Note that this program is geoblocked and only available in Canada. Discover a vibrant collection of innovative and visually stunning music videos from around the world. This program showcases the intersection of music and animation, featuring a mix of genres, styles, and storytelling techniques. From hand-drawn animation to cutting-edge CGI, each video pushes creative boundaries, turning songs into immersive visual experiences.

The video consists of original artwork produced for the remix video and older work done for Studio Killers, including Ode to the Bouncer, Eros & Apollo, Party Like It's Your Birthday, Jenny and Studio Killers 404 Pilot Episode. 
This means that even though the video has been put together by one person, the remix video has the work of a lot of talented people in it.

Ode To The Doorman

An animated music video for the band Ghost. <a href="https://sparkanimation.eventive.org/films/671d5130b05c7a0075dd11c7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See the conversation with the director</a>.

Ghost - Mary On a Cross

A man dies, rots, lives, and dies again. Set to the song Breathe, by Pink Floyd.

Breathe (In the Air)

In a metaphorical world, a man finds his inner child, his joy and innoncence, but also his greatest fear: being separated from him again.

ZÈN TAN

Io, theprotagonist, is engulfed in the sorrowful currents of a poignant departure, unable to escape. Crafting a vast realm that mirrors her innermost self,Io traps herself within its boundaries. Temporal progression within this realm comes to a standstill at the moment of farewell, and everything touched by Io's frigid grasp fractures into shards. Amidst this desolateexpanse, a red paper arrives, inviting Io to follow its path —a trajectory that unveils a rendezvous with Io's redself. The redIo,exuding an almost omniscient aura, envelops Io in an embrace and bursts. embrace and bursts, transforming the once-white world into red.

Frozen Hands

This experimental animated music video, inspired by the experimental music of GoneClements, delves into the themes of light and self-discovery. ⁤⁤Set in a world without sunlight, our protagonist, with a blurred head, seeks definition through various light sources, mirroring the human quest to understand light. ⁤⁤Each animation frame captures the impression of light, reflecting the distractions and challenges of the journey, much like the complexities of the human experience, often entangled in self-comparisons with the surroundings. ⁤
⁤Unlike traditional narratives, this animation intentionally lacks a clear resolution, emphasising the ongoing quest for understanding light and self. ⁤⁤The video concludes with a dual transformationᅳself-destruction and rebirthᅳa metaphor for the perpetual journey. ⁤⁤It highlights that while comprehending light or finding oneself may be elusive, internal light endures as a perpetual source of illumination.

Colours Set

This song tells a story of conflict, repentance, and the presence of nature as a witness to these events. The lyrical hero describes the moment when he destroys his enemy with a precise shot, and the enemy falls among the grass in a velvet forest. Nature, particularly the majestic sequoia, becomes a symbol of this event and the hero's spiritual awakening. In the presence of the sequoia, he swears an oath, realizing the consequences of his actions and vowing never to use his weapon again, striving to become kinder and more peaceful, like a dolphin. The forest surrounding the hero emphasizes the atmosphere of reflection, with nature and the sequoia witnessing the changes in his heart.

Latexfauna - Sequoia

Panic, panic, fear, and confusion in extreme situations.

Vladimir Komarov

Henry meanders through Wyrmlands, the remains of England consumed by the giant worm of capitalism. Amidst his despair, he recalls an act of kindness. As a child, innocent and loving, he saved an injured worm. Perhaps salvation is possible if he can reconnect with his inner child.

Lay Me Down (HMLTD)

A tired docker heading home after a hard night’s work comes across a postcard which rekindles his passion for the US. Guided by three sprightly birds he embarks on a once in a lifetime road trip and journey of self-discovery across the States.

Kind of Morning

In order to pass her genes on to unexplored star creatures, a female scientist creates a floating island, grows plants on the island and send them out of atmosphere. Then release the plant seeds containing her genes into space.

Eternal Empress

Dedicated to all those who were told they were weird or were made to feel that way. Weird is weird based on a norm, once we lose sight of that rigid norm, weird can be anything, and it can be funny, maybe confusing, but most of all it can be authentic.

All the Best

K idol star AID and fans. they had a hard day in their respective lives today as well. They are connected Through music, comforting each other, and overcoming painful nights once again.

U don’t have to be a Star

One night, Pyjama awakens alone in his room, immersed in nostalgic thoughts. Suddenly, mysterious shadows appear and captivate him. His bed comes to life and carries him away in a strange and magical dance.

Let U Go

"Felt it in Stereo" is an animated music video featuring hand-drawn and hand-rotoscoped 2D animation.
A giant Space Eye travels the universe transforming planets with the power of music. Composed and performed by True August, animated and directed by Mel Tomlin.

Felt it in Stereo

Human beings frozen as if they were statues are visiting the "Electric Self Contemporary Art Museum," a large video installation where autonomously generated analog images are transmitted by machines, the "feedbacks" of the tradition of video art history. Energy is the common thread of the exhibition. Visitors to the museum are monitored by a mysterious creature that governs different ways of enjoying the exhibit. A giant female figure made of pixels absorbs visitors' bodies and performs a dance that turns the museum into a dance floor. The museum of the future is a symbiosis of bodies, images and music, a radical interactive experience that produces the ultimate metamorphosis and the birth of a new creature.

Pictures at an Exhibition

Music video for the song "The Emptiness Machine" by Linkin Park.

Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine

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