Belated congratulations go out to Marylène Pourcelot on graduating from the French art school e-art sup Institut. She spent 14 months on her 3-minute gradutation film, titled Rococo, laboring on lavish environments in Photoshop, and subtle animation timing in Flash. The timing is a bit on the sluggish side (perhaps just in the middle), but the environments and enjoyable twist at the end make for a strong short. [NSFW - tasteful nudity]
Mike Hollingsworth’s short Craig T Squirrel appeared in several festivals including last year’s Animation Block Party. It’s a short piece about mistaken identity that involves some incredible circumstances.
I suspect Canadian animator Jamie Gallant will win one of these upcoming 11 Second Club competitions, and in February he placed in the top 20. Here’s his Flash-animated traditional take the musically-driven competition.
Katan is a rather epic Flash-animated short by a 22-year old artist from the UK known as Cerberus. He’s built a sizable following in the furry community, and on sites like FurAffinity. He started making this particular Aztec-themed short back in 2008, and recently hit it big on Newgrounds, where it’s currently ranked #1 on the All-Time list. I also spotted a making-of video he posted last year.
