Rated...oh, nevermind

September 19, 2006 1:12 PM

Pyrats! In celebration of today being that day, here's a very well-made cartoon short from a group of students from the French animation school Gobelins. Be sure to check out the making of page for character designs, and some great shorts from the crew showing their process.
posted by kosher_jenny (10 comments total)

Join in!
posted by riotgrrl69 at 1:16 PM on September 19, 2006

Yarr, this be spied before.
posted by MrMoonPie at 1:17 PM on September 19, 2006

Avast! Nice title, matey!
posted by gurple at 1:20 PM on September 19, 2006

Yarr, this be spied before.
posted by MrMoonPie at 1:17 PM PST on September 19 [+] [!]

Blast! Well, at least this time 'round the film's available in a higher-quality, as well as downloadable. Plus the making-of stuff is new, so hopefully my post can stay. P) <-eyepatch smiley.

Yarrrr
posted by kosher_jenny at 1:23 PM on September 19, 2006

See also: Pfffirate
posted by GeekAnimator at 1:55 PM on September 19, 2006

One's a ninja! One's super strong! One's a woman who barely keeps her breasts inside her shirt! What original never-before-seen characters!

...eh, well at least the ending was decent.
posted by django_z at 3:33 PM on September 19, 2006

If any non-french speakers viewing 'Lionel' want to know what's happening they can find out here.
posted by tellurian at 4:12 PM on September 19, 2006

What's in the water at Gobelins, anyway? The work thier students turn out is amazing. I did a post on another one of thier projects a while ago and I was stunned by how polished the shorts were.

Thanks, kosher_jenny. I didn't see this the first time, and having a high resolution version of it is a treat.
posted by maryh at 4:27 PM on September 19, 2006

What ever happens to French animators?
posted by pokermonk at 7:50 PM on September 19, 2006

What ever happens to French animators?
They become Sylvain Chomet...
posted by creeky at 6:59 AM on September 20, 2006