Comments on: the snake comes out of the dirt

the snake comes out of the dirt

Peter H — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:16:56 -0800

AN AMAZING JAPANESE ANIMATION based on the psychologically complicated and beautifully playful work of comic book artist Jim Woodring. (Monday morning cartoons for you, complete with a nod to the Jetsons, courtesy the Japan Media Arts Festival. Other featured work here.)

By: gravelshoes

gravelshoes — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:46:59 -0800

uncanny - I was out rotavating only last week, and exactly the same thing happened to me! very nice, anyone know of a higher quality, not Real Media version?

By: kavasa

kavasa — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:20:08 -0800

Whhhhhy do these sorts of organizations select real media for their format?

By: Outlawyr

Outlawyr — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:35:31 -0800

I love Woodring I dislike Real Media I hate ALL CAPS Well, maybe hate is too strong a word. Naaaaah.

By: badstone

badstone — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:19:05 -0800

Beautiful.

By: Satapher

Satapher — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:26:06 -0800

THATS AMAZING, man.

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:40:35 -0800

I'd never have seen this without you, Peter H. thanks. and what gravelshoes said. I can't find a torrent.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:55:34 -0800

buffering ... buffering ...

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:14:33 -0800

Any way to save the broadband .ram as an .rm for un-~~buffering~~'connecting' play?

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:16:45 -0800

I dunno, Frank looks very weird in 3d, kind of like Mickey does. I think I like the animations Woodring himself has done better, but this was still nice. Pupshaw and Pushpaw looked great; I loved their little feet.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:26:37 -0800

I don't have sound here at work, and I can't wait to hear this cartoon. What wondful, subtle stuff.

By: Peter H

Peter H — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:31:05 -0800

Paris - I really love the soundtrack. Oddly, this must be the music in Frank's world. Sonofsamiam - do you mean the stuff in God Hates Cartoons? I haven't seen it yet. Is any of it online? [/cheapskate] Well, maybe hate is too strong a word. Ha now, I've always held that a title should be in all caps. I don't believe it reads like a YELL when it's a linked opening statement, just as film titles are either all capitalized or placed in quotes, but maybe I'm wrong. I am often wrong, though, heh. SORRY FOR SCREAMING, ;) In full caps though and sincerely, APOLOGIES for the real media file. All I could find!

By: neustile

neustile — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:34:52 -0800

I always thought the music in Frank's world was Bill Frisell, as Woodring did a (gorgeous) cover to one of his records.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:38:29 -0800

This is great stuff. I wish there was an Animation Channel, or a Really Independent Film Channel.

By: Peter H

Peter H — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:44:40 -0800

neustile, I'd agree. He also did TROSPER with Frizell, too. (images here) Dunno, though. I really enjoyed the wandering mood of the soundtrack on this piece.

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:49:30 -0800

Peter H: There are some Frank cartoons at www.seattle.gov. These are a little different than the normal Frank-style stories. The one on God Hates Cartoons is, I think, Whimgrinder. Also there's Pupshaw, which is like an animatic.

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:17:26 -0800

Paris, I'm right there with ya ((( 'kin'ell ))). I wish tv would just chuck stuff like this into their regular schedules. Here a 5 minute Nordik sand animation, there a computerised japansese psychedelic musing. I love the computerised faux-hand-drawn 3D-ness. Uh. If anyone wanted to download the broadband clip for unbuffered play/posterity [9MB] - http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/MU/festival/2003/broadband/frank.rm

By: shepd

shepd — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:48:00 -0800

BlueStone, you need "Streambox VCR". That's all I will say... Rest assured what you want to do is something Real has worked hard to prevent you from doing.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:07:34 -0800

i love this! thanks!

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:08:15 -0800

shepd, you can just download the rm file directly from BlueStone's url. They don't have the thingy set up to prevent that kind of thing.