Five Second Project – “FAIL”

What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make cool shit for our demo reel right? Sometimes you just need a theme to get you started… Some rules to fight against. Use the theme “Fail” to make a five second motion piece and link it in the comments of this blog post. Please be sure to post a link in this post’s comments to ensure me seeing it. If your new to five second projects, why not check out the Five Second Projects Archive to watch all of the past themes.

Rules

1. Submissions must be Five Seconds Long!
2. Only animation is accepted. Video only submissions will not.
3. The animations has to do with the theme in some way.
4. Original Work only. Don’t cut out 5 seconds of already made work.
5. Link back to GSG on your Vimeo Post

Why Should You Enter?

1. Try new techniques or software
2. Limitations help get the mind working.
3. Make short, awesome pieces for your reel.
4. Get critique from your peers.
5. Promote yourself.

How Do I Enter my Video?
1. Create a five second animation based on the theme.
2. Upload your video to Vimeo. Don’t forget to add a link back to this blog post.
3. Post a link to this posts comment thread and I will add it to the Channel.
4. Deadline is Sunday January 31st

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202 people have commented on this post. You should too!

  1. Kees says:

    I’m definatly in again! Love the theme!

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  3. Sundeep Toor says:

    Haha! great theme! I’ll see if I can get round to submitting something to this

  4. Laura says:

    didn’t take a lot of frames…. :)

  5. James Wicks says:

    Hey Nick!
    How do you earn your money?
    I thought you no longer work at DK?
    So, do you freelance?
    How do you find the time to blog, do tuts, make apps, etc. and make money to pay your bills?
    C’mon man, spill the beans.
    What’s yer secret?

    J

  6. Keitto says:

    Awesome theme!!! :D

  7. Haha awesome theme.
    Hammering through this test filled week of school then it’s After effects time!

  8. Tadej Bokan says:

    Great theme for my first 5s project. :)

  9. mike says:

    5 second epic fail walking cell phone robot using only mo2 dynamics and some xpresso.(cellphones are from maxon library)

    my submission:
    http://vimeo.com/8830237

  10. CaseLat says:

    OH MAN! I LIKE THIS ONE!!

  11. vot says:

    Yo Nick , should I make a new entry project ?
    I used the destruction tut that you posted before . :(

    http://www.vimeo.com/8857902

    rules :
    !!!4. -ORIGINAL WORK ONLY-. Don’t cut out 5 seconds of already made work.!!!

  12. Brett Perry says:

    Hi Nick,
    Great theme. Here’s my entry
    http://vimeo.com/886621.

  13. Brett Perry says:

    Sorry, posted an incorrect link. The link for my video is http://vimeo.com/8866221.

  14. Rounin says:

    OT: Nick or Anyone know of a script/plugin for AE that allows you to make your video change from pixels to letters? Here’s are some examples. Note this site does it on the fly.

    http://www.asciimeo.com/8837024

    http://www.asciimeo.com/4917346

    MAKE SURE TO CLICK “SIMPLE ASCII” it looks better.

    You can do this with any vimeo videos. It really works great for those simple motion graphics. I’d like to do something like that.

  15. sai says:

    the theme is really great :)
    here is mine: my computer is such a fail that I can`t do any of the projects :D :D:D:D

  16. ray houghton says:

    http://www.vimeo.com/8878650

    not sure why it didn’t post the first time… hopefully this doesn’t double up

    cheers

  17. Here’s my first submission ever. Hope it floats.

    http://www.vimeo.com/8878886

  18. spenser says:

    Oh man.. this is going to be hilarious…

  19. Dave Spooner says:

    Love your site, been following it for a while, here is my first submission, hopefully it doesn’t suck too much! :)

    http://www.vimeo.com/8881258

  20. Dave Koss says:

    Well… took 7 & 1/2 hours, but I finally finished it…

    http://www.vimeo.com/8881915

    Making of compressed into 1 minute here (http://www.vimeo.com/8882325)

  21. Dennie van Dijk says:

    Hey Guys my first “character” animation with the theme: Fail
    http://vimeo.com/8888966

    Cheers Nick, love your sharing!

  22. Here it is, I failed as hard as I could on this one.

    http://vimeo.com/8894437

  23. Alan Adamik says:

    Long time seeing, first time writing :)
    Here’s my first try : http://vimeo.com/8896964
    I already know it sucks but i just wanted to participate :)

  24. Jay Rust says:

    Here’s mine! Hope you guys like it!

    http://www.vimeo.com/8899606

  25. ramon says:

    This is my first submission.

    http://vimeo.com/8903975

  26. Agustin Marcocci says:

    Here is my entry:

    http://www.vimeo.com/8909532

    Enjoy!

