Altair, Lewis Klahr, 1995

The Blue Bird, V. Livanov, 1972

Puss In Boots, Garri Bardin, 1995

Pettin' in the Park, Bernard Brown, Bob Clampett, and Jack King, 1934

Toy Town Hall, Isadore Freleng, 1936

Beauty and the Beast, Isadore Freleng, 1934

The Great Toy Robbery, Jeff Hale, 1963

In case the other NFB short doesn't show up for you, here is another festive Canadian Christmas cartoon.

Christmas Cracker, Norman McLaren, Gerald Potterton, Grant Munro, 1963

The Christmas Card, Terry Gilliam, 1968

Spunky the Snowman aka The Snow Postman, Leonid Almarik, 1955

Spunky The Snowman (The English language version)


The Russian version (In.. well, Russian, I will try to find a translation if I can.)

Good Will to Men, William Hannah and Joseph Barbara, 1955

Updated remake of Hugh Harman's "Peace on Earth."

Peace on Earth, Hugh Harman, 1939

Christmas Night Pals, James Tyer, 1933

The Bellies, Phillipe Grammaticopoulos, 2009

Les temps morts, Rene Laloux, 1964

Here's something cheerful.

The Owl, Emmanuel Ho, 2006

Carmen - Habanera, Aleksandra Korejwo, 1995

Krank, Grzegorz Domaradzki, 2008

The Old Castle, Maciej Cwiek, 1992

Day of Nose, Atsushi Wada, 2005

A Rule of Dreams, Naoyuki Tsuji, 1995

OOIOO - Umo, Shoji Goto, 2007

Revenge of the Clock, Shintaro Kago, 2009

animation for Les Religions Sauvages, Daisuke Ichiba, 2006

Everything is a Number, Stefan Schabenbeck, 1967

Figa , Hieronim Neumann, 1982

Your 1000th Cartoon

ETA, of course I assed this up and set it to post at 6:30 PM, because it's major.


ANYWAY

This is my 1