Denver’s Spillt Animates Promo for David Sedaris’ MasterClass

by The Denver Egotist / July 6, 2020 /
With essays in The New Yorker, bestselling books like Calypso, tours and readings on NPR, David Sedaris is one of the most recognizable essayists alive. In MasterClass' latest offering, he teaches you the art of personal storytelling. Spillt designed this satisfying sequence to promote the class, in which you can learn how David crafts attention-grabbing openings, satisfying endings and meaning from the m[Read More]
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Edibles

by The Denver Egotist / June 25, 2020 /
"People admire a fancy cuisine, but what if ordinary and plain food had something to say as well? What if it could dance or express the character. Playing with my dinner and observing the movements was the first idea and the centered torus shape was a common key for the choreography. Make sure to turn the sound on as I carefully paid attention to this detail as well."

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2020 Showreel from Denver’s Aaron Ray

by The Denver Egotist / June 9, 2020 /
From Aaron: "A new reel for 2020, probably my first personal reel in 10 years. This is a mix of work I either directed or designed, and a handful of projects that I animated. There were a ton of great artists and collaborators that made all of these projects happen, so high-fives all around." The track is New Moscow Woman by The Peechees. Nice.

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Husbands: “Manhorse”

by The Denver Egotist / May 12, 2020 /
All animations were captured in-camera using card stock and transparency sheets. Scanimation, also known as barrier-grid animation, kinegrams or picket fence animation, is an optical illusion that originated in the 1890s. To make the base image for the scanimations several frames of video were combined into one interlaced image, which was then printed on card stock. A transparent bar mask was printed next, placed on top of the interlaced image and moved back and forth to create the illusion o[Read More]
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Stay Home. Stay Safe. But Please Reach Out.

by The Denver Egotist / May 12, 2020 /
In their downtime due to COVID-19, a group of Canadian creatives have launched this heartfelt animated spot in support of mental health. No agency. No client. Just a PSA to urge people to reach out if they need help and support during these times.

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Denver’s Smash & Grab Opens Up New Altra Running Shoe

by The Denver Egotist / May 12, 2020 /
Denver-based animation group Smash & Grab takes us on a Magic School Bus-type journey into Altra's Provision 4 running shoe. The shoe itself is a class-defining reimagining of the support shoe. To show off just how different this model is, S&G brought the shoe's inner beauty outside — proving it tru[Read More]
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The ABCs of Things To Do When You’re Stuck At Home – Via Denver’s Julie Reiters

by The Denver Egotist / May 8, 2020 /
This short film is a celebration of simple acts of play, imagination and downtime for kids and families combating stress and boredom at home in the midst of the COVID crisis. This uplifting message brought to you by Julie Reiters.

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INNOSENT in FORMAL: “Junkie’s Never Enough”

by The Denver Egotist / May 6, 2020 /
Tokyo digital artist and director Kota Yamaji explains the weirdness you're about to enjoy:

Year 21XX, NEO TOKYO
The story begins at an old theater, a night before it closes down.

That night, when the manager was preparing and cleaning his theater for the close down, he found an old can of film at the basement. The manager was curious of what’s inside the film, so he set the film in an old fashioned projector and started playing it.
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