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AAFF 48th Promo Video

That’s right its that time of year again for the Ann Arbor Film Festival.  The longest running experimental film festival is in its 48th year and stronger then ever.  For the third year in a row I have animated the trailer for the festival.  This year the trailer is one of my personal favorites just in terms of how complex the project was in terms of animating so many layers.  I estimate over 600+ layers were used in the project.  The Great Design by Ryan Molloy was a blast to animate, the audio track by JDSY makes the graphics come to life!  Although I think I need a new computer if I plan on rendering out these large 1080p HD videos.

Enjoy, and don’t forget to buy your advanced passes for the Festival!

Ann Arbor is the Same – Shigeto (Visuals for Live Set)

This video was crated as a background for Shigeto for live music performances on his upcoming tour. Just image someone playing real drums along to this music, then the experience is complete.

47th Ann Arbor Film Festival Animation

I had the joy of animating this years promotion video for the Ann Arbor film Festival again.  This years slogan is “welcome to the new world of independent cinema“.  Ryan designed a very detailed Map for the campaign that I brought to life in this animation.  Music outtakes from The Life Aquatic sound track were provided by Mark Mothersbaugh from DEVO.

47th AAFF Trailer Animated from Ann Arbor Film Festival on Vimeo.

A 30-second animated video to promote the 47th Ann Arbor Film Festival, which takes place March 24 – 29, 2009. The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the original North American independent film festival and a forum for cutting-edge, art-driven, visionary filmmakers and new media artists to share their work.

Animation: Martin Thorburn
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh | Mutato Muzika
Graphic Design: Ryan Molloy
Sound Effects: Steve Dannemiller
Logo Design: Raul Peña
Producer: Donald Harrison