Below is the list of finalists: First Place — Yanis M. (Age 15, France) Great animation, modeling, and lighting! Good job!
Yanis won first place and will receive $2 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Second Place — George Mork (Age 19, USA) Your animation and music were perfectly timed! Well done!
George won second place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Third Place — Lauren Wardle (Age 26, Australia) Great animation style and story. Well done!
Lauren won third place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Fourth Place — Murat Sari (Age 27, USA) Unique take on the theme. Good job!
Fifth Place — Sam Long (Age 17, USA) Great take on the theme. Your voiceover was a nice touch!
Sixth place — Amelia Ward (Age 15, USA) Wonderful stop-motion! Physical models had a lot of details! Well done!
Seventh Place — Jenny Lines (Age 16, USA) Very cute and humorous story. Good job!
Eighth Place — Simeon Bailey (Age 14) Great animation! Would have loved to seen it polished and with sound! Good job nonetheless!
Ninth Place — Thijs van Berkel (Age 14, The Netherlands) Nice take on the theme! Good job!
Tenth Place — Genesis Valencia (Age 19, Ecuador) Funny take on the theme! Good Job!
Runners Up Jordan Ruggiero (Age 15, USA) jack izzo (Age 16, USA)
You all did great! As a reminder, likes on the contest page are only part of the final decision.The December Pylon Animation Contest Has Started!Pylon Animations2018-12-19 | The December Pylon Animation Contest is open! http://pylonanimations.com/contest
First Place — Dan Long (Age 15, USA) Great animation, sound effects, and story! Lighting dark interiors are always a challenge, but you pulled it off well. Good job!
Dan won first place and will receive $2 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Second Place — "Grey Animation" (Age 22, Canada) Absolutely amazing animation! Really interesting concept as well. Creating your own music is also a great touch. Well done!
Grey won second place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Third Place — Murat Sari (Age 27, USA) Great unique style once again. Good job!
Murat Sari won third place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Fourth Place — Nadia Hopkins (Age 12, USA) Great entry. Some parts were a little hard to understand. Good job though!
Fifth Place — Eva Stanistreet (Age 21, United Kingdom) Didn't quite match our theme, but cool nonetheless.The November Pylon Animation Contest Has Started!Pylon Animations2018-11-04 | The November Pylon Animation Contest is now open! pylonanimations.com/contest
First Place — Arnat Chintanont (Age 19, Thailand ) Great animation style. Well done characters as well as environment. Good job!
Arnat won first place and will receive $2 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Second Place — Piyatad Wankijcharoen (Age 18, Thailand) Great animation, story, and sound design! Well done!
Piyatad won second place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Third Place — Teerachot Kavinkame (Age 18, Thailand) Hilarious plot twist. Great rotoscope animation too! Would of been great if the arm was animated in some parts too. Great animation nonetheless!
Teerachot won third place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Fourth Place — Annie Bearden (Age 17, USA) Very cute animation. Great music too! Well done!
Fifth Place — Darking Rochi (Age 20, Thailand) Great animation and character style. Unforeseen plot twist! Good job!
Sixth place — Murat Sari (Age 27, USA) Interesting take on the theme. Good job!
Seventh Place — Charasrawee Watanachote (Age 18, Thailand) Great animation style and story. Well done!
Eighth Place — Sirawit Siriphum (Age 21, Thailand) Great job on the claymation! Would of been ever better if the camera was firmly mounted. Well done though!
Ninth Place — Akash Guru (Age 31, India) Very unique take on the theme. Good job!
Tenth Place — Supitchaya Thamsaengchote (Age 18, Thailand) Great take on the theme. Also funny nod to Indiana Jones. Good Job!
We had a bunch of great entries this month! Below is the list of finalists:
First Place — Reynaldo Leon (Age 47, Puerto Rico) Amazing animation, story, and sound effects. Great, nostalgic animation style too! Well done!
Reynaldo won first place and will receive $2 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Second Place — Primp Surapukpinyo (Age 19, Thailand) Great animation and story. Awesome custom grunting sound effects too! Well done!
