Movies: Computer animation

A two-minute computer animation of a fantastical centipede having a spot of bother with a mischievous segment....

Admiral Flipside is one crazy sea-dog. Driven by a darker than black alter-ego he embarks upon a bizarre voyage of destruction and self discovery. Haunted by his subconscious he is driven by ghostly manifestations into a surreal world of circus and t...

Lead by the newly-reformed Burton the elf with the aid of young Jennifer and Isaac the elf, the Christmas Brigade sets out to stop the evil Dr. D and to fulfill Santa's mission to bring the magic of Christmas to every single day of the year....

An abstract computer-generated film. The image is of squares revolving in space around and through each other. Colors and forms multiply and divide against a beautiful symphonic score by George Kleinsinger....

MS-DOS demoscene short film that showcases computer animation, art and music....

Filmmaker Richard Baily was offered a position at Robert Abel & Associates based on his work in this award-winning early computer animation film, made while a student at CalArts....

Dennis and Catherine are having casual conversation when a "bear" — actually a mysterious man dressed in a fully yellow business suit — invades their apartment asking them for food....

Summoned into life by a god-like deity, two Easter Island statues engage in a fierce battle in outer space....

Sixteen 'objects', each consisting of one hundred points of light, perform a series of precisely choreographed rhythmic transformations. Accompanied by the sound of a Shakuhachi (the Japanese bamboo flute), the film is an exercise in the visual perce...

Extended editing techniques based on Land’s experiments affect the viewer’s sensory perceptions....

Tracking & compositing experiments....

In today’s busy world, even a shrunken head has a hard time keeping her hair shiny and clean....

Computer animated short film screened at SIGGRAPH. Inspired by the imaginary creatures described in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass....

Short experimental video art by Barbara Sykes....

A journey through time, through the magical worlds of the paintings, engravings and frescoes of the painter Francisco de Goya. Variations on sketches and paintings that, animated, narrate passages of the painter's life and work....

3-minute experimental animation based on the techniques of John Whitney....

Powered by breathtaking, pioneering achievements in computer-generated imagery, "Computer Animation Classics" is a sensory-overloading, roller coaster ride into the wildly experimental early years of digital animation. Featuring over two dozen works ...

The story of an old fashioned rocking horse who tries to regain the affection of a boy whose attention has turned to video games....

“The changing dots, ectoplasmic shapes and electronic music of L. Schwartz’s ‘Mutations’ which has been shot with the aid of computers and lasers, makes for an eye-catching view of the potentials of the new techniques.” – A. H. Weiler, N. Y. Times...

John H. Whitney Sr. explains the graphic art potential of the computer and the methods and philosophy involved in his computer filmmaking. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012....