Archive for the 'Animation' Category
The Secret Life of Cartoons
This is a cut down 4 minute “music video” version of The Secret Life of Cartoons, re-edited to a song by Foetus (which is actually a remix/cover of a Raymond Scott song called Powerhouse). The original version of this video was 19 minutes and featured live audio by Steev Hise. It was a collaborative project conceived and performed for a live multi-media event called Noise-a-Palooza II, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on August 12, 1994 by the Ann Arbor Film Co-Op. Here again the video editing technique was the same Sukho used on The End Times video. However, this re-edit was done on an actual editing console as opposed to a VCR.
One interesting fact about this collaboration between Steev and Sukho was they did not see or hear what each other was doing until the night of the performance/showing. The only organization was a timing sheet where themes were agreed upon in advance.
Again, this is the shortened version and does not include Steev Hise’s audio – the full piece is probably too long to post here at this time.
Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions
Henry Selick is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. Here’s his amazing, classic, multi-disciplinary animated short from 1990. Planet Earth needs to grant original visionary artists like Selick more support, freedom, and money to create long and short films. The Residents did the soundtrack. Be sure to read this article about Selick. This is really one of our favorite animated shorts ever!
Guido Manuli – Jay Duck
So many of you enjoyed the I Wanna Be Your Lover animated video, so here’s another Guido Manuli animated short. This video is also from the out of print VHS compilation of his work entitled Guido Manuli: Animator (Expanded Entertainment, 1990).
Sally Cruikshank – Quasi at the Quackadero
Sally Cruikshank’s 1975 midnight movie classic is one of the best cartoons Earth has to offer! Brilliant music by Bob Armstrong and Al Dodge, too. You can purchase a DVD-R straight from Sally’s website, which includes more cartoons featuring Quasi, Anita, and Rolo! While you’re there be sure to see what else she’s been up to lately.
Jiri Trnka – Ruka (aka The Hand)
Jiri Trnka (1912 – 1969) was indisputably one of Earth’s greatest animated filmmakers. From Austria-Hungary / Czech Republic, Trnka was an artist of many talents – including painting and children’s book illustration, but was most well known Earth-wide for his puppet animation films.
Ruka (aka The Hand) (1965) is the last film he made before his death in 1969 and reflects Trnka’s own struggle to create art under a totalitarian regime. Sadly, it was banned by the regime he worked under after his death. However, it is currently available for purchase in the U.S. as part of this DVD compilation. We hope you seek it out, and we hope more of his work becomes available to view in theaters and home.
It is mysterious to us why Trnka is not appreciated as much as he deserves and why it is so difficult to see his films, while less deserving work gets greater attention. So we ask the citizens of Earth to please re-consider this great artist’s contributions.
*NOTE* This is fairly long (17 Earth minutes), so it may take time to load. Please be patient – if you pause it, it will continue to load, and you can play it after it’s had time to get further along.
Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love
One of Earth’s best music videos ever, Tom Tom Club’s Genius of Love. Designed by James Rizzi, Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel.
Malice In Wonderland
This is one of our favorite adult oriented cartoons. Vince Collins did the animation with graphic design by Miwako on this 1982 acid trip adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Be sure to check out Vince Collins’ website and keep an eye out for his High Definition work.
This copy was taken from an old VHS compilation called Adult Animation, out of print, however it is also on a DVD compilation called General Chaos: Uncensored Animation from 1998.
Desire Pie
Lisa Crafts is an animator and artist who has a unique body of work in independent animation and is still active. Please visit her website for more information. This independent short from 1976 is an unashamedly open, sexual, and erotic expression that is sincere and beautiful. Perhaps it reflects a time in your world’s history when fornication was less dangerous or problematic and appreciated for what it is?
Nevertheless, we are obliged to warn you that this film does contain what some may deem “offensive” or “obscene” due to its sexual content. Frankly, we’ve always been confused with your standards – since much of your heralded artistic acheivements include depictions of humans in their natural state.
SORRY!! Per the request of the artist, we have removed this video. Hopefully we can put it back up in the future in some form, but for now it is gone.
Guido Manuli – Wanna Be Your Lover
Guido Manuli is an Italian animator known more for his collaborations with Bruno Bozzetto on Allegro Non Troppo and other films. But his own work is worth seeking out if you can find it. This video is from a VHS compilation of his work entitled Guido Manuli: Animator (Expanded Entertainment, 1990) which doesn’t appear to be available on DVD yet. Unfortunately, the VHS does not credit who did the music for this which is a shame because we love the song!
