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Greasemonkey — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:25:54 -0700

Post a piece of animation you love.

Tell us why you love it.

Go.

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Greasemonkey — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:31:33 -0700

Baseball Bugs. Made by Warner Bros and released in 1946. The animators' understanding of caricature, sight gags and the subtle physics of bodily movement made these old short cartoons enduring classics. What's more, they had to hand render every single frame.

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Greasemonkey — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:59:39 -0700

Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence. Mamoru Oshii's beautiful, obsessive vision of the world of 2032 reaches its peak with this extended flight over the city and the subsequent parade scene.

Ghost In The Shell 2

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oddbill — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:32:04 -0700

Ramona Falls "I Say Fever" - brilliant Victorian etching mash-up animation perfectly built around a great song. I keep watching this over and over. The subtle menace in the woman's face is mesmerizing!

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Greasemonkey — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:20:03 -0700

That's creepy and amazing in equal measures.

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kahavi — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:43:30 -0700

A clip from the first episode of Mononoke. It's a spin-off from a ghost story anime called Ayakashi (not to be mistaken with the horrid magical girl anime of the same name). The art is gorgeous, and the animation has a really interesting paper-doll / disjointed quality to it.

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Pupato — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:46:41 -0700

Ghost in the Shell 2 is amazing! like a music long play you can watch it again & again... & again...

here´s Jan Svankmajer´s "FOOD" : )

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dorkmuffin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:12:33 -0700

Oooh ooh ooh!!!

I am SO PUMPED that this exists. I keep coming across LOVELY shorts in my RSS feeds.

This is just one. I'll come back later with other things, I'm sure.

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Audley Strange — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:34:09 -0700

This has haunted me for years. I love it because every so often it turns up again in my inbox unannounced and because the first time I saw it I was tripping.

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TF — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:17:51 -0700

The Sandman is a super bit of stop motion (and wonderfully scary!)

Feed the Kitty. Nothing else to say.

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Alberto — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:20:35 -0700

Truckers Delight. It's so wrong... yet I can't stop watching.

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Greasemonkey — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:45:11 -0700

@TF - the Warner Bros animators had mirrors at their desks so they could make faces in them as reference for the hilarious facial expressions featured in cartoons like this one.

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Paul Duffield — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:58:59 -0700

Tale of Tales

Just gorgeous.

Toujin Kit

One of the most succesful blends of 2D and 3D animation I've ever seen. Also my favourite animator.

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Greasemonkey — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:21:04 -0700

The gigantic monster at the end of The Mist. Possibly the best example of CGI animation in recent film history.

The Mist

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Greasemonkey — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:35:48 -0700

Tom And Jerry - The Invisible Mouse.

Back before they were churning out low-budget crap like The Flintstones, Hanna and Barbera were responsible for some gorgeous work. In particular, check out the high quality of the backgrounds, with beautifully carved wooden furniture and a vibrant palette. Appliances, walls and carpeting, ornaments and sundry items are all rendered with artistry rather than roughly sketched in as filler.

Tom and Jerry

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TF — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:56:26 -0700

@ Greasemonkey I love how , even now with all the wondrous tech and software, this very complicated art form starts with someone looking at themselves in a mirror!

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Pupato — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:51:00 -0700

Inmortel Ad Vitam

Renaissance

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William Joseph Dunn — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:08:11 -0700

"Back before they were churning out low-budget crap like The Flintstones, Hanna and Barbera were responsible for some gorgeous work."

I would argue that even though the H&B stuff was lower budget, the first two seasons of the Flintstones were awesome. you can usually tell if an episode is from the first few seasons by the color of the interior of the Flintstone's house (blue instead of beige) and Barney's nose (pointy and long, not short and squat like Fred's nose). I still love some of the old H&B stuff like the Herculiods (a cool revamp of that would be something I would love to work on), Space Ghost and Johnny Quest. all of which sport beautiful character designs by the late, great Alex Toth. limited animation yes, but well designed.

