Knepprath-Animator+Research

1. Yotam Perel, Birthday 21 media type="youtube" key="wljMrhY9Cso" height="315" width="560" For this video Yotam Perel used Adobe flash to create a sort of music video for his song Birthday 21 in which he describes his mind set and fears as he is now 21. Link: []

2. Max Fleischer, Betty Boop: Minnie The Moocher media type="youtube" key="HaZOXF83zBg" height="315" width="420" For this animation Mr. Fleischer uses both hand drawn animation on Betty Boop and her array of characters as well as rotoscoping for the dancing walrus as choreographed by the famous Cab Calloway With this animation I enjoy the classic hand drawn style as well as the abstract visual which come along as the song continues. Link: []

3. Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox media type="youtube" key="RmYmKDsx48w" height="315" width="420" In this small clip of animation used from the amazing feature length movie entitled Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson uses stop motion animation to portray a interesting look and feel to this classic kids story. Link: []

4. Joe Pelling & Becky Sloan, Feels Like We Only Go Backwards media type="youtube" key="wycjnCCgUes" height="315" width="560" This animation for Tame Impala's new song " Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" was made using  a collage of Plasticine in a stop motion fashion. Link: []

5. Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro media type="youtube" key="TuLX50_5UAI" height="315" width="420" For animation Hayao Miyazaki uses hand drawn animation to present a smooth, disney-esque fluidity and style. Link: []

6. Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira media type="youtube" key="RxsgWhhXcpE" height="315" width="560" For this animtion, Katsuhiro Otomo uses the form of hand drawn animation to creat a more realistic and more serious tone to the point of actually fear compared to the other examples on this list. Link: []