“Good Vibrations” by Jérémy Clapin
I can’t get enough of mid-century educational and safety-related animated shorts so I’m delighted to see a contemporary take on those …
Shorts
Pellet Gunn by Tim Beckhardt
I saw Tim Beckhardt’s Pellet Gun in Ottawa a couple weeks ago. It’s a student film from RISD. I liked the crisp linear style and it made …
NFB’s iPhone App
Wow, how quickly times change. A few years ago, while I was researching my book Cartoon Modern, I traveled all the way to Montreal to see …
Calling All Nerds!
This one’s for you. It’s in Klingon! This piece of Klingon Propaganda is brought to you by Mark Farinas San Francisco based Bad …
“Skhizein” by Jeremy Clapin
Jeremy Clapin’s Skhizein, a poignant short that grows on me every time I see it, is now available for online viewing. It’s also available …
3 Dog Band by Paul Rudish
Worth checking out: a hi-res version of the Cartoonstitute short 3 Dog Band directed by Paul Rudish (Dexter’s Lab, Star Wars: Clone …
Interviews Worth Reading and Hearing
Filmmaker Michael Sporn interviews Jennifer and Bert Klein about their ambitious new animated short Pups of Liberty and the lengths they …
Pups of Liberty trailer
From Bert and Jennifer Klein (The Chestnut Tree) a handsome new short, Pups of Liberty. Here’s the trailer: For more details on …
Wild Wind by Leo Campasso
Twenty-one-year old Leo Campasso, an animator at Buenos Aires studio HookUp Animation, created Wild Wind in his spare time. The short is …
A Candy Affair
A nice little Halloween short about a Corn Kernel who has a crush on a cute piece of Candy Corn. This nicely done G-rated cartoon is from …
Lightheaded
Drips of humanoid wax worship the fire that gave them life, and then risk everything to investigate a mysterious object that lands beyond …
‘Videogioco’ by Donato Sansone
Donato Sansone makes bizarre little test films, mostly live action. Enrico Ascoli, his sound designer, posts them online. This is one of …
Fantaisie in Bubblewrap by Arthur Metcalf
Arthur Metcalf let me know that his first film, the festival-fave Fantaisie in Bubblewrap (2007), is finally online at YouTube’s …
Yellow Cake
Three years in the making, and it looks damn good. Yellow Cake by Nick Cross – read his production blog and watch it here:
Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules
Kurt Vonnegut’s eight rules for writing short stories. With a few modifications, they also serve as a nice set of rules for makers of …
Meddlen Meddows
Another cartoon Dennis and his Dad won’t be seeing on TV. From Cartoon Network’s aborted Cartoonstitute program, created and directed by …
Sunday Afternoon with a Kid With A Rocket Launcher
Two separate independent projects, with little in common outside of both being made essentially by one person, each with a lot of …
Lui Lui in Amelica by Vera Wing Lui
Lui Lui in Amelica is a thesis film project by Chinese-born Vera Wing Lui, who graduated this year from University of the Arts in …
Danger Planet
For several hours over the weekend, 14 Cartoonstitute shorts were posted on You Tube. Monday morning they were all gone. However, one of …
“Meatwaffle” by Leah Shore
Leah Shore just graduated from RISD. This is her thesis film. This is either genius or nonsense. I’ll let you decide. It’s NSFW.
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