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Gilardi Says Yes to the Pony Dress

aaron — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:26:18 +0000

Max Gilardi’s (aka HotDiggedyDemon) last parody of My Little Pony has already delivered 1.3 million eyeball scorchings , and his latest, titled DRESS.MOV, seems to be as pleasing to the Brony universe. Arin ‘Egoraptor’ Hanson helped out with some voice actings.

Gilardi Animation Cuts Bronies To the Core

aaron — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:18:12 +0000

Calling all Bronies! Perhaps the best, and darkest, fan-animation has arrived. Spoofing My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Max Gilardi (aka HotDiggedyDemon) harvests a large crop of insanity for this short he titled simply Apple.mov. Guest voicework by Arin ‘Egoraptor’ Hanson.

Gilardi Hooks Up With Mega64 Guys

aaron — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:18:19 +0000

It’s very possible that you’ll be offended after clicking the play button here, but that’s half the fun of surfing the interweb, right? It’s an animated segment from the Mega64 podcast, a relatively popular, video-game focused show hosted by Rocco Botte, Derrick Acosta, Shawn Chatfield and Garrett A. Hunter. This homophobic bit below was animated by Max Gilardi (aka HotDiggedyDemon), and if you laugh I will not judge you, but I’m pretty sure that your pets will. [NSFW]

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Gilardi’s Chilling Short – The Northern Incident

aaron — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:51:43 +0000

Max Gilardi (aka HotDiggedyDemon) has never produced silly work, but his animation has typically incorporated whimsical moments and comedic takes. His latest, an 8:30 minute short titled The Northern Incident, takes a turn towards the dramatic. It’s a bit of a horror/mystery, but in a J. J. Abrams kinda way, that takes place around a frozen, isolated lake. The story builds towards a conclusion that you may or may not find satisfying. Sponsored by Newgrounds, the film was animated in Flash using a Cintiq.

Gilardi Completes Jerry’s Journey

aaron — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:15 +0000

Max Gilardi has brought his animated series to a close. The story of Jerry is rather epic – spanning several decades of his life, over multiple, lengthy episodes. Jerry: The End is a fitting finale, and it’s actually quite touching. Congrats to Max. Now go watch it over at Newgrounds. Big thanks to Sean McKenzie for the story tip.

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Gilardi (re)Introduces Jackie

aaron — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:38:21 +0000

Hopefully you caught Max Gilardi’s Flash-animated short Jerry, which he produced back in 2007. He has a signature brand of storytelling that involves little dialog, repetition and minimalist audio. It’s kind of mesmerizing, and the same can be said about his new short, Jackie, which is part of the Jerry storyline. I won’t tell you any more than that, as it’s a fun reveal. Check it out over at Newgrounds, where Gilardi is one of the top 15 best-ranked artists of all time.

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Gilardi Sends Little Jerry to the Closet

aaron — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:21:07 +0000

You may recall Max Gilardi’s 2007 short Jerry. It’s a unique short, driven by great timing and strong audio editing. Gilardi, now 20 years old, has produced a Flash-animated follow-up titled Little Jerry and the Closet. We meet Jerry as a 5 year old whose life is no more rewarding than last we met. Like the first short, the animation isn’t extravagant, nor the designs groundbreaking, but Max knows comedy timing. I particularly liked “I’m locking the door from the outside.” The short is Gilardi’s submission for the Newgrounds 2008 Halloween Flash Off contest.

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Gilardi Animates Jerry’s Daily Grind

admin — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:48:00 +0000

Max Gilardi, a 19-year old animator from Massachusetts, has released his latest animated short titled Jerry at Newgrounds.com. Gilardi has enjoyed a great deal of success on Newgrounds in the past, primarily for his Maxwell Edison short, which has been viewed over a million times.

The tale of Jerry’s simple life features no dialog, an incredible amount of repetition and I found it highly entertaining.

For more on Gilardi, head on over to Newgrounds to read a 2004 interview.

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