Ryan Woodward, who is assistant professor of animation at the Department of Visual Arts, Brigham Young University, has released this charming new short, Thought of You. The animated film finds a couple expressing mutual affection through dance. Check it out after the jump. (via Fubiz).

Star Wars fans won’t be made at Eric Power’s treatment for Jeremy Messersmith’s “Tatooine.” Did I mention he was a self taught animator? Enjoy. (via CR).

Charming animation by Yi Zhao.

“Yi Zhao was born in China in 25th, March 1976. Currently he is living in Breda, the Netherlands.

“On The Water” is his graduation film from his 4 years’ Bachelor of Design study, specialising animation, in St. Joost Art and Design Academy, Breda, the Netherlands.

The film was made mainly in After Effects and Photoshop. From concept to rendering, the making process lasted 7 month. It was premiered for public viewing in 30th June, 2010, Breda.”

The full length version will be available shortly after “On the Water” has navigated a run of film festivals. The trailer is available after the jump.

Wall Street is subject of Federico Solmi’s latest satirical swipe at society. Through animation and painting (manipulated digitally) Solmi tackles greed and violence. The exhibition, Douche Bag City, also includes a large scale sculpture from Solmi’s Evil Empire and a collaborative animation with 3D artists Russel Lowe and Lee Gibson.

Conner Contemporary Art is located at 1358 Florida Avenue, NE –Washington, DC 20002, in the historic H Street Corridor/ Florida Avenue.

Douche Bag City runs to December 18, 2010.

“Powers of Ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in Chicago, this famous film transports us to the outer edges of the universe. Every ten seconds we view the starting point from ten times farther out until our own galaxy is visible only a s a speck of light among many others. Returning to Earth with breathtaking speed, we move inward- into the hand of the sleeping picnicker- with ten times more magnification every ten seconds. Our journey ends inside a proton of a carbon atom within a DNA molecule in a white blood cell. POWERS OF TEN © 1977 EAMES OFFICE LLC (www.eamesoffice.com)”

In addition to the youtube release of the Powers of Ten, a new website celebrating the film and offering a few products launched on 10/10/10. (via Arktip).

While I’m not too into the sound here, but Jenny Lane’s new “Whoopsy Daisy” video has some pretty good visuals.

The particulars -

The concept and character design both created by Dutch creative production agency Shop Around and its illustrator Niels Kalk showcases the dream of up-and-coming Dutch singer Jenny Lane. Jenny’s journey takes you by the hand through a heavenly environment together with a diverse mixture of beautifully animated characters. With this music video Shop Around and NMtrix lab, responsible for the 3D modeling, Mocap & Animation, were more then able to emphasize Jenny’s exuberant but natural and authentic performance style.

Complete credits:
Concept: Shop Around, NMtrix
Directed by:  Shop Around, NMtrix
Storyboard: Shop Around
(Bert Dijkstra & Niels kalk)
Character- & background design: Shop Around
(Niels kalk)
Art-direction: Shop Around
3D modelling, Mocap & Animation: NMtrix
Live-Action: Shop Around (Bert Dijkstra/ Zoltan Korai)
Producer: Patrick Nijman
Animation
Animation Director: Mic

I have yet to meet a Ryan Dooley animation I don’t like.

Fresh animation from Ryan Dooley. Each time I see his work, I’ve got a smile on my face. That must account for something, right? (via Wooster Collective).