Primp won second place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Third Place — Paul CHOI (Age 22, USA) Awesome stop-motion animation! We don't get a lot of stopmotion entries, glad to see someone dare to take on such a tedious animation method. Well done!
Paul won third place and will receive $1 per T-Shirt sold, along with this month's T-Shirt!
Fourth Place — Minh Nguyen (Age 13, USA) Great animation, rigging, and rending. Good job!
Fifth Place — Jennie Wardle (Age 30, Australia) Very unique and humorous story. Good job!
Sixth place — Murat Sari (Age 27, USA) Good animation and character design! Good job!
Seventh Place — Christophorus Gorgy (Age 34, Indonesia) Fantastic animation! Would of been great rendered with sound too! Good job nonetheless!
Eighth Place — Dan Long (Age 14, USA) Hilarious once again! Good job!
Ninth Place — Emma Wardle (Age 21, Australia) Very unique animation. Good job!
Tenth Place — "TheArtof- Eldon" (Age 42, USA) Interesting take on the theme! Good job!
Runners Up Daniel Fair (33, UK)
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First Place — Leah Hamrick (Age 11, from USA) Very cute story and style! Great animation too! Keep up the great work! Leah Hamrick won a first place 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card.
Second Place — Omiji Richard (Age17, from Nigeria) Awesome animation! Story and action was not super clear, however. Overall well done! Omiji Richard won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
Third Place — Jennie Wardle (Age 29, from Australia) Very unqiue take on the theme. Good job! Jennie Wardle won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
Fourth Place — Murat Sari (Age 26, from USA) Very unique story! Great job!
Fifth Place — Simone Iannella (Age 17, from Italy) Great plot twist. Good job!
Sixth place — Xavier Magher (Age 16, from Canada) Great twist and clean animation. Keep up the great work!
Seventh Place — Dan Long (Age 14, from USA) Very cool story as always. Great job!
Eighth Place — Nick Trisna (Age 13, from USA) Interesting story. Good job!
Ninth Place — Akash Guru (Age 30, from India) Interesting story and take on the theme. Good job!
Tenth Place — Beatless Animations (Age 13, from USA) Funny! Keep up the great work!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The June Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2018-06-30 | Great job everyone! Below is the list of the top 10 finalists:
Below is the list of the top finalists:
FIRST PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Humours story and take on the theme! Great job!
Murat Sari won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Book Ripple
SECOND PLACE: Dan Long (Age 14 from USA) Very unique take on this month's theme! Night scenes can be really difficult, but you pulled it off pretty well! Good job!
Dan Long won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Simone Iannella (Age 17 from Italy) Good modeling, rendering, and interesting story! Good job!
Simone Iannella won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Abdullah Alghamdi (Age 15 from Saudi Arabia) Very humorous story! Great job!
FIFTH PLACE: Madison Johnson (Age 18 from Canada) Very cool character designs. Good job!
SIXTH PLACE: Cameron Anderson (Age 18 from USA) Only entry doing lip synicng! Good job!
SEVENTH PLACE: Leah Hamrick (Age 11 from USA) Very cute style! Keep up the great work!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The May Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2018-05-31 | Great job everyone! Below is the list of the top 10 finalists:
FIRST PLACE: TinSalad (Age 21 from North America) Great animation paired with great sound design. Well done!
TinSalad won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Growth Plan
SECOND PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Very interesting take on this month's theme! Well done!
Murat Sari won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Al Bondad (Age 17 from USA) Great modeling and rendering! Great job!
Al Bondad won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Chad Vasquez (Age 15 from USA) Very humorous story! Great job!
FIFTH PLACE: Simone Iannella (Age 17 from Italy) Great take on this month's theme. Also cool color theme. Good job!
SIXTH PLACE: Dan Long (Age 21 from Australia) Very intricate rube goldberg machine! Good job!
SEVENTH PLACE: Marcus Hamelink (Age 14 from Switzerland) Interesting plot twist! Good job!
