November 01, 2005
Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppets
The ever-innovative Michel Gagné has posted the twelve INSANELY TWISTED SHADOW PUPPETS interstitials and bumpers that he created for Nickelodeon's "Halloween Shriekin Weekend." They are short but ingenious pieces of Flash animation. Michel's kinetic, in-your-face style of timing and animation creates an energetic mood unlike any other animated film I've seen recently. As part of his contract with MTV, Michel wisely negotiated that he be allowed to show the unedited spots on his website, and these "Director's Cuts" versions currently on his site differ significantly from what aired on Nick. After watching them my only thought is, I want to see more Gagné animation!