A heartfelt thank you to my very thoughtful friend Andrew for linking me to this delightful animation which I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
eheheheheheh,
-Steph
A heartfelt thank you to my very thoughtful friend Andrew for linking me to this delightful animation which I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
From MadArtistPublishing’s Youtube channel:
As long as anyone can remember, the coming of The Undertaker has meant the coming of death. Until one day the grim promise fails and tension builds as the God fearing townsfolk of Backwater wait for someone to die.
The Backwater Gospel (2011) 09:39 | Animation – Horror Thriller
Produced at The Animation Workshop (www.animwork.dk)
CREDITS: Bo Mathorne (Director), Arthur Gil Larsen (Animation Lead), Mads Simonsen (Technical director). Animators: Thomas Grønlund, Rie Nymand, Tue Toft Sørensen. Esben Sloth (Art Director), Martin Holm-Grevy (Environment lead). Music composed and performed by:Sons of Perdition. Voice actors:The Tramp: Zebulon Whatley, The Minister: Lucien Dodge, Bubba: Phillip Sacramento, Towns people: Laura Post. Supervisors: Michelle Nardone — Production supervisor, Katrine Talks — Production supervisor, Jessie Roland — Animation supervisor, Christian Kuntz — Animatic supervisor, Patrick Voetberg — Editing supervisor, Sunit Parekh-Gaihede — CG supervisor, Jared Embley — Rigging supervisor, Thomas Christensen — Sound supervisor, Svend Nordby — Technical supervisor, Consultants: Peter Albrechtsen — Sound design consultant, Michael Valeur — Story consultant, Andrew Harris — CG Consultant, Mads Juul — Animatic consultant, Saschka Unseld — 3D animatic consultant, Anna Kubik — 3D animatic consultant, Jericca Cleland — Story consultant, Marec Fritzinger — Design consultant, Tomm Moore — Design consultant, Lawrence Marvit — Design consultant, Niels Bach — Background consultan
Watch short film at http://bit.ly/nllmuq or scan the QR Code with your device
Watch the Making-of at http://vimeo.com/19740971, http://vimeo.com/19954543t
Good morning! Hope you enjoy this as much as I did
-Steph
In the mood for something cute and creepy and weirdly amusing? This Japanese cartoon from 1947 fits the bill nyo! PLease excuse me now. I’m off to dress my cats up in doll clothes and watch them play ring toss in all their bipedal splendor. Maybe i will even bottle feed them instead of making them struggle with their mini canteens nyo!
-A very amused Steph
More effective than a caffeine IV:
I love Larkin Grimm and this video makes me giggle. Have a happy vagalicious Saturday!
-Steph
Found this via the Melvins on Facebook. It’s the first in a series.
From Amphetamine Reptile Record’s Youtube channel:
Amphetamine Reptile’s ART Division (OX-OP), teamed up with artist DALEK and HAZE XXL to do a bizarre project called A Purge Of Dissidents (2007). Weirdo space monkey animations by DALEK soundtracked by HAZE XXL. Several Melvins accompany him on this track.. The finished project was released as a BOOK/CD/DVD. It’s still available on Ipecac.
This old animation by Len Lye is creeeeepy.
ACK!
-Steph
I love this animation! The dialog is from a Story Corps interview with 87 year old spitfire Kay Wang and her son and grand-daughter. Kay is none too happy about answering her family’s questions, but her answers are very entertaining. She passed away just weeks after the interview and her family returned to record some of their thoughts which are also included. It’s funny and very sweet.
-Steph
Oh look! It’s raining again today. Guess I’ll spend some time tidying my bedroom. Then maybe I’ll go do some work in my (*newly organized and now vastly spacious thanks to fellow d’Artbordian artist and magician Toni Tiller!) studio.
*One of us will have to post pics. Toni is amazing. She spent a day this week methodically plowing through my ridiculous mess and fitting it back together like a winning Tetris board. When we were through and everything was all put away there was so much open space I literally couldn’t believe it–enough room to do cartwheels or yoga or stage a light saber duel! I kept looking around expecting to find a giant pile of stuff in the adjacent room that we’d somehow moved and forgotten about. Miracle of miracles, that didn’t happen, and now my studio is perfect! Thank you so much Toni!
-Steph <3
Dolls vs Dictators, a film by artist Martha Colburn, is on view at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY through May. I wasn’t familiar with her work until I read the interview with Colburn in Art In America this month. She makes short, intense animated films. After reading the description of her process which involves a combination of varied media such as painting, drawing, collage and found objects all captured on analog film and using a low-tech homemade animation stand, I wanted to see her work so I hit ye olde interwebz and Hatchah! wouldn’tcha know it? found her on Youtube. Here’s a clip from Dolls vs Dictators. It really IS intense, sort of an explosion of insanity which is really just a reflection of reality I suppose.
music by Deerhoof
film by martha colburn
film commissioned by Museum of Moving Image and funded by Greenwall Foundation.to watch complete film with soundtrack by Greg Saunier- visit the Museum of Moving Image- QUEENS until April . 2011
Right so, go see it if you can.
-Steph
BTW, I’m in the market for my own personal Mr. Ando. Anyone interested in applying for the position send a special email with “Lickety-Lickety Peng-Peng” as the subject line to Artspit@gmail.com. Arigato for the link, Bodart-san!
More OOIOO love! This one this time because the girl with the rope is a metaphor for my existence.
O&ILoveU2,
-Steph
Sometimes music videos make me cringe and I have to turn them off before I end up with a very bad association that makes me hesitate to listen to the song anymore. Sometimes a music video makes me love a song even more. This one makes me do the loving thing. It makes me sooo happy! I especially love the little yowling masked figure in it!
Sincere Yowls,
-StephG
Sorry if it’s stuck in yours now, too.
Sincerely,
-Steph
p.s.
p.p.s. we’ll soon be holding auditions for our very own live flautist here on darteboard so if you think you’ve got what it takes, pucker up. more details soon!
p.p.p.s. about having a flautist onboard
p.p.p.p.s. RE: the p.p.p.s., see the p.s.
an oldie but a goodie.
hope you’re all keeping warm.
-S
by Tunng cuz GOD I LOVE TUNNG!!! and this is super cute!
“and we all had a lovely time”
-Steph
Well, there you go!
Hopefully,
-Steph
*giggle*
Here, this one scrolls through a bunch of Hokusai works to the tune of some lovely Chinese music. *shrugs* Wakarimasen.
Maybe it’s just the state of my life right now, but this is hands down the best damn animation I’ve ever seen. Ever.
big love,
-Steph