There's no party like a ... eh... Garden Party...

April 15, 2020 12:41 PM

Garden Party, a lush animated short.
Featuring the bullfrogs & other creatures from Maestro.
Illogic & Bloom Pictures: last year on MF
posted by growabrain (7 comments total)

Geez, unpleasant surprise in there.
posted by Miko at 1:54 PM on April 15, 2020

But plenty of foreshadowing first.
posted by bitslayer at 2:32 PM on April 15, 2020 [2 favorites]

Was not expecting that. Loved the whole thing.
posted by not_the_water at 3:10 PM on April 15, 2020 [2 favorites]

I'm just relieved it wasn't a "death of all humanity" situation.
posted by Scattercat at 8:45 PM on April 15, 2020 [3 favorites]

Wow, I loved that!

When I think about how awful the world can be and how humanity is likely doomed, one of the first thoughts I use to comfort myself is a vision of the world where plants and animals have taken over again.

Also the animation is nuts, I can't believe how detailed that is.
posted by cranberrymonger at 9:31 PM on April 15, 2020 [1 favorite]

Such clever, quiet storytelling and gorgeous animation had me hoping for a climax that was a bit more interesting, but yeah, this is some fabulously detailed work. Nice sound design, too; those little plaps of the frog's feet are just perfect. Thanks for posting it, growabrain. (Plus, the YouTube algorithm is usually good for a few more solid animations after something this excellent.)
posted by mediareport at 5:30 AM on April 16, 2020

That was both creepy and wonderful!
posted by WalkerWestridge at 10:01 PM on April 17, 2020