This. Is. Awesome.

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Ok, So I fully admit that I missed out on some amazing stuff with Samurai Jack. It was the best designed cartoon ever to exist. I’ve seen like, three episodes. I suck.
But you can watch this and not suck:

Samurai Jack Cutout (Cartoon Network Promo) from Bent Image Lab on Vimeo.
via: drawn!

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There are few relationships as scary as that of a Sonic the Hedgehog fan and his Sega Genesis. As proof of this, a devoted sonic fan is attempting to create a feature-length fan film. The following is a trailer developed to raise capital for the film:

Some choice quotes about the film:
I’m planning [...]

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Brad Bird speaks on Fostering Innovation and stimulating creativity.
I said, “Give us the black sheep. I want artists who are frustrated. I want the ones who have another way of doing things that nobody’s listening to. Give us all the guys who are probably headed out the door.”
What are you still doing here? Go [...]

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Holy Cow. What Can I say? The teaser for Tron 2 has made a believer out of me. You CAN update that movie and give it all the style and excitement of the original.

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Disney is soon to be releasing a new film entitled: The Princess and The Frog. It is a gorgeous looking film which marks Disney’s triumphant return to traditional animation. And while that should be the focus of media attention, it appears that more and more stories are popping up around the topic [...]

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When I was in college I had stumbled across a short film on the web that just left me in awe. The film was called More and it really served to shape my feelings of what great animation could be.
I was thrilled to find that Dan Trachtenberg and someone over at slashfilm feels the [...]

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Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub under-produced a four part series about the making of PVP: The Series, an animated series based on the webcomic by Scott….series.

The videos are a bit on the amateur side of things, but I think it adds to the charm. The rest of the videos can be found here.

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Some advice for young artists:
Learn how to draw at the table with good posture.
Y’know, sit up straight and don’t lean over the artwork, like Mom used to tell ya…
…Think about the amount of wear and tear that your back will have to endure if you have bad posture and you become a successful comic [...]

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Man, his style translates so beautifully into animation doesn’t it?

The song in this video is “Eugene” by Andrew Bird. Animation by John Kuramoto. Written and Drawn by Chris Ware.
The video was deleted from teh internets. If I find it again, I’ll be sure to update this post. Sorry! IT’S BACK!
Thanks [...]

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