EIGHTH PLACE: Jennie Wardle (Age 29 from Australia) Unique way of using a rube goldberg machine! Good job!
NINTH PLACE: "time matters" (Age 16 from Algeria) Great way of showing laziness with a rube goldberg machine! Good job!
TENTH PLACE: California Vasquez (Age 13 from USA) Cute story! Good job!
RUNNERS UP: - Cruz Vasquez (Age 8 from USA) - Good job! (You are one of our youngest animators by the way. Keep up the great work!)
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Tire Collaboration Animation - January Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2018-05-02 | Thanks for entering! We apologize for the long wait. We had to take care of some other issues. Also, we wanted to have custom music created, so that took extra time. Thanks for waiting, we hope you all enjoy!
FIRST PLACE: (0:12) Derpy Duck (Age 14) Amazing dinosaur rig and model! Well done!
Derpy Duck won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift!
SECOND PLACE: (1:46) TinSalad (Age 21) Great, fluid animation. Well done!
TinSalad won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: (0:23) Rômulo Silva (Age 22) Awesome scenery and foliage. Well done!
Rômulo Silva won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: (0:29) Benjamin Griere (Age 18) Great scenery work. Great job!
FIFTH PLACE: (1:15) Murat Sari (Age 26) Interesting story and use of tire. Good job!
SIXTH PLACE: (0:56) Dan Long (Age 14) Hilarious fight scene as usual. Great job!
TENTH PLACE: (1:13) Rohan Gn (Age 15) Great stop-motion take. Good job!The Top Winners In The April Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2018-04-30 | Great job everyone!
Below is the list of the top finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: Cameron Anderson (Age 26 from USA) Great job on doing your own voice over! Making your own music is a nice touch, too! Well done!
Cameron won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Growth Plan
SECOND PLACE: Jennie Wardle (Age 29 from Australia) Great story! Well done!
Jennie won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Unique story! Great job!
Murat Sari won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Dan Long (Age 14 from USA) Extremely unique story! Great job!
FIFTH PLACE: Animation God (Age 20 from USA) Interesting take. Good job!
SIXTH PLACE: Emma Wardle (Age 21 from Australia) Cute story! Good job!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The March Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2018-03-31 | Great job everyone!
Below is the list of the top 8 finalists and why we thought their entries won::
FIRST PLACE: Victory Summery (Age 20) Awesome story telling! Nice animation, modeling, rigging, and sound effects. Well done!
Victory Summery won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Hytch Me (http://hytch.me/)!
SECOND PLACE: Jennie Wardle (Age 29 from Australia) Very detailed. Great moving story. Well done!
Jennie Wardle won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Interesting use of archery. Great job!
Murat Sari won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Jordan-Alexander Dawkins (Age 18 from Jamaica) Humours plot twist. Great job!
FIFTH PLACE: Dan Long (Age 14 from USA) Very intense action scene and story, good job!
SIXTH PLACE: Emma Wardle (Age 21 from Australia) Cute story! Good job!
SEVENTH PLACE: Patrick Geraghty (Age 47) Very unique story! Good job!
EIGHTH PLACE: Kyle Delceppo (Age 14 from England) Great plot twist!
NINTH PLACE: Sam Long (Age 16 from USA) Unique story and use of archery! However, there wasn't much animation involved. Great job though!
TENTH PLACE: Pacchu Nandipati (Age 16 from Inda) Using a game maker isn't technically animation, but nice job!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The February Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2018-02-28 | Great job everyone!
Below is the list of the top 8 finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: Jennie Wardle (Age 29 from Australia) Great story telling! Awesome use of bumper cars incorporated into a humorous story!
Jennie won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Book Ripple!
SECOND PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Unique and great animation style as always. Story wasn't too focused on bumper cars however.
Murat Sari won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Omiji Richard (Age 17 from Nigeria) Good modeling, rigging, animation and story telling. Keep up the great work!
Omiji won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Dan Long (Age 14 from USA) Amazing story once again! Great job!