I love this Buckethead video that used Hermanus Busch imagery done a few years ago:

and Jason Forrest's "War Photographer" video by Joel Thrussell:

anything by Jiri Barta is worth watching at least once:

and of coarse the Quay Bros.:

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Greasemonkey — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:26:57 -0700

"I would argue that even though the H&B stuff was lower budget, the first two seasons of the Flintstones were awesome. you can usually tell if an episode is from the first few seasons by the color of the interior of the Flintstone's house (blue instead of beige) and Barney's nose (pointy and long, not short and squat like Fred's nose)."

I've only seen those terrible beige-interior Flintstones episodes, where usually the only background is an armchair roughly sketched in black and not coloured in. The Herculoids weren't bad, but IMO none of the later HB cartoons were a patch on their earlier Tom & Jerry work.

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allana — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:08:46 -0700

i am too tired to figure out why i don't know how to post videos. so never mind.

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Oxbrow — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:35:12 -0700

The Wrong Trousers - the train chase

Amazing stuff, character-filled as ever and this particular scene conveys rattling speed in stop motion.

And speaking of stop motion:

Jason And The Argonauts - the skeletons

Because they're still creepy as all get-out.

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glukkake — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:01:34 -0700

I love this clip from Aardman's Creature Comfort series. It's just so charming...

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jpr — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:07:32 -0700

All of it is twisted, but around the seven minute mark it gets, well. Fucking awesome.

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VertigoJones — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:08:25 -0700

Don't think I can embed this straight from the guys site, but I love this little animation set to the tune of Radioheads "Creep".
Creep

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LokiZero — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:15:10 -0700

Didn't love the movie really, but I thought this worked really well.

Kill Bill Anime Sequence

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electronic mily — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:13:02 -0700

Okay, I tried to embed the trailer for this but it doesn't look like it worked. Anyway, here, this is the whole thing: Old Fangs

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groundxero — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:29:31 -0700

The Amazing Screw-On Head

Mike Mignola's art style animated? You can't lose!

When the Wind Blows

I love the different animation techniques they employed. Also, seems there are quite a few post-apocalyptic movies, but few movies that take place during a nuclear attack.

Ralph Bakshi's Wizards

As a child Wizards cartoonish characters caught my attention, but the war and Nazi imagery left a lasting impression on my mind.

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VietBong — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:18:05 -0700

"On Your Mark"
Song by Chage and Aska, animation direction by Hayao Miyazaki.
I can watch this piece over and over, end never tire of it.

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Numenor — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:32 -0700

am loving this thread

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sebfowler — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:58:31 -0700

I see no mention of Bill Plympton yet, so here's a short clip from his feature-length Hair High. He did quite a few mtv shorts back in the day and is just an incredibly inventive animator.

And how could I not post probably my favourite Ren & Stimpy. The immortal Space Madness.

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Flabyo — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:15:56 -0700

Regarding an earlier comment, in my experience almost all animators work with a mirror by their desk. It's the easiest way to spot who the animators are when you walk into a games company...

Speaking of games...

Muramasa, because this kind of 2d work is *extremely* hard to do in realtime on current videogame hardware

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IsaacSher — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:58:00 -0700

I love this one. I believe I got the link for this awhile back from Phil and Kaja Foglio's GIRL GENIUS.

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CarlGlover — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:04:02 -0700

Birdy Nam Nam video by Willy Sweeney

Trailer for Christiane Cegavske's film Blood Tea and Red String.
She also animated the birds from The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things

I think this is one of my most favorite threads I've seen on here yet.

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Rachæl Tyrell — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:02:43 -0700

Real eyes were superimposed on the faces, which do not move otherwise.

(I wish I could find a clip of Batman TAS "The Demon's Quest". It's just beautiful. Bits of it look rotascoped.)

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SonOfCann — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:37:55 -0700

Kaiba

One of the most beautiful and thought provoking animated series you'll ever watch.

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dorkmuffin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:53:40 -0700

Because I'm actually a little surprised no one has brought up William Kentridge yet. These animations are done directly into charcoal drawings.

