Last night was the UMBC Motion Challenge and Watch Cool Stuff screening!

We had 9 fantastic entries:

Nicole Simke - Caged Monster
Samuel Enomanna - OH MOON
Ganna Vikhlyayeva - Space
Nitin Sampathi - Aren't we the aliens?
Jacqueline Wojcik - One With the Dust and Trees
Emanuel Fuentes - Mission to the Moon
Lorenzo Lalimarmo - A Rumination on the Nature of Space, Titling (Space Tracking)
Krista Trostle - down_SPACE
Jessica Agim - Galactic Spill

Then we had a submission that was too long to be considered for a prize, but we enjoyed it so we included Hailey Lain's Eye Exam.

The judges had a tough time decided who should win, but here are the top three:

Kudos to Emily who did the opening animation and bumpers for the screening.

Thank you to all the participants!

Watch Cool Stuff was followed up the Motion Challenge Screening. What is Watch Cool Stuff?

Every Wednesday the animators at iNet share interesting animations/graphics/advances in technology with each other for Watch Cool Stuff Wednesdays!

We decided to share some of our favorites from the past few months. Here are the videos we showed last night:

Shorts

Duet by Glen Keane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qnQqXr838E
Western Spaghetti by PES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBjLW5_dGAM
A Guide to American Football (2015 Edition) by Cub Studio: https://vimeo.com/117268065
Original/Short by Vucko: https://vimeo.com/117193312
Reindeer by Treat Studios; https://vimeo.com/17950038
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl by Mike Roush: https://vimeo.com/108160097
No One Tells This To Beginners by Creative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1oZhEIrer4
Google Santa Tracker by Markus Magnusson and others: https://vimeo.com/82538169
Dog Envy by Olivia Huynh: http://www.oliviawhen.com/#/dog-envy/
Instagram by Rachael Park: https://vimeo.com/115821632
Alphabetic by BlinkmyBrain: https://vimeo.com/40110798
Thought of You by Ryan Woodword: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBk3ynRbtsw
To This Day Project by Shane Koyczan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY
Charlie Chicken, Canine Artist - [Mini Artist Documentary] by Ed David: https://vimeo.com/111956409
Kingdom Crumbs by Ori Toor: https://vimeo.com/49636181
Late For Meeting By David Lewandowski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBqM2ytqHY4

3D Printing

Derby the dog: Running on 3D Printed Prosthetics by 3D System: http://youtu.be/uRmoowIN8aY
Bears on stairs by DBLG: https://vimeo.com/91711011

Commercials

Film & Tech:

BOX by Bot & Dolly: https://vimeo.com/75260457
Projections in the Forest by 3hund: https://vimeo.com/115082758
- Behind the Scenes: https://vimeo.com/113933784
Playing With Power by Ava Benjamin https://vimeo.com/116585007

VFX/Movies

Alice in Wonderland VFX highlights, Sony Pictures Imageworks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BKFDqZfzT8
Thor: The Dark World: Previsualization by The Third Floor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK3_9sV5GqM
The Third & The Seventh by Alex Roman https://vimeo.com/780960
- Breakdown: https://vimeo.com/8200251

Branding Campaigns/Packages

Studio/Artist Reels