FIFTH PLACE: Kyle Delceppo (Age 14 from England) Interesting story! Good job!
SIXTH PLACE: Paola Ruiz (Age 18 from USA) Great animation! Story and action wasn't very clear, but keep up the great work!
SEVENTH PLACE: Emma Wardle (Age 20 from Australia) Very well done stop-motion!
EIGHTH PLACE: Jeshanna Long (Age 6 from USA) Unique story! Good job!!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The December Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2017-12-31 | Great job everyone!
Below is the list of the top 6 finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: Rômulo Silva (Age 22 from Brazil Great job on modeling and rigging! Humorous and unique story. Well done!
Rômulo Silva won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from HytchMe (http://hytch.me)
SECOND PLACE: Cameron Anderson (Age 17 from USA) Very interesting and unique story. Good job!
Cameron Anderson won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Unique animation style and different story. Good job!
Murat Sari won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Rafael Chacón (Age 20 from Venezuela) Interesting story! Good job!
FIFTH PLACE: Dan Long (Age 14 from USA) Very intricate fight scene, well done!
SIXTH PLACE: Yanis M. (Age 14 from France) Great rendering and modeling, well done!
SEVENTH PLACE: ProduktBaum Graphics (Age 15 from Germany) Very interesting, well done!
EIGHTH PLACE: "moist potato" (Age 14 from England) Unique story. Good job!
NINTH PLACE: Rudy Nanette (Age 35 from Cananda) Humorous story, good job!
TENTH PLACE: Biyon Gunasena (Age 12 from USA) Good job!
RUNNERS UP: Jerusha Long (12 from USA) - very cool stopmotion! Jeshanna Long (Age 6 from USA) - very cool stopmotion!
You all did great! We got so many entries this month! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The November Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2017-11-30 | Great job everyone!
Below is the list of the top 6 finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Interesting story incorporating a hang glider. Good job!
Murat Sari won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Author Pool!
SECOND PLACE: California Vasquez (Age 12 from USA) Great story and plot twist. Good job!
California won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Sam Long (Age 15 from USA) Very interesting take on hang gliders. Good job!
Sam Long won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Isaiah Thomas (Age 13 from USA) Humorous story with a clever plot twist! Good job!
FIFTH PLACE: Dan Long (Age 14 from USA) Cool idea of incorporating live-footage and animation!
SIXTH PLACE: Jerusha Long (Age 12 from USA) Humorous story. Good job!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The October Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2017-11-01 | Great job everyone! You all did great! We go so many entries this month!
Below is the list of the top 10 finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: Victory Summery (Age 19) Great animation and story! Also great job on modeling and rigging! Well done!
Victory Summery won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Author Pool!
SECOND PLACE: Pattarawan Suwannatai (Age 18 from Thailand) Very interesting and unique story. Also great animation style. Well done!
Pattarawan Suwannatai won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Primp Surapukpinyo (Age 18 from Thailand) Very interesting and unique animation. Great animation style and colors, well done!
Primp Surapukpinyo won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Murat Sari (Age 26 from USA) Unique story and animation style! Good job!
FIFTH PLACE: Sakornphon Ruenwongsa (Age 19 from Thailand) Great animation and story! Also great singing! Good job!
SIXTH PLACE: Pattama Homrod (Age 18 from Thailand) Great animation and story! Also great singing! Good job!
SEVENTH PLACE: Komsan Wiledlaikul (Age 18 from Thailand) Very interesting and unique story, well done!
EIGHTH PLACE: Thanyapake Tantipongsanurak (Age 19) Unique story, good job!
NINTH PLACE: Sam Long (Age 15 from USA) Interesting animation, good job!
TENTH PLACE: Jordan-Alexander Dawkins (Age 18 from Jamaica) Great take on BMX bikes! Good job!