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Draug — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:47:16 -0700

Well to start I just want to thank all of you for always delivering great things. And I hope I'm not repeating myself to much feel s like I already have mentioned most of what I like in one thread or another but here it goes:

Lets start with some pure childhood nostalgia that still manages to entertain my boring grown up self "Resan till Melonia" a version of The tempest by one of my all time favourite animators Per Åhlin.
Resan till Melonia

This is a much later find Raoul Servais that often manages to make me think a bit after seeing on of his films.
Operation X-70

And the last animator I would like to mention is Jurij Norstein he just makes stunning stuff.
Hedgehog in the fog

This short speaks to the nerd in me:
The Raftman's Razor

This is an odd one because I'm not sure I really like the animation that much but somehow it compliments the story so perfectly so the hole becomes greater then its parts.
The Man with the Beautiful Eyes

This film is so great because it manages to take something as dated as marionettes and manages to use them in a innovative way and tells a better story because of it.
STRINGS

This is just a wonderfully crazy must see film.
Mind Game

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arklight — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:30:46 -0700

Did that immortal film ever come out by the way?
I remember the trailer, but not
a film?

Anyone know?

Heri

http://www.youtube.com/thearklight

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William Joseph Dunn — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:18:08 -0700

Did that immortal film ever come out by the way?
I remember the trailer, but not
a film?

it came out. I rented it through Netflicks.

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CarlGlover — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:42:42 -0700

@Rachael - the characters in that clip remind me of the figures in Esao Andrews's paintings.

This is actually in theaters right now. Just saw it, beautiful film. The Secret of Kells

... and an old favorite of mine Cat Soup

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Magnulus — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:07:23 -0700

Hey, the Hedgehog in the fog! Love that one. Absolutely astoundingly well-made.

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Greasemonkey — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:53:11 -0700

The black hole from the Dr Who episode, THE IMPOSSIBLE PLANET. The animators perfectly captured the terrifying reality of the phenomenon - a gigantic emptiness that swallows everything in its path.
The Black Hole

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Ben Gwalchmai — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:10:10 -0700

/\ @ Greasmonkey - that is brilliant. Good point. I think they might have had help from the Greenwich Planetarium team on that one - if ever you get the chance to go there for a show, I'd recommend it. I saw one where Liam Neeson was the narrator for a season on black holes and the animations looked similar if not more involving for their incredible scope and the hlaf-leaned-back vantage point you get.

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city creed — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:39:20 -0700

a friend showed me this recently:
The Ark
powerful little thing

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Greasemonkey — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:57:07 -0700

@Ben - I wouldn't be surprised if Russell T Davies happened to visit the Greenwich Planetarium in 2005, saw the black hole exhibit, and thought to himself "I fucking WANT this in the show!". Hiring the planetarium animators would be the logical choice at that point.

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Skiriki — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:20:41 -0700

Hi!

I'd like to link a friend of mine who does traditional hand-drawn animation (although he colors them with computer); he has very distinctive style, and he's now working on more material. I've known him for ten years or thereabouts, and he's a big fan of comics; some characters featured in this clip are very reminescent of the Hulk. He recently graduated, and has been released into the wilds of the job market.

Link to the page, since I seem to have some problems with embedding the video itself (about a minute in length, since it is a sample).

I personally find his animation style interesting: it is somewhere between anime and traditional animation, and he has a good eye for characters and backgrounds.

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Ben Gwalchmai — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:30:54 -0700

Beirut

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razrangel — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:05:50 -0700

The only thing I would dare to submit here I can't find. So maybe one of you have heard of it. I believe it was called "The Custodian" and I believe it came out some time in the mid 1990s, but I just can't recall what year. I am fairly certain, however, that it won the Oscar for Best Animated Movie in Short Form. I think.

