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Boulder Rolls Out Zig & Zag

aaron — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:58:12 +0000

The team at Ireland’s Flickerpix have revealed a 3-minute teaser for a new Flash-animated series titled Zig & Zag. The characters in the series were created and performed by Ciaran Morrison and Mick O’Hara, who first introduced Zig and Zag as puppets back in 1987. They eventually became quite popular as part of the cast on Channel 4′s The Big Breakfast. They’ve since starred in a number of programs and TV spots, and this is their first step into the world of animation. Animation production was handled at Boulder Media, another Irish company.

Second Season in Session For Leo and Satan

aaron — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:26:36 +0000

Check out Chris O’Neill and Sean Keily’s latest episode of Leo & Satan, titled Leo Goes to School. Its the first episode of Season 2, and I think it’s the most disturbing episode yet, and maybe the funniest too. O’Neill animated along with Zach Hadel. The series has rapidly climbed the charts on YouTube, now raking in the 3rd slot on the Animation & Cartoons list.

Chris O’Neill’s Flash Animation Tutorials

aaron — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:49:51 +0000

When he’s not creating new episodes of Leo & Satan, Chris O’Neill (OneyNG), is now producing Flash animation tutorials. In this one below, O’Neill takes you inside Flash, and also inside his ass.

Leo & Satan Find the 4th Level of Hell

aaron — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:01:30 +0000

Chris O’Neill’s latest Leo & Satan episode emerged from the depths late last night. He’s teamed up with NAMBLA on this episode (not really) to bring you a heartwarming (not really) episode about how improper care of your game controller can lead you to hell (really). Enjoy Battery Catastrophe, the 4th installment in the Flash-animated series:

O’Hara Animates Old School Style

aaron — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:52:35 +0000

Chris O’Hara, who has 5 top-10 finishes over at the 11 Second Club, has a knack for movie adaptations. He illustrates that again below with this short segment from Old School, featuring dialog from Will Ferrell and Seann William Scott.

New Leo & Satan Episode Rises From the Depths

aaron — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:30:19 +0000

Episode 3 of Chris O’Neill’s series Leo & Satan was just released. Trash Hazard is the title of this installment, and I think this series just keeps getting better. The first 2 episodes have already been viewed over a million times on YouTube and nearly that much on Newgrounds.

O’Hara Suits Up for 11 Second Club

aaron — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:18:36 +0000

Only two days left in this month’s 11 Second Club competition, which relies on dialog from the football film Rudy. Dublin-based animator Chris O’Hara need not worry about the deadline, ‘cuz he’s done. O’Hara has finished in the top ten 3 of the 4 times he’s entered, and I’m guessing he’ll crack the top 5 with this Flash animated entry.

Flash Animation Gets a Ticket to the Oscars

aaron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:34 +0000

While the majority of Oscar-nominated feature The Secret of Kells was traditionally animated, there were a number of Flash-animated sequences in the film, as we reported here back in 2009. If you watched last weekend’s Oscar telecast, you may have spotted the segment featuring animated characters from all of the nominated productions, and I just discovered that the :18 second clip of Aisling, the woodland fairy from The Secret of Kells, was animated in Flash, frame-by-frame with the brush tool. Alessandra Sorrentino and Alfredo Cassano, two talented freelance crew members at Cartoon Saloon (who are also a couple), brought it to life. Huge congrats to the whole team at Cartoon Saloon!

O’Hara Hopes to Steal Top Prize

aaron — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:34:04 +0000

Using the supplied audio clip from O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Chris O’Hara crafted this submission for the January 11 Second Club competition. We’ll know the results soon, but the February competition is already under way – this time using a music clip.

O’Hara’s Devilish 11 Second Club Submission

aaron — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:49:30 +0000

The December competition over at the 11 Second Club is winding down here in a few hours, and I spotted a strong, Flash-animated submission from Chris O’Hara. He’s an animator at Dublin-based Boulder Media and he calls this piece God, the devil and an xbox.