RUNNERS UP: Panithan Wannapong (25 from Thailand) Teachasit Weerasatian (19 from Thailand) Nuttapon Piputchareonwong (19 from Thailand) Juan Chavez (19 from Mexico) Supannapa Prukkaewkanjana (19 from Thailand) Jirachaya Panichpathompong (18 from Thailand) Akash Aruna (30 from Inda) Jerusha Long (12 from USA) Nadia Chema (18 from Thailand) Pattarawadee Niamngam (21 from Thailand) Nidchakan Khangui (19 form Thailand) paranpat ngamtharanakit (18 from Thailand) Wisarut Trakonthanasoontorn (19 from Thailand) Apisak Nontawong (19 from Thailand) Manote Komratnanapanya (21 from Thailand) Phuphat Wongweerachotkit (18 from Thailand) Ghent Faraday (19 from Thailand) Sophita Khoawsanga (20 from Thailand) pisut suparatpamorn (23 from Thailand) Dararat Kaewchantong (19 from Thailand) Capoo Larioo (19 from Thailand) Chanista Supasuk (19 from Thailand) Chanisara mahayosanun (19) Teeramet Lohsiwanont (20) Simone Iannella (17 from Italy) atipa permpool (19 from Thailand) munrigar assawaponchai (19) Nanthapon Ainsuk (18 from Thailand) nanchaya kerdsilp (18 from Thailand) Pluemluthai Chaichojareon (19 from Thailand) Apichaya Wajanavisit (20 from Thailand) nutsuda sukaim (18 from Thailand) Paola Ruiz (17 from USA) Jarucha Chitaroon (20 from Thailand) Nut Techavanvaninchakorn (19 from Thailand) Tharatorn Haohan (18) productree Graphics (15 from Germany) konlawat wattanakulchai (18 from Thailand) Raweechay Chintaworn (18 from Thailand) Dan Long (14 from USA) Phon Phattaranawphon (20 from Thailand) Jetiya Chandra (19 from Thailand) Isaiah Thomas (13 from USA) teetat pothong (19 from Thailand) Tanchanok Jamkamjorn (18 from Thailand) Pattaramon Noolong (19 from Thailand) anon suwanmak (19 from Thailand) kuntachat udomdet (19 from Thailand) Preeyaphat Pangngam (18 from Thailand) Nattamon Panitwattana (18 from Thailand) Kongpob boonsay (20 from Thailand) Rinrada Keeratipianlert (18 from Thailand) Chinchutha Artthong (19 from Thailand) sirada kunchitanurak (19 from) Pattana Onmanee (18) evan siegman (13 from Canada) Patnaree Jaidee (19 from Thailand) Wassana Pitugs (18 from Thailand) Lydia Sae-chua (19 from Thailand) Kodchakorn Srikulchan (21 from Thailand) sairung chitthai (18 from Thailand) Witchuda Pinthong (20 from Thailand) Athiwat Chanthinmathorn (19 from Thailand) Prnnaphat Choonuan (18 from Thailand) Anchanaphan Tanthawiboon (18 from Thailand) Patcharaphruek Thammongkol (19 from Thailand) natnaree Pinthong (18 from Thailand) Nitipat Sirikunnarat (19 from Thailand) Kornpak Boromsuk (18 from Thailand) Tin Mahawan (19 from Thailand) anusorn suksumran (19 from Thailand) Esilena Ort (15 from USA)
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The September Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2017-09-30 | Great job everyone! You all did great! http://pylonanimations.com/contest
Below is the list of the top 10 finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: "Derpy Duck" (Age 14 from USA) Great effects and rendering! Great animation and story! Well done!
"Derpy Duck" won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Author Pool (http://authorpool.com)!
SECOND PLACE: Jonathan Knowles (Age 27 from UK) Very humorous story! Incorporated voice acting and a unique animation style, well done!
Jonathan won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Steven Ndengi (Age 17 from Zambia) Lengthy and more complex animation, good job!
Steven won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: Jordan-Alexander Dawkins (Age 17 from Jamaica) Great story and animation style! Well done!
FIFTH PLACE: Josh Eloriaga (Age 14 from Canada) Great plot twist. Good job!
SIXTH PLACE: Chad Vasquez (Age 15 from USA) Unique and great animation style, well done!