It's drawn very simply, basically black ink only. And is the narrative of the Custodian who is literally in custody over Earth and Humanity. He cleans up after people and feels a bit frustrated over the messes we make but has a grudging love for us. His narrative includes "The Kid" (Jesus) who listened too intently to his stories and ultimately decided to visit Earth and live among the people, which didn't go very well for him. Simple, sweet without being cloying, and haunting. And the damn thing is I have only seen it once, when it aired on PBS perhaps 15 years ago. Can't find it online anywhere.

I *hope* have the details right. Anyone?

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Greasemonkey — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:11:43 -0700

Fantastic Planet was a bizarre Eurocinema offering aimed at people who like watching films under the influence of psychedelics

Fantastic Planet

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Skiriki — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:02:26 -0700

Oh, yeah. And I forgot to link to more detailed studies of the character animation and such which is also available for your viewing pleasure:
Available here.

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coffeemug — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:14:45 -0700

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city creed — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:45:12 -0700

Codehunters
By Ben Hibon and Axis Animation
a slice of post-apocalyptic SF that rocks my world

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rickiep00h — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:27:23 -0700

Computer animation:

Tool - Vicarious

All of Tool's videos have little bits of awesome in them, from the Quay influences to the collaborations with people like Chet Zar and Alex Grey. The stop motion vid for "Ænema" is actually my favorite Tool vid, but I thought this one was the most ambitious.

Flash/cel animation:

The Cat Piano

This went around for a while, and I came across it from Coilhouse. Amazing animation, and bonus points for Nick Cave narration. Watching it in HD is glorious.

Cel Animation:

No conversation is complete without Duck Amuck

I'd add some stop motion if it weren't for the fact that Harryhausen has already been covered, and the whole world knows about Selick's work on Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline.

Special mention also to Richard Linklater for Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, and Wes Anderson's Fantasitc Mr. Fox.

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Greasemonkey — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:42:16 -0700

Fantastic Mr Fox must've taken forever to animate, given Wes Anderson's love of intricate, ornate visuals.

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emonster — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:50:36 -0700

Terrible quality but I always loved Stevie Washington. They were first shown on MTV as a series of shorts. Later, Liquid Television played the shorts collected as one long short.

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Thom B. — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:44:04 -0700

The Third and the Seventh.

Sorry for the click through but it's worth it. Also, watch it in HD, anything less is criminal.
I watch this at least three times a week as a meditation.
Seriously, this is the movie that Inception wanted to be to my mind. I'd compare this with any masterpiece by Vermeer, Renoir, Monnet, whoever your favorite painter is.
Take take 15 minutes on your own with absolutely no distractions and be amazed.

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emonster — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:45:00 -0700

Great thread.
Draug, thanks for posting The Raftman's Razor. I had never seen it before and have watched it a half dozen times this morning. Great work. I wish they would have published the five issues of the comic, could have been a great little promotional thing.

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Greasemonkey — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:06:37 -0700

Red Hot Riding Hood. Slapstick silliness and the gorgeous painted scenery that was a trademark of Tex Avery's work.

Red Hot Riding Hood

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Paprika — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:15:12 -0700

Lapis - James Whitney (1966)

First time I saw this I realised I had to go to art school.

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Greasemonkey — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:28:34 -0800

More Tom And Jerry.

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Stoto — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:38:48 -0800

Channel 4 used to have a late night animation showcase, where The Man in the Lower-Left hand Corner of the Photograph was aired. Can't seem to find details of it online, but I'm sure there are more gems to be found via it.

Robert Morgan

The Man in the Lower-Left hand Corner of the Photograph Part 1

The Man in the Lower-Left hand Corner of the Photograph Part 2

The Separation

You lot really do know some cool stuff. Another thank you for the thread.

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mister hex — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:16:17 -0800

FOUR FUCKING PAGES AND NO JAY WARD? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHk4VXMlE8Y

ALSO - Let's get our Sesame Street on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiytkIXTkAo

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Stoto — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:37:21 -0800

@Paprika
Christ alive! That James Whitney video is amazing.

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archizero — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:11:33 -0800

Pure black and white, with a curious cat...

