More on the GMC Superbowl spot

On my previous post about the GMC Superbowl ad Greg commented that the animation used for the spot was actually longer in content and could be viewed on YouTube. Awesome! I did a bit of research and found that the animation is titled Sisyphus and won an Oscar in 1975 for best short film. The film was directed by Marcell Jasnkovics who is from Hungary.

Thanks for the heads up Greg!

Here is Sisyphus in all it's glory:

James Baxter Podcast is up at Animation Podcast

Clay Kaytis brings us another great interview showcased on his website The Animation Podcast. In this new show Clay interviews industry legend James Baxter. He covers everything from animation spacing to working with Richard Williams on Roger Rabbit.

Check out the interview after the jump:

Sketches

Here are some doodles I've done to keep my fingers nimble at work.

2d Superbowl Commercial

I did catch the Superbowl (kinda wish the Patriots had won) yesterday and to my surprise there were a couple of 2d commercials.

My favorite one was the GMC spot that shows a man pushing a rock up a mountain. I really liked the stylized 'not on model' technique and the message. Check it out here:

Book of the FUTURE!! (from 1979)

This is too funny! Check out all the crazy "future predictions" from the past (1979) after the jump -

http://www.pointlessmuseum.com/museum/usbornebookofthefutureindex.php