Does anyone else here watch animation shorts? Pixar does some great (and well known ones) ones but I've also seen some amazing projects out of various animation school programs and technical groups experementing with new technology.
A few I've seen that caught my attention:
http://vimeo.com/41219207
Night light is about a minute long, but what it packs into that minute is absolutely beautiful. It's really stunning work and shows that you can tell a great story in a very short time.
http://vimeo.com/4749536
Alma. One for halloween...
I was also going to recommend the Fantastic Flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, but I can't seem to find it where I used to, though I think it's up for sale on the iTunes website now. :/ It won an oscar and it's also quite worth a watch if you get the chance.