'Red Bull' Canimation Competition Creative Entries

Some of my favourites include:

In Chris Butcher's 'Inspiration From Emptiness', a can becomes a race car. I like the animation here, but the film could have been edited and have been much shorter by only showing a few of the clips of the tabs creating the race car from the can.

http://vimeo.com/32105591

"Red Bull: New Heights" by Kensei Thomas is a nicely-executed drawing of a girl finding the energy drink on the ground and flying over scenery. The colours are subtle, and the pacing is done well. I like the music, and the entry feels Japanese-anime in style. 

http://vimeo.com/31747996

"Canimation" by Marc Moynihan is a short drawn animation that features a hiker who disturbs a growling bear from hibernation in a wintery forest. This one appeals to my sense of humour. I just love that bear's growl.

http://vimeo.com/31856894

"RedBull Canimation - Breakcans" by Tom Stanton features a dance-off between a Red Bull can and a generic brand. I like the idea. 

http://vimeo.com/32171781

"Red Bull Canimation" by 'Garden Shed Productions' features a can morphing into various objects (plane, man, race car), and this is executed well. 

http://vimeo.com/32113942 

Chloe Rodham's "Skyhound" is a fascinating animation, and her style of animation is unique and a breath of fresh air. The pacing is fairly good, but I felt that some of it could have been edited down. I loved the idea of the greyhound chasing the can, and this had me sold. I don't think that the can turning into the rabbit offered much, or the greyhound somehow acquiring wings without catching the can, but the creativity is there; I loved that the rabbit, greyhound, and bull made up the constellations. This is one of the top pieces, for certain.

http://vimeo.com/chloerodham/redbull 

Sarah Jones' cute "A Canimated Christmas" features Santa and his task of delivering presents to the world's children with the help of the energy drink. The pacing was good, and the animation was executed well. I like the unique animation style, and it's a cute and festive entry.

http://vimeo.com/32171571

"Sphereballs - Red Bull and the Broken Telly" is a short animation by Damian Tasker. In the clip, Red Bull fixes a broken television. The tongue-in-cheek approach and the voices reminded me of the current brand's television commercials. It does remind me of the company's real advertisements. Well done. 

http://vimeo.com/32137208

Nadia's "The Bag Snatcher" is a comic-book style (Scott Pilgrim comes to mind) drawn animation featuring an elderly couple who defeat a bag snatcher with the help of the energy drink. I felt that this could have been edited down, but I loved it. Oh, and something about the animation reminds me a little bit like Family Guy.

http://vimeo.com/32017776

"Canimation entry: Redbull: Architectural flight" by Rob Johnson features a series of drawings of buildings with the can. This one was different, and I felt it was a creative idea, but the drawing could have been a little more bolder to stand out a little better perhaps, as I felt that it is a little bit forgettable. I loved the idea, though, and I loved the drawings.

http://vimeo.com/32167939