James Lopez: Hullabaloo Steampunk Animation Project (2)

We first featured this great project back in October of 2012 and now you can head on over and support this crowd funding campaign to finish it.

Mr.Hublot

Mr. Hublot is a short animated film that looks pretty wonderful.

Here is the plot outline en français

Monsieur Hublot vit dans un monde absurde, où se côtoient des personnages rapiécés, recousus, en partie mécanique, véhicules démesurés, un monde où le gigantisme de la mécanique et l'acharnement à la récupération, règnent en maître.

Bourré de tocs, de manies, effrayé par le monde extérieur, reclus sur lui-même, Mr Hublot déteste le changement et les imprévus. Il a d’ailleurs trouvé une parade très efficace à cela : ne jamais sortir de chez lui ! L’arrivée du chien Robot Pet va chambouler ses habitudes, contraint et forcer de faire vie commune avec son nouveau compagnon très envahissant…

You can stay connected with the project through Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Shout out to Steampunk Canada for posting the movie poster this morning.

I Have Your Heart: Crabapple, Boekbinder & Batt

Illustration ©Molly Crabapple

Illustration ©Molly Crabapple

Illustration ©Molly Crabapple

I almost forgot about this project simply because of the length of time it took to complete, so was happy to see the post on Boing Boing about it being finished.  It's really amazing!

I've included the video below but you should head over to Boing Boing to read the interview with illustrator Molly Crabapple, musician Kim Boekbinder, and animator Jim Batt -- also to see more wonderful backstage images.

An excerpt from the I Have Your Heart Website:

In 2010 Molly Crabapple & Kim Boekbinder schemed a scheme to make an animation with Crabapple's amazing art and Boekbinder's delicious music. They found Batt, or Batt found them, and a collaboration of beauty, joy, and unbounded creativity was born.

You can also buy the music and other merch at the I Have Your Heart Store.

Hullabaloo: James Lopez

Hullabaloo Character Sketches ©James Lopez

Hullabaloo Character Sketches ©James Lopez

Hullabaloo Blueprints ©James Lopez

Hullabaloo Screen Cap ©James Lopez

Hullabaloo Screen Cap ©James Lopez

Hullabaloo Screen Cap ©James Lopez

I'm really liking the look of this project by Animator James Lopez. You can definitely see the big mouse influence that is also apparent in Brian Kesinger's work but I think it's wonderful, and am excited to watch this develop.

Here is a work in progress clip and you can keep up to date on the project over on Facebook.

The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello

via Boing Boing.