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Andy-E — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:19:34 -0800

One of the greatest stories in animation I have yet to see.

Persepolis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PXHeKuBzPY

A link cause I suck at adding yotube.

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William Joseph Dunn — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:55:46 -0800

I thought this was fun when I saw it this morning:

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razrangel — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:17:03 -0800

@William a friend just posted that on facebook and I was a little skeptical when I clicked on it. But turns out it had me grinning ear to ear in seconds. The quick tour by Pratt made it Double Plus Good. }:>

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William Joseph Dunn — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:40:31 -0800

@razrangel - yeah, it's really fun. it's all done by Disney guys. in fact, when I was at Disney, I worked with one of the BG layout guys who worked on this short.

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mjmartinejohn — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:17:31 -0800

Two words: Disney, Dali

And two more, fucking trippy.

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James Cunningham — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:06:56 -0800

That Superman cartoon is just insanely awesome and I Want More!

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HEY APATHY! — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:53:16 -0800

I only got turned onto this recently but it's one of the coolest things I've seen (not my taste in tunes mind you)

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Stoto — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:56:09 -0700

Preeeetty.

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Purple Wyrm — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:51:24 -0700

The best kinetic typography I've ever seen

Shop-Vac

Also, this video clip from that guy who sang that song you're probably well sick of

Gotye - Heart's a Mess

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vandalhandle — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:05:10 -0700

Dead Leaves

Dead Leaves is in my opinion, is 45 minutes of craziness and an anime i loved for not ticking the cliche boxes of most of the genre. You will find the full movie in the related videos sidebar.

Tunng - Fair Doreen

A video i saw late at night on some music channel and loved, when i read the title of the tread it was the first thing to pop into my head, sweet and a bit twisted.

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William Joseph Dunn — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:23:39 -0700

If any of you are Bros. Quay fans and are in the NYC area MoMA still has their retrospective. Well worth checking out. They have a couple of sets from "Street of Crocodiles" and others. Very cool.

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imaginarypeople — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:43:33 -0700

http://vimeo.com/49262701#
Dash Shaw + Sigur Ros

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Yaboo Chingoa — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:53:16 -0700

For a while now, I've been stockpiling animated odds 'n ends over here.

For example

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Greasemonkey — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:04:39 -0700

The Red And The Blue remains my favourite claymation thing, ever.

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Stoto — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:38:57 -0700

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DavidLejeune — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:32:03 -0700

It's not going to be something that can be linked for a while, but 'Paperman,' the short attached to the front of 'Wreck-it Ralph' is astounding and gorgeous and sweet (Wreck-it Ralph is also really, really good).

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TF — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:57:04 -0800

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William Joseph Dunn — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:28:34 -0800

@ DavidLejeune - Hell yeah! The "Paperman" short was amazing!

@ TF - aw, thanks for the BTB&tB shout out. I wish more people saw the show when it was originally airing. I miss working on that show...hell the entire crew does.

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TF — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:26:56 -0800

[EDIT: Ah the timey links didn't work]

Man, what a great show to be a part of

I could have started that clip here:

Because I LOVE the standy Batmobile and the way it turns, the space around it - it's just perfectly done - but I thought I'd get to the guts of Batman breaking the 4th wall with the HAMMERS OF JUSTICE!!! Because it's :-) :-I :-D :-( ;_;

I was put off BTB&tB initially by the lack of Hamill, Conroy and, most of all, the preceding The Bat-man which I tried to love but couldn't (The Edge's theme music didn't help - you're in U2 and you can't play guitar properly- stay away from Batman!!!) so I just figured me and the WB lived in different worlds.

Then I saw this: [from about a half hour in]

and I was - " 'the fuck is up Aquaman? " - and I found out - and my God what a great, great show Brave and the Bold is!

Maybe too few people saw the show when it was originally airing because the world wasn't ready to process how brilliant and bold it is. I love this show now and I still can't believe what I'm seeing in a Batman cartoon.

Detective Chimp!!!

