIF
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I was moving my lips, but I wasn’t saying anything. It’s not a movie, it’s an animated .GIF. It’s a single file with a series of frames spliced together – set to loop forever. I made this in less than a [...]
Have You Ever Wanted to Animate Your own Cartoon?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My friend Duncan Riley posted a link on his FriendFeed yesterday, and I had to check it out. The link said that you could build your own cartoon. I love cartoons, and I love trying to create new things, so this [...]
