March Favorites

This month's installment of favorite stuff! This month at school was incredibly busy, so I didn't really have time to do very much of anything, so I apologize for the small-ish and video-heavy list of faves.

Late Night Work Club

In my exploration of non-mainstream animation, I've stumbled upon an animation collective that makes beautiful, unique, independent, non-traditional animations. And I am utterly obsessed with them. I'm trying to make my final animation project look like their works, even though I lack the skill and the technical ability to make it work. But I'm trying.

A few of my favorite members are Caleb Wood, Charles Huettner, Alex Grigg, Erin Kilkenny, and Jake Armstrong. I'm sure I would love all the others as well, but I just haven't had the chance to look very much into their work.

Some Vimeo favorites:


Mountain Ash from jake armstrong on Vimeo.


Tower Block. Loopdeloop from Alex Grigg on Vimeo.


But I'm A Nice Guy from Scott Benson on Vimeo.


Little Wild from caleb wood on Vimeo.


TOTEM from caleb wood on Vimeo.


Phantom Limb from Alex Grigg on Vimeo.


The Jump from Charles Huettner on Vimeo.


Spit Ball from Charles Huettner on Vimeo.

I am obsessed with Caleb Wood. I was actually going to see his show at the Trylon, um, today, I believe, but I forgot that I would be on Spring Break. And I am currently in Colorado, so. It's disappointing, but I hope I get a chance to see him present his work in the future!

Emily Kai Block

I found her through Vimeo's feature on female filmmakers and animators (I am obsessed with Vimeo, as you can probably tell) and I fell in love with her almost immediately. She's primarily a music video director, and she's made some of my favorite videos from some of my favorite artists: Grimes' "Oblivion," Lorde's "Yellow Flicker Beat," Grizzly Bear's "Yet Again." I've always been very interested in music, which directly translates into my fascination with music videos, and I've always wanted to make art for musicians, be it T-shirts, album covers, or music videos.

I am jealous of her life and of her friendships with some of the most popular musicians of today, and I aspire to be her one day. I've seen the "Oblivion" music video probably 50 times, so here it is:


Grimes - Oblivion from Emily Kai Bock on Vimeo.