Newfound Interest with Animation

Posted by RabbidMickeyMouse on Oct. 17, 2007, 7:11 a.m.

When I was a 56ker, Youtube was a luxury (as were most things). Now that I have a broadband internet connection, I've come to see a lot on Youtube as of late.

It can easily become addicting if you don't moderate yourself, or decide to go on open-ended searches, jumping from one video, choosing another from the related selection to the side, and so on (quite similar to my habit of using Wikipedia, where I'm looking up how to calculate gravity in 3D, and an hour later, I'm reading an article listing the works of Issac Asimov).

I've come to really enjoy animation shorts. I find there's a lot of soul in them, and others can genuinely make me laugh (Comedy Central begun to run its course with me and has dulled my pallet, so to say).

Here are some of my favorites yet so far:

Kiwi!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

A small, flightless bird pursues its dream of flight.

Geraldine

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vErJFmUF7DM

A man awakes, discovering he is now a woman.

Cycle

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJ9qdObZPLI

A father suffers the anxiety of protecting his daughter.

Deadline

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fbm5HJ9cohY

A group of animators discuss why they have yet to hand in a project.

My Little Obsessive Compulsive Friend

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bAtQJxiHKBA

A boy tests how obsessive compulsive a pet mouse of his can be.

Fallen Art

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4yQhXBeabUE

The process is shown behind the work of an artist who finds creativity in death.

Comments

Cesque 17 years, 1 month ago

I suggest you look for "Fallen Art" if you didn't see it already. Out of these, I recognise Kiwi :)

RabbidMickeyMouse 17 years, 1 month ago

Nice find, Cesque.

I'll update the blog entry for others to see it.

JID 17 years, 1 month ago

I really like the "Cycle" one.

shawn 17 years, 1 month ago

Look up Rejected Cartoons