  27. Sean Hunt says:

    Heya! here’s mine…

    http://www.vimeo.com/8930354

    Only discovered this blog a week or so ago, great resource :)

  28. Jason Jahnke says:

    cool beans.
    5 Seconds.

    http://www.vimeo.com/8919429

  29. Myron Blocksome says:

    5 second FAIL project – http://www.vimeo.com/8936372

    Your blog great! keep it up

  30. P B says:

    Recently discovered this website and love it.

    Here’s my submission. http://www.vimeo.com/8940027

    It beats going outside in a Minnesota winter. :-)

  31. Annet says:

    Hi Nick, here is my entry:
    http://vimeo.com/8949240

  32. Tonni Hansen says:

    Here is my first entry. Looking forward to doing more =)

    http://www.vimeo.com/8954501

    Keep up the good work Nick!

  33. Danielw says:

    My first ever entry to the 5SP projects

    http://vimeo.com/8966074

  34. Marv Gilbert says:

    Great Site Nick, thanks for all the tutes. First entry here… http://vimeo.com/8970777

  35. My first entry for “fail”. Actually second, the other one is just taking longer to finish so did this one as a break.

    http://vimeo.com/8972379

  36. Sebastian says:

    Nick, I’m sorry. I had to re-upload my entry ’cause it had no audio. I hope it’s OK.
    Thanks!
    http://vimeo.com/8907640

  37. Dima says:

    Hello, Nick!
    This is my entry http://www.vimeo.com/8982342

  38. pranjal says:

    A failed contribution from my side.Keep rocking Fellows.
    Good theme Nick.Loved doing it.

    http://www.vimeo.com/8986600

  39. Alan Adamik says:

    Here’s a remake of my submission, for the best i suppose :)
    http://vimeo.com/8989716
    (I don’t want to make a double submission, just wanted to share it and receive meaningful feedback)

  40. Raj says:

    Hey guys, here’s my part of failure :)
    I just love these FSPs…

    http://www.vimeo.com/8998357

  41. Sivupersoona says:

    http://vimeo.com/8996044
    The video compression of Vimeo had no mercy this time.

  42. Serge Tardif says:

    Hello Nick ! My 5 Second Project…

  43. Here’s another one, hope you enjoy it! http://vimeo.com/9008475

  44. Steven Jenkins says:

    Hey, Nick! Here’s my failure! I’m liking the 5 sec projects!
    http://www.vimeo.com/9012940

  45. Christian Schmid says:

    hey nick…
    here’s mine
    http://www.vimeo.com/9016614

  46. Gabriele says:

    Here is my video, I hope you like it.

    http://vimeo.com/9018125

  47. Finally done with my 2nd entry. I think I pushed ae to the limit, at least for my machine. It was impossible to work with towards the end.
    For more info check the description on vimeo

    http://vimeo.com/9023495

  48. Luka says:

    Hi Nick. This is my first 5 second project and it will not be last i learned so much doing this. I love Photoshop and AF.

    my project:
    http://www.vimeo.com/9024767

    Luka

  49. Luka says:

    hi.

    I had a problem with my first file on vimeo so i had to re-upload and this is the link to the real project.

    my project:
    http://www.vimeo.com/9029206

    Luka

  50. Troy A says:

    Here’s mine! Hope you enjoy!! :)

    http://vimeo.com/9033436

  51. shapirog says:

    Here is my Penguin Party Fail.
    http://vimeo.com/9035262

  52. Hey Nick
    Sorry for the second post but I think you missed mine when you were adding them to the Vimeo channel

    http://vimeo.com/8995927

    cheers

  53. Malibran says:

    Hi Nick! Here´s my very artesanal entry:
    http://www.vimeo.com/9041680

    Great theme. Hope you like it.

  54. MEHMET KUTLAY DEDE says:

    Here is my entry for the FAIL theme.
    Enjoy it

    http://www.vimeo.com/9050026

  55. Mehmet Kutlay Dede says:

    Here is my updated entry for the FAIL theme.
    Enjoy it.

    http://www.vimeo.com/9053188

  56. Ryan Sneddon says:

    Been meaning to do one of these for awhile. You’re website has provided me with a lot of great information and advice. Thanks!

    http://vimeo.com/9061564

  57. fabian says:

    Hey Nick… here is my entry for the FiveSecond Projects: GreyFail Gorilla. Don’t take it personal… :-)

    http://vimeo.com/9055468

  58. Adeolu says:

    Hi NICK, this is ma first entry into d 5 seconds Project. LETS GO THERE

    http://www.vimeo.com/9043408

  59. Orangelizard says:

    I’m also a GSG 5sec Project virgin, hope you like my attempt!

    http://www.vimeo.com/9072984

    Jason

  60. Sam Rivers says:

    Hi, here’s my entry -
    http://www.vimeo.com/9076128
    be gentle with critique pls :)

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