Comments on: A New Bitey

A New Bitey

mygothlaundry — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:55:33 -0800

There's a new Bitey of Brackenwood cartoon. (flash, music) Ex Disney cartoonist Adam Phillips has taken flash animation to a new level in works like The Hitchhiker and the two previous Bitey of Brackenwood shorts, available here, both of which have won numerous awards, including TGSNT and Flashforward.

By: arcticwoman

arcticwoman — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:11:11 -0800

Has anyone found any secrets?

By: interrobang

interrobang — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:32:56 -0800

That Hitchhiker cartoon was great, thanks.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:01:11 -0800

Wow, that hitchhiker cartoon was really boring. At least the first part.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:04:12 -0800

second parts pretty dull too.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:29:03 -0800

Loved pt.2 of Ep 3 of Brackenwood. Gotta say tho that the numbering, like the navigation on the site, is a mite confusing..

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:31:34 -0800

Not a lot happening in terms of plot, but golly! I'll say it - that was the best looking Flash animation I have ever seen, hands down.

By: frykitty

frykitty — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:39:34 -0800

I've been following Bitey Castle for a while. My favorites are Frank, and Night Shift. Yes, I am twelve.

By: panoptican

panoptican — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:55:13 -0800

Hooray! I'm twelve too. Glad to know that I'm not alone in twelveness. Also, that was great. Thanks for posting it. Now I must watch the frykitty mentionings.

By: rougy

rougy — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:33:35 -0800

I'm impressed. I'm just starting to get into Flash and it's great to see what people can do with it. Inspiration!

By: maryh

maryh — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:00:35 -0800

I prefer Walt Holcombe's "The Courtship of Sniffy LaPants" as an example of a really great looking (albeit odd) example of Flash animation, but that Hitchhiker short was pretty good, too. Thanks!

By: maryh

maryh — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:01:52 -0800

(nice grammar on me... kill that 2nd 'example')

By: malaprohibita

malaprohibita — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:04:46 -0800

I thought that was great! The mix of myth, the humor, and the animation were wonderful.

By: indigoskynet

indigoskynet — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:19:02 -0800

The most recent piece is an awesome landmark of flash aesthetics...the motion blur and depth of field are astounding. Flash 8 is a factor, but he's been faking some of those effects before they were built in.

By: wakko

wakko — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:26:20 -0800

i also am twelve because it is fun to say.

By: lalochezia

lalochezia — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:18:32 -0800

wow. I'm twenty-twelve. and I lost the twenty when watching brackenwood. Great animation and wonderful emotions with such simple images. Clearly a talented and classically trained cartoonist.

By: aladfar

aladfar — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:45:18 -0800

That just made my evening. Thanks much for the link! Regarding secrets: I just read through his page detailing the color-coded, eye blinking language of some of the characters. That, coupled with his promise of hidden messages encoded within the music will undoubtedly make for many repeat visits. Twelve indeed! I want to live in Brackenwood now...

By: skrike

skrike — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:23:40 -0800

for the flash geeks out there heres an article on how some of these techniques were done. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2004/08/17/flashhacks.html?page=1