MetaFilter posts tagged with animation and brokenlink

What a way to run a railroad.

Simon! — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:22:21 -0800

"What we're doing is taking Bugs Bunny, a classic, and changing him for the kids – making him fresh, cool and hip." By fresh, they mean he will be a martial arts expert. By cool, they mean from the future. By hip? Laser eyes.

Two peas in a pod.

You Should See the Other Guy — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:16:36 -0800

Every July, peas grow there. {mp3}
Eat Your Peas. {mov}

Animated iPod enthusiasm

centerpunch — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:00:13 -0800

How many consumer products are so loved that users create elaborate animations to showcase their enthusiasm? Only one that I can think of. (He has apparently had problems with having enough bandwidth to host the video, so you'll need to follow the "On to the iPod mini ad" link on his page to get to the mirror du jour.) I'm behind the iPod curve here, because despite being a gadget guy, a music guy, and a (kind-of) internet and computer guy, I didn't get one until a few months ago. I must say it has changed my outlook on life, especially when driving, because instead of constantly cursing while switching radio stations every 10 seconds, I now carry my own radio station with me, and it never plays any songs I hate. (my first post, please be gentle!)

Anime Popeye

kenaman — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:55:16 -0800

Anime Popeye Quicktime.

This land will vote for me...

Turtles all the way down — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:08:02 -0800

This Land is Your Land (with apologies to Woody Guthrie). Belated non-partisan Friday Flash Fun. (Saturday Sarcastic Silliness?)

Animated subversion from within?

hank_14 — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 05:46:28 -0800

These educational cartoons about the upcoming G8 conference are easily some of the worst pieces of animation ever to be considered "educational." Could they be an attempt to create animated subversion from within? Or is it just par for the course when the government tries to sell the G8 to the youth of America? Oh, and if you like the cartoon, try testing your G8 IQ.

Shockwave.com & Awe

Dreamghost — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:34:09 -0800

Drawn in the style of a pre-school children's cartoon. But from the sick & twisted minds of the guys from Southpark. Princess, A lap dog who observes the very adult world around her. The sexual content was so extreme shockwave.com halted development of the "webisodes" only after seeing the first 2 of 39 episodes that were contracted. Now you can watch these shorts & judge for yourself. Thanks to the folks at Trio. (username/password required... mefi/mefi)

Mark Fiore's hilarious take on the recent Mad Cow mess. (Warning Flash

skallas — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:13:08 -0800

Mark Fiore's hilarious take on the recent Mad Cow mess. (Warning Flash) You can find more or Mark's work here. Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, recently chimes in on Mad Cow.

Powerful anti-war flash animation from the Kucinich campaign

skallas — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 23:51:24 -0800

Powerful anti-war flash animation from the Kucinich campaign. A bit heavy handed, but when dealing with life and death, literally, its best to just come out and say what one thinks.

But I'm fighting Hitler..!

Shane — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:41:33 -0800

Daredevil and Captain America Hang Out... at the Quickstop.
(Warning: Flash --and geekfare!-- follow.)

animwatch

crunchland — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:09:23 -0800

animwatch ... a monthly magazine showcasing the best in independent animation ...

Dead cool

jonson — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 16:14:27 -0800

Slightly ominous, slightly beautiful collection of ePostcards (and photographs) of Streatham Cemetery, rendered in the subtlest use of Flash I've ever seen (gentle animations on small portions of each image. Be sure to view the cemetery in all four seasons, multiple pix of each.

Monkey Dust

grahamwell — Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:51:40 -0800

Three short flash animations from the excellent satirical comedy Monkey Dust. Check out Internet (bottom right) and find out what really happens when you connect to the net.

Not the real Slim Shady

konolia — Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:20:10 -0800

The Real Hussein Warning: Shockwave

Friday Flash?

LouReedsSon — Fri, 04 Apr 2003 07:06:52 -0800

Let's get in shape 'cause we never know when we'll have to defend ourselves.
Later we can go dancing!

That Friday Flash thing you all like so much 'round here!

Womb With A View: Embryonic Animations

Carlos Quevedo — Fri, 07 Feb 2003 08:52:11 -0800

Baby, It's Cold Outside: Perhaps it's unethical - well, it's certainly incestuous - to draw your attention to one of madamjujujive's great links on quonsar's brilliant Meepzorp blog ("Where, thank the Lord, it is always Friday" - Christian Science Monitor, 18.12.76). But what about linking two? Bouncing Baby and Gulp are two great Flash pieces that address the question of nurture; motherhood; the oral nature of pleasure; the ontology of fuzzy gratification; the metaphysics of the transition from womb to nipple and other meretricious bullshit justifications for fun.

Sushi Seal Family

staggernation — Fri, 03 Jan 2003 11:22:15 -0800

The Sushi Seal Family are simultaneously sushi and seals. Actually, judging by the sample movie and the episode guide, it seems more like "Barbapapa" meets Zen koans. But it's big in Japan, apparently. (Via Geegaw.)

Oh, those wacky Japanese animators!

Down10 — Sat, 28 Dec 2002 02:41:10 -0800

Pinpin Lelapin ...While surfing on a Singapore site called FlashMove, I came across a zany Flash site: A wonder bit of inscrutable Japanese-inspired French animation from Studio Tanuki in the form of Pinpin Lelapin, an adorable pink balloon bunny rabbit who farts on people. In addition to the giddy animation and stylised artwork on the site is the unique "Super Mario"-type run-and-jump navigation. (Note: Mostly in French, with some Japanese and broken English. Contains Flash, music, farts, giant mecha battles and a Sailor Moon parody.)

We Didn't Start The Flash Fire

feelinglistless — Thu, 28 Nov 2002 16:19:08 -0800

We Didn't Start The Fire in Flash. Hilarious and educational. All together now ... [via LMG]

Marquis — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 21:58:12 -0800

August Strindberg & Helium. In 1978, the artist and writer Edward Gorey met the members of Monty Python at a fort in Tunisia. The group was in the process of filming The Life of Brian. Although Gorey contributed little to the finished product, the British troupe's impact on him was sizable. In the twenty years that followed, Gorey slowly retired from civilization. Since 1996, he has been studying Macromedia Flash. Strindberg & Helium is the result.

Slithy_Tove — Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:57:18 -0800

Kodocha calls it quits. Kodocha Anime, one of the best known and most reliable anime fansub tape distributors, is closing down operations. Why? Because everything's going digital. [more inside]

sparky — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 07:44:11 -0800

Friday Flash! A new take on an old song, chock full o' irony -- Flash animation to Slim Whitman's There's a Rainbow in Every Teardrop You're Cryin'.

pxe2000 — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:50:37 -0800

mysterio sympatico is the latest collaboration between jazz guitarist bill frisell and cartoonist jim woodring, who designed a few covers for frisell's records. in honor of flash friday, whimgrinder is online for your amusement (though sadly without frisell's score). what are some animation/music combos you'd like to see?

PWA_BadBoy — Sun, 09 Jun 2002 23:50:31 -0800

Best. Transformers. Video. Ever. CGI render of a new VW Beetle transforming into a transformer with live background [1.5 meg mpg video]. Makes me wonder if a live-action Transformers TV show would work, with real actors and CGI rendered robots. I'd certainly watch it.

kirkaracha — Tue, 23 Apr 2002 21:22:52 -0800

Extreme Stick Death It's, errr, extreme stick death. With sticks.