SEVENTH PLACE: Simone Iannella (Age 17 from Italy) Very interesting and unique story, well done!!
EIGHTH PLACE: Meir Botwinik (Age 15 from Canada) Unique plot twist, good job!
NINTH PLACE: Juan Chavez (Age 19 from Mexico) Interesting story! Good job!
TENTH PLACE: "moist potato" (Age 13 from England) Detailed animation, good job!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The August Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2017-08-31 | Great job everyone! You all did great! http://pylonanimations.com/contest
Below is the list of the top 10 finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: Lucas Kozuki (Age 17 from Brazil) Awesome story and build up. Very creative and unique animation, well done!
Lucas won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Book Ripple Publishing! (http://bookripple.com)
SECOND PLACE: José M. Medina (Age 19 from Mexico) Realistic rendering! Creative story and plot twist, well done!
José won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Forrest Stull (Age 17 from USA) Unique character design and great story with a humorous plot twist, well done!
Forrest won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: "acoua minecraft" (Age 16 from Algeria) Great idea of combining live footage with animated footage. Well done!
FIFTH PLACE: Marcus Hamelink (Age 14 from Switzerland) Unique story with a humorous plot twist. And you incorporated voice acting, well done!
SIXTH PLACE: Tania O'Leary (Age 41) Awesome claymation! Well done! Just keep in mind next time that there needs to be at least 10 seconds of animation.
SEVENTH PLACE: Shreya Subramanyan (Age 17 from USA) Also great animated and live footage combination. Great camera tracking!
EIGHTH PLACE: Isaiah Thomas (Age 13 from USA) Interesting story!
NINTH PLACE: "productree Graphics" (Age 15 from Germany) Humorous story! Good job! Remember that our rules state that you can not do game (minecraft) related animations.
TENTH PLACE: "moist potato" (Age 13 from England) Very interesting! Good job!
RUNNERS UP: Nadia HOPKINS - Great effort!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.The Top Winners In The July Pylon Animation ContestPylon Animations2017-07-31 | Great job everyone! You all did great!
Below is the list of the top 10 finalists and why we thought their entries won:
FIRST PLACE: "TinSalad" (Age 20 from North America) Great modeling and rigging! Fantastic animation and story! Great use of cloth physics on the character's leaf outfit. Well done!
TinSalad won a 3D-printed trophy and a $100 Amazon gift card from Book Ripple Publishing (http://bookripple.com)!
SECOND PLACE: Rômulo Silva (Age 22 from Brazil) Great style! Awesome rendering and modeling! Great story! Great use of the dynamic paint to create sand footprints. Well done!
Rômulo won a second place 3D-printed trophy!
THIRD PLACE: Lucas Kozuki (Age 17 from Brazil) Unique character design and great story, well done!
Lucas won a third place 3D-printed trophy!
FOURTH PLACE: "acoua minecraft" (Age 15 from Algeria) Very fluid animation. Humorous plot twist. Great job!
FIFTH PLACE: Colby Parada (Age 15 from USA) Unique story! Great modeling, rigging, and texturing. Well done!
SIXTH PLACE: Greg Zbo (Age 14 from USA) Humorous story! Great use of physics! Well done!
SEVENTH PLACE: Marcus Hamelink (Age 13 from Switzerland) Very unique and interesting story! Well done!
EIGHTH PLACE: Johnathan Rabon (Age 19 from USA) Great, fluid stopmotion! Unique story! Well done!
NINTH PLACE: Jordan-Alexander Dawkins (Age 17 from Jamacia) Humorous story! Great job!
TENTH PLACE: Otter Kokinda (Age 12 from USA) Very interesting story! Keep up the great work! Remember to make sure your animation is no longer than 30 seconds.
RUNNERS UP: "Proud AnimatorZ" - Great effort! Yanis M. - Great effort! "Giraffe Arms" - Great effort! Isaiah Thomas - Great effort!
You all did great! As a reminder, votes during the voting period are only part of the final decision.