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Wednesday’s Animated Snack – Minecraft + Epic MealTime

aaron — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:48 +0000

Sam Green has revealed the unlikely pairing of the immensely popular PC game Minecraft with the immensely popular YouTube show Epic MealTime. Here’s Epic Minequest. [NSFW - language of the naughty variety]

Clippy Can’t Hold It Together In New Animated Short

aaron — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:57:09 +0000

Poor, Clippy, the much-maligned Microsoft virtual assistant. All he ever wanted to do was help, and Guy Collins has illustrated his sad, lonely downfall in his latest Flash-animated short, simply titled Clippy.

Meaney and Johnson Spread Moisture Care

aaron — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:51 +0000

Tyson Meaney and Sam Johnson, purveyors of High 5 Toons, have released a velvety-soft new short. Moisture Care, produced in Flash, will gently welcome you into this crappy, horrible Monday. Thanks, guys!

Perel Pitches MemeTV

aaron — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:56:45 +0000

Ever wonder what a meme-based sitcom would look like? Ya, me neither. But now I will force you to. Here’s Yotam Perel’s vision for the future of television… in hell.

CollegeHumor Sparks Up Weed Roast

aaron — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:45:13 +0000

On the heels of their HBO roast, CollegeHumor is staging a roast of your old pal marijuana. LowBrow Studios rolled this one exclusively for the comedy website, and it was written by Ben Joseph:

Ribeiro Offers Up Cup of Tea Before Leaving VFS

aaron — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:49:25 +0000

Fernanda Ribeiro just graduated from the Vancouver Film School, but no before producing this Flash-animated short. Cup of Tea is a 2-minute piece about a young girl who will try nearly anything to revive her frozen grandmother.

Halley Assembles Snowman Animation

aaron — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:23:58 +0000

Ohio-based artist Ty Halley recently released a 30-second holiday adventure featuring a cat and a spiteful snowman. He called this Flash-aniamted piece Snow Kitty Adventure:

Barone’s Student Short – Tough West

aaron — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:57:39 +0000

Here’s Henrique Barone’s latest film from his studies at the Vancouver Film School. It’s titled Tough West, in which you’ll see Barone’s very firm grasp on background layouts, composition and color. A critique I’ll toss in – the short isn’t quick on the draw. We linger too long on the opening shots, and don’t keep the pace throughout. But a solid film – congrats, Henrique!

Gadea Sheds Light On His VFS Graduation Short

aaron — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:55:01 +0000

Luis Gadea was so ready to wrap up school, he produced two graduation shorts. Here’s his second, titled Wait for me under the lamp post. He animated in Flash during his studies in the Classical Animation program at the Vancouver Film School.

Two Animators Send Strong Message to Rick Perry

aaron — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:28:29 +0000

Going against what is surely the advice of everyone around him, Rick Perry has continued on with his campaign after a dismall showing in Iowa. To celebrate this poor choice, enjoy the latest parody of Perry’s disgusting ad about his hatred of gay people. It’s by the team at Two Animators!: