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Five Second Project – “FAIL”

January 18, 2010

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 [...]

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Best Of “Milk and Cookies”

January 11, 2010

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, [...]

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New Five Second Project “Milk and Cookies”

December 16, 2009

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 [...]

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5 Rules for Five Second Projects

December 16, 2009

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

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Five Second Project “Home Sweet Home” Winners

December 16, 2009

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. [...]

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Five Second Project – “Home Sweet Home”

November 30, 2009

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. [...]

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“Start With A Photo” Winners and Honorable Mentions

November 30, 2009

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

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Five Second Project, “Start With A Photo”

November 9, 2009

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 [...]

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Winners for “Spooky Scary”

November 5, 2009

Announcing the winner for the latest Five Second Project, “Spooky Scary”. As alwyas there were a ton of great entries, but this quick narrative speaks to what is truly scary in our industry… Software Crashes. The spot has some great subtle camera moves and animation that really make it shine. Check out the pupils. Great [...]

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Five Second Project “Fast Food” Winners!

October 21, 2009

I have chosen a winner for the latest Five Second Project, “Fast Food”. This was one of the hardest decisions yet for a Five Second Winner. There were a ton of great entries. Over 50 people entered! Congratulations to Greg Balint for winning fifty bucks to spend at videohive.net. This piece really tells a quick [...]

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