Animation Junkie

With Pixar held up as quasi deities in the world of animation, surely The Sancho Plan must be contented with Wired magazine's review of The Black Page – "Something Pixar would do if it gave up family films for avant-garde performance art, and started hanging around with Thievery Corporation and the developers of Rock Band. If only they would."

The Sancho Plan: The Black Page from The Sancho Plan on Vimeo.


And if there ever was a reason to visit Linz, Austria, The Sancho Plan's Jungle Imperator would be it. Exploiting ultra-HD imagery on the wall and floor coupled with surround audio and stereoscopic 3D, the installation immerses its audience in an audio-visual adventure which allows them to control a cast of animated musical characters.


Jungle Imperator from The Sancho Plan on Vimeo.


So while it appears that animation/digital design is hurtling towards all things 3D, HD and hyper-reality, its 2D and stopmotion cousins are still very much in favour too. Especially with 'craft' back in trend, it's no wonder music videos like The White Stripes' Fell in Love with a Girl by Michel Gondry (Partizan) and Ramona Falls' I Say Fever by Tourist Pictures' Stefan Nadelman continue to have such strong fanfare.




Ramona Falls "I Say Fever" from Barsuk Records on Vimeo.