Here we will collect animations we like, as well as online animation collections, which are a great way to be introduced to new work.
If you know of a resource not on this list, let me know! jpmcdowell@smcm.edu.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson
The Cat Came Back, Cordell Barker
Réka Bucsi, Symphonie no. 42
Paul Chan, The 7 Lights
Matthew Cherry, Hair Love / Young Love
Sylvain Chomet
Fantasy, Vince Collins
Happiness (Rat Race), Steve Cutts
Tissa David (selections)
Godfather of Harlem title sequence, Digital Kitchen (2020 Emmy winner)
Paul Dunning:
Childhood of a Circle, Kadavre Exquis
Composition in Blue (An Optical Poem), Oskar Fischinger (1935)
Maestro - CGI animated short by Illogic
The Amazing Digital Circus series, Glitch Studios
Gobelins studio:
Michel Gondry:
The Science of Sleep (excerpt)
Human Behavior, music video for Bjork
A Shaman's Tale, Jose Guerin
Tuca and Bertie, Lisa Hanawalt
Don Hertzfeld:
The Animation Show (with Mike Judge)
Continuum, Noncedo Khumalo
Catuor, Judith Klein (1970)
Kubo and the Two Strings, Travis Knight (dir.)
Derek G. Larson, Très Mall
Bryan Lee, Cage Match
Kirsten Lepore (stop motion):
Walk for Walk, Amy Lockhart
Windsor McCay:
Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend
A Trip to the Moon, Georges Melies (1902)
Moana ("You're Welcome" clip)
Crabs, Václav Mergl
Florida Man + Florida Woman, Christina Molina
Monty Python:
Storytime, Terry Gilliam (1968)
Hedgehog in the Fog, Yuri Norstein
Lumaajuuq, Nunavut Animation Lab
David Oreilley:
Shockheaded Peter, Marianne Petit
PES:
The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia, Jonni Phillips
Asparagus, Suzan Pitt (Warning: Adult Content)
The Brothers Quay: Anamorphosis
Tango, Zbigniew Rybczyński (not animation per se, but all about timing)
Lotte Reiniger:
She and Her Cat, Makoto Shinkai
Simon's Cat: Double Trouble (YouTube Series)
Pummel Nankeen, Ismael Sanz-Pena
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Jenny Slate
Phantom Canyon, Stacey Steers (2006)
Tale about the Cat and the Moon, Pedro Serrazina
Dimensions of Dialog, Jan Svankmajer (1982)
Richard Williams:
Lapsus Juan Pablo Zaramella
Creature Comforts by Nick Park
Western Spaghetti by PES
Kitbull by Rosana Sullivan
Caldera by Evan Viera
Timber by Viziepop
Klaus (trailer)
Green Eggs and Ham (trailer)
Green Eggs and Ham (sneak peek - first 8 minutes)
Green Eggs and Ham (behind the scenes)
The Science Behind Pixar exhibition - Working At Pixar videos
Allen Becker's series on the 12 Principles
Ed Atkins interview
Creative Spark: Brenda Chapman interview (Brave, Prince of Egypt)
Street of Crocodiles (short documentary about the film by the Brothers Quay)
Brad Bird:
Alan Becker, Animating a Walk Cycle
Richard Williams, Animating Movement (short documentary)
Lisa Hanawalt talk, XOXO Festival