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McLeod Brothers Deliver More Existential Pleading

aaron — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:45:55 +0000

On the heels of their big BAFTA win, the Brothers McLeod have revealed a new episode from their snappy, mixed-media series The Existential Pleading of the Inner Heart. We are invited into revelations about the giant steel birds we travel in. Here’s Fear of Flying.

No Rest For Simon’s Cat in Catnap

aaron — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:53:32 +0000

The kitty has now settled into Simon’s Cat’s world, and nothing is safe anymore, including a good nap. Here’s the latest Flash-animated short from the series, title Catnap. In related news, Kitten Chaos, the new Simon’s Cat book, is a top seller on Amazon (and so is the Cyanide & Happiness book).

Kilogramme Team Gives Flight To Angels Inc

aaron — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:36 +0000

Claire Grey, Craig Knowles and David Ridges, an in-house team at Kilogramme, recently spent 6 weeks producing this 6-minute comedy pilot titled Angels Inc. The team utilized Flash, 3DS Max and After Effects. Here you’ll meet Bernard, a guardian angel, whose performance isn’t stellar:

Voigt Veers Into Armadillo Video For Weebls-Stuff

aaron — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:03:00 +0000

Chris Voigt (Greasy Moose) has teamed up with the gang at Weebls-stuff to create a new music video about the nine-banded armadillo. If you are an armadillo lover, or keep one as a pet, do not click the triangle button below.

Yong’s Counter-Strike Spoof Goes Global

aaron — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:49:55 +0000

Wei Xing Yong’s latest spoof of the Counter Strike gaming franchise is titled Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Trailer. This 22-year old UK animator took 6-weeks to make the comedy short, using Flash and After Effects, with some help from Aran Saunders on the animation front.

Narwhals + Jazz = Jazzwhals

aaron — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:49:18 +0000

What do you do when your animated Narwhals music video gets 18 million views? You create a remix! Here’s a jazzy version of the Weebls-Stuff track, appropriately titled Jazzwhals.

New Simon’s Cat Episode Littered With Trouble

aaron — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:02:10 +0000

Cat lovers probably all agree – the only thing better than a cat is a kitten. Simon Tofield and his production team on Simon’s Cat know this fact well enough to produce this new installment of the series, titled Double Trouble.

Donkeys Invade Weebls Stuff

aaron — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:14:23 +0000

Peabo recently saddled up for a new animated music video for Weebls-stuff.com. The track is titled Donkeys, wherein Peabo helps us come to grips with the insidious nature of the Earth’s most fearful creature.

TomSka and Zeurel Like Trains

aaron — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:22:34 +0000

Close on the heels of his 4th asdf episode, TomSka has released I Like Trains, a brand new music video animated by Joshua Palmer (aka Zeurel).

Tomska Does An Internet Titled asdfmovie4

aaron — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:02:44 +0000

TomSka, aka Tom Ridgewell, watched his last asdf short ring up over 15 million views, so making a 4th one was probably not a bad idea. His latest installment was animated by Ben “Wonchop” Smallman and few popular YouTubers lent their vocal skills to the project, including Arin “Egoraptor” Hanson and Edd “Eddsworld” Gould.