Here are some highly inspirational and brilliantly executed animated short films, that I find some of the best ever made. I have watched them several times, and get back to them every once in a while, if I’m looking for inspiration.

• Balance by Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein
• Quest by Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach
• Skhizein by Jérémy Clapin
• Madame Tutli Putli by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
• Father and Daughter Michael Dudok de Wit
• Urs by Moritz Mayerhofer

You can watch all of these Short Films on Youtube or similar sites. I’m not sure if all of them have been officially released to the public, so I won’t link them here.

Yes, in the age of the internet it’s hard to believe, but books can be very valuable too. I just finished reading some fabulous books I can recommend to anyone interested in Filmmaking.
Here goes:

• The 5 C’s of Cinematography by Joseph V. Mascelli
• The Filmmakers Eye by Gustavo Mercado: Lots of info on cinematic composition
• In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch: Not just about editing, but about the whole philosophy of how directing film after it has been shot.
• Making Movies by Sidney Lumet: Great insight into the directors role in a feature production.

Also here are some more books I find worth mentioning:

• Directing the Story by Francis Glebas (Thanks Martin Lubich!)
• Film Directing Shot by Shot by Steven d. Katz
• Ideas for the animated Short by Sullivan/Alexander/Schumer

If you know of any good ones, let’s hear them!

Here is a teaser of “The Risk not Taken”, my graduation film project at the FHF (Freie Hochschule für Grafik Design und Bildende Kunst Freiburg)

Website: risk-not-taken.com
Follow on Facebook:facebook.com/​risknottaken

FMX. Which is an awesome experience, so I’ve heard. This year I’ll be attending it for the first time, and I’m very much looking forward to it

So far I’ve managed to get a fresh batch of visiting cards, some hundred of them, though I don’t believe I’ll pass all of them and am thinking about producing some Demo Reel Dvds with nice cases, and maybe a kind of “portfolio-book” thingy, to show off, when there are no computers around.

The program is quite impressive, and I’ll do my best to suck in all of those interesting facts

See you there!

I updated my 2010 Demo Reel. It contains shots from my short films as well as visual 3d studies.

Also, I am currently looking for an internship. Feel free to take a look at my Portfolio.

Reel 2010 from Alex Glawion on Vimeo.

Here are some unfinished ideas and scenes that did  not make it into the final version of the short film In-Between Ends.

Andrew Price interviewed me for his recently released WOW Factor Book. http://www.wowfactorbook.com

If you’re a dedicated blenderhead and ready for some fundamental filmmaking techniques and insight concerning the compositor, feel free to head on over and check it out.

I finally got around to setting up a blog. Stay tuned for topics such as Design, 3D, Animation, Filmmaking, Short film WIPs, Blender related stuff and some Art and music related posts.

cheers,

Alex

Ps: also check: Autopneumatische Schnullerpfeife. Seems promising! Autopneumatische Schnullerpfeife

also check: CG Director