Jan
14
2008
Bennicke Draws Inspiration From Monty Python
Rune Bennicke has joined the ranks of Adam Phillips, Bernard Derriman and Phil Nibbelink - Disney Feature animators who’ve discovered Flash animation. What artists of this caliber typically realize is that Flash can serve as an ink-and-paint program. Both Derriman and Phillips utilize the re-use functionality Flash allows, but Bennicke has done fine without it. Below this Brazilian animator draws “straight ahead” in a re-enactment of 20-seconds from Monty Python’s Bookshop sketch, featuring the voices of John Cleese and Graham Chapman.
Tags: Brazil
January 14th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Thats fuckin awesome animation!
January 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
I really don’t understand the statement “What artists of this caliber typically realize is that Flash can serve as an ink-and-paint program.”
I’m reading a lot of things into this statement and don’t want to put words into your mouth.
Can you elaborate?
January 15th, 2008 at 4:09 am
snare - artists who’ve labored for years in the traditional animation realm often seem to utilize Flash more for traditional-style shorts and less for the cut-out style projects that are more typically seen emanating from the software. i was painting with a broad brush (forgive the pun) with that statement, but i think you get the idea: these artists do what they know, and naturally gravitate towards drawing on 2’s. they’re not alone - hundreds of artists use Flash for traditional work, but i don’t think you’d argue with me when i say that Flash is more typically used for puppet-based work, right?
January 15th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Nice animation. I think flash works for both techniques.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Rune is a fire hazard!
January 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
The acting is sooo good. I don’t think people understand how difficult this is to pull off with just dialogue.
the secondary action perfect!
Great animation and for fun at that.
January 15th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
haha, i dont think thats straight a head. he keyed it out i bet.
but if he’s from disney…i dunno.
January 15th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Hey Aaron,
Thank you so much for posting this.
Made my day, possibly, my week.
Thanks everybody!
Rune
January 16th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Rune is one of the nicest and most talented people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. Good work Rune. Awesome job!
January 17th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Obviously this is sumptuous, and I really like the Cleese shopkeeper character but am I alone in thinking the Chapman character may be a little over the top?
October 9th, 2008 at 7:24 am
[...] Back in January of this year, we pointed you to some straight-ahead Flash-animation by Rune Bennicke. He’s since posted another go at it, this time using Joe Mantegna’s dialog from the 1993 film Searching for Bobby Fischer. He intended this reenactment for the 11 Second Club, but never finished the piece. We wish our finished animation looked half as good as Rune’s unfinished work. [...]