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Five Second Project “Self Portrait”

The Gorilla — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:54:40 +0000

This one is all about YOU! Make a five second animation about yourself. What you like, what you do, what you know, what you LOVE. Anything really. Just make it personal.

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 “Self Portrait” 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 see 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 February 28th

Watch the videos here, at the vimeo channel, or at the FiveSecondProjects Archive

Winner of FiveSecondProjects, “FAIL”

The Gorilla — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:54:29 +0000

Winner

Colorful Illustration, simple animation and a squishy sound effect make this animation by Ross Phillips the winner. Congrats Ross!

This has been the largest FiveSecondAnimation yet! It’s so great to see new participants enter and it’s especially awesome to see the regulars trying new things. I really love watching this community grow. You all rock!

Honorable Mentions

Watch ALL of the Entries here

Five Second Project – “FAIL”

The Gorilla — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:58:30 +0000

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.

Watch the videos here, at the vimeo channel, or at the FiveSecondProjects Archive

Best Of “Milk and Cookies”

The Gorilla — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:01:50 +0000

Winner

This simple, yet really clever animation from unlime really caught my eye as the winner. I like the subtleness of this one. The cookie’s sly grin as he goes into the tuck position really makes me grin with him. The slow motion effects on this one is great too. The heavy film grain, the vignette, and the timers make this feel authentically slow-mo. Great work!

Of course, stay tuned for the next Five Second Project announcement soon.

Honorable Mentions

See all the entries, here

New Five Second Project “Milk and Cookies”

The Gorilla — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:42:51 +0000

Photo by trekkyandy

Welcome to the final FiveSecondProject of 2009. There are some new rules to keep in mind when submitting your five second project. So, make sure you watch the new videos below before submitting. Can’t wait to see all of the entries! Happy Holidays!

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 “Milk and Cookies” 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.

New 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

Watch the videos here, at the vimeo channel, or at the FiveSecondProjects Archive

5 Rules for Five Second Projects

The Gorilla — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:27:00 +0000

Official 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

Five Second Project “Home Sweet Home” Winners

The Gorilla — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:37:08 +0000

Great work as always from everyone who entered. It is always great to see all the participation. Check out this winning spot by BOUDIER Vincent. Animated in Cinema 4D. Nice work!
Winner

The next Project will be announced soon with a few rule changes. HINT: ALL videos will have to be five seconds to be accepted. In the mean time, check out the Five Second Project Archive to see all the videos that have been posted.

Honorable Mentions

Five Second Project – “Home Sweet Home”

The Gorilla — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:16 +0000

Update: The deadline for this project has passed. The winners will be chosen this week. Stay tuned.

For this Five Second Project, It’s all about what makes you feel most at home. Just think about what makes you feel happy and riff off of that for your project. It’s time to get a little more personal.

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 “Home Sweet Home” 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 last week’s theme here.

Rules

1. The animation can’t be longer than nine seconds. FIVE SECONDS is highly recommended!
2. The animation must fit the theme.
3. Only submit animation. Any and all animation forms are accepted (stop motion, hand drawn, cg, 3d, motion design, etc… ). Unmodified, videos will not be accepted, however.

Why Should You Enter? Check out the video…

How Do I Enter my Video?

1. Create a five second animation based on the theme, “Home Sweet Home”.
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 December 13th

Tell a friend about the five second projects and get them involved too. Don’t forget to push yourself to try something new every week. What about a new piece of software or technique you have wanted to try? Take control of your creative output and Make Cool Shit!

Check out the entries below or visit the Vimeo Channel.

“Start With A Photo” Winners and Honorable Mentions

The Gorilla — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:50:13 +0000

Winner

Congratulations to Daniel Coutinho. He is the winner of the “Start With A Photo” Five Second Project. Thanks to everyone that participated. Great turnout and great work!

Honorable Mentions

Five Second Project, “Start With A Photo”

The Gorilla — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:58 +0000

Update:
The deadline for this project has passed. The winners will be chosen this week. Stay tuned.

This one should be fun. You must use photos you have taken to make your animation for this weeks theme. Use a photo as the main element in your animation. Why not try something you haven’t done before. Cut out a person or elements from photos. Or, maybe composite something into a photo. Whatever it is, just make sure to take a photo and incorporate it in to your entry.

What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make cool shit for our reel right? Sometimes you just need a theme to get you started… Some rules to fight against. Use the theme “Start With A Photo” 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 last week’s theme here.

Rules

1. The animation can’t be longer than nine seconds. FIVE SECONDS is highly recommended!
2. The animation must fit the theme.
3. Only submit animation. Any and all animation forms are accepted (stop motion, hand drawn, cg, 3d, motion design, etc… ). Unmodified, videos will not be accepted, however.

Why Should You Enter? Check out the video…

How Do I Enter my Video?

1. Create a five second animation based on the theme, “Start With A Photo”.
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 November 22nd

It’s really great to see so much participation. Tell a friend about the five second projects and get them involved too. Don’t forget to push yourself to try something new every week. What about a new piece of software or technique you have wanted to try? Take control of your creative output and Make Cool Shit!

Check out the entries below or visit the Vimeo Channel.