Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets comes out later this year, and it looks like it may be a classic along the same lines as The Fifth Element, which was a sci-fi thriller that is timeless and has become apart of pop culture. So much so that Eclectic Method has created a very cool remix using moments from the film. It is perfect. I love the use of the multi-pass in this cool video.
Batman takes on a drunk Superman and the fight goes pretty much how you would expect it to go. Not well for Batman. This is a short, but funny animation from Darren Wallace titled Batman vs Drunk Superman. I never thought I would live to see the day that Superman pissed on Batman. I’m a bit disappointed. You would expect the power of Superman’s pee stream to cut Batman in half.
Eric Pautz created these lovely Star Wars Abstractions styleframes for a short animation that was never finished. It was meant to be an abstract story set in the Star Wars universe. These frames are beautiful. I would have loved to see the animation. You can see more of them on his Behance page.
Star Wars are fun and all, but what if Luke and Vader peacefully resolved their differences? That’s the premise behind this very cool Star Wars fan film called Star Peacefully Resolved Conflicts from Márk Juhász. It’s only about 2 minutes long and is worth the time.
Hold onto your Captain’s chairs Star Trek fans. This is a special treat. This is a conceptual refit of the NX-01 starship in Star Trek Enterprise. It was designed by Doug Drexler and had the show gone on to a fifth season, this ship may have become a reality. The idea is that this ship is a bridge between the original NX-01 and the classic TOS Constitution class. And boy did Doug knock it out of the park! You can explore this ship from every possible angle below.
You know, I often complain that in its later years, Trek got lazy with many of its ship designs. Not all. There were still some neat ships, but at a certain point they started to feel really uninspired. The NX-01 is not bad for what it is. Now that I’ve seen this amazing starship, I really wish they had started that series with this ship. It is a real stunner. You can tell it was designed by a Trek veteran. It has all of the right visual cues that push my buttons as a long time fan. I’m gonna stop gushing now, but I fully admit that I am in love with this ship. Check it out. I’m gonna admire it some more myself.
Thomas Marrone did an amazing job creating this 3D model.
This is a crazy and super fun fan-made stop motion short that stars the titular alien, predator, and also Boba Fett and a Sandtrooper. It all begins with Boba Fett and the Sandtrooper out for a ride in the ’60s Batmobile when they’re attacked by Xenomorphs. I’ll leave it for you tofind out what happens next. I’ll just say that it is both crazy and awesome.
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Jürgen Kaiser has spent the last seven and a half years working on this amazing stop motion animated film. He had some help from a lot of other talented people, but it cost him a lot of money. He says that, “It cost me about as much as a midsize car.” It was well worth it. This is an enjoyable film with a great story.
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Sometimes simple lines can make a dramatic statement. Take these awesome logo animations by Montreal artists Simon Lagneau and Sylvain Rogé of Baboon Creation. They created some really eye-catching animations of popular superhero logos. These are just simple lines, but they are super effective at getting your attention when animated beautifully. You can see the full collection on the Baboon Creation website.
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French artist and motion designer Patrick Grandi created this cool video showcasing a pair of His and Hers lightsaber designs. These designs are pretty awesome. As much as I love Star Wars lightsabers, my only gripe would be how little the hilts deviate from the original designs. I think we can do better and this concept proves it.
They should look like the elegant weapons that they are from a more civilized age. Look at all of the amazing detail in these weapons. They are downright sexy as hell, with so many curves and grooves.I just love all of the detail here. Just beautiful.
Scott Park has illustrated the spaceships and vehicles from the original Star Wars trilogy to scale. Yes it is as awesome as it sounds. We get to see how a Ronto compares to a TIE-Fighter, to a Tauntaun and on and on. Scott did a great job on this animation. It really puts things into perspective. Some of the sizes may surprise you. For instance, I had forgotten how large those B-Wings were. They are about the size of an Imperial shuttle. Fun stuff.