-- and this is one of the best Batman moments going; any series, any time:

Kudos! Kudos for working on such a brilliant piece of the Bat-world!

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Alan McMillian — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:11:03 -0800

I discovered Anime in the 90's like a lot of guys my age; Akira, Dominion Tank Police, Ranma 1/2...

...and this Kamui no Ken

Rintaro's work has always been a bit mental in the best way.

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William Joseph Dunn — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:50:05 -0800

Rob Pratt's follow up to "Superman Classic":

Autechre's video for "Gantz Graf":

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James Cunningham — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:04:30 -0800

Ooooohhhh... I'd seen the first Superman Classic and loved it, but didn't know there was a second. More!

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Greasemonkey — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:05:52 -0800

If you have a lot of money and want to do some lasting good for humanity, buy the rights to this film and pay a good animation house to finish it properly (Richard Williams ran out of time and money when The Thief And The Cobbler was only 85% finished).

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Wood — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:58:38 -0800

Soviet-era Russian Winnie the Pooh, or, as he is called over there "Vinni Puh"

The 3 episodes can be found on Youtube. I find it way better than the Disney version.

And for something completely different, that raving maniac Paul Robertson !

You might recognize his style if you played the Scott Pilgrim video game for which he did a few animations, like :

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Wood — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:29:08 -0800

Also, can I just say I'm really excited about this ?

I love how close to the Original comic it looks and yet the animation is perfect.

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Yoav — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:28:12 -0800

Astonishing classic 'The Man who Planted Trees'. Well worth the time:

Beautiful photographic animation (from 1968 so the filmic technique is physical cell animation)

What's Opera Doc:

Apologies for repeats, buffering too slow to check.

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William Joseph Dunn — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:27:29 -0800

WB cleaned these up from the original prints. These are classics for a reason:

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William Joseph Dunn — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:48:15 -0800

http://vimeo.com/56339105

URBANCE Trailer from Steambot on Vimeo.

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Jamie Heron — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:12:39 -0800

The Animation Workshop graduation films on Vimeo.

My favourite is 'The Reward'

The Reward from The Animation Workshop on Vimeo.

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William Joseph Dunn — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:35:22 -0800

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Steve Toase — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:55:16 -0800

Papercut video
Just the care, attention to detail and energy is amazing.

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James Cunningham — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:27:03 -0800

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William Joseph Dunn — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:00:47 -0700

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razrangel — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:21:11 -0700

@William - Ach! I missed the Brave & the Bold lovin', sorry! I did watch the series with much great love and tremendous sorrow when it ended. I kept the final episode on the DVR because GODDAMN. Brilliances.

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William Joseph Dunn — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:52:04 -0700

@ razrangel - ah, thanks man! B:TB&tB will probably be in my career highlights. My inner 7 year old got to come out and play for 3 seasons.

Did anyone see the new retro Mickey Mouse shorts today?:

http://video.disney.com/watch/croissant-de-triomphe-4d7b3aae690a98650d776d97

I don't think it's really "funny" (although even as a kid, Mickey never made me laugh either), but it sure looks nice.

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phill_sea — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:42:07 -0700

Not quite the right place, but Jamie Heron, and every one else:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1862188728/the-reward-tales-of-alethrion?ref=live

The Guys who did "The Reward" graduated and started a studio, and have one of the best reasons to join kick starter I've seen.

Please, please if you love (like, don't hate) animation fund this project.

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William Joseph Dunn — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:03:53 -0700

Nick Cross just released another short!:

http://vimeo.com/62456806

Also a new video of Disney legend Walt Peregoy (he painted the background for 101 Dalmatians) has surfaced:

"Walt Disney was a shit!"

Hilariously as angry as he is talented:

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/walt%20peregoy

The Outstanding Animation Thread

TF — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:47:12 -0700

The Outstanding Animation Thread

William Joseph Dunn — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:18:07 -0700

R.I.P.

The Outstanding Animation Thread

Greasemonkey — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:56:03 -0700

I loved that the Skeleton Fight clip included the Wilhelm Scream.