Remember that amazing Kraftwerk sweater by Mishka I posted about a few weeks back? Well, the same company also produced these Wire 154 and Eraserhead lambswool sweaters. Neither which is available anymore. I think it’s high time for Mishka to start making these fine garments again. I’d certainly buy the Wire one.
Thank you, Brett Burton!
British animator Lee Hardcastle excels at getting to the very essence of a film (usually a horror film) with his 60-second claymation reenactments of movies like The Exorcist, Evil Dead and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Here’s Hardcastle’s take on David Lynch’s cult classic Eraserhead. I love the Northern accents, all done by Hardcastle himself. His accent ups the funny factor considerably.
See more of his Done in 60 Seconds with Clay webseries at Lee Hardcastle.com
Via Dazed & Confused magazine
Two sixty-second versions of David Lynch’s Eraserhead: one by Lee Hardcastle; the other by Martin Funke, which was made for the Jameson Empire Done in 60 Seconds competition.
It takes Lee Hardcastle 10 days to make one of his 60-second claymations, as he told Don’t Panic magazine:
I have some shortcuts, biggest ones are within the story – keep characters/locations down to a minimum because that stuff takes the most time to create. Something I learned over time is that whatever you do, do not skip out on the animation. People watch a video for animation, not a static image or boring moving graphics.
I re-use materials like cards & clay. Once in a blue moon, I’ll invest in something, last year I bought & made three armatures at £70 a pop. If I need something, I’ll search the apartment for props/materials. Check out my Eraserhead claymation, the bed sheet they’re sleeping in are in fact the underpants am wearing right now. It’s just the rent I have to worry about.
Lee has made a variety of other great 60 seconds films, including Evil Dead and The Exorcist, all of which can be found here.
Martin’s Eraserhead was one of the 10 shortlisted finalists, and more of his work can be found here.
Previously on DM
“Dingushead” by Dylan Mitchell-Funk.
I’ve been reading boingboing for a while now (...) I’ve just put the finishing touches onto a poster I’ll be printing out as a gift tomorrow - Steve Brule and Eraserhead… I’m really pleased with how it turned out and thought I’d share it. Merry Chrimbus!
(via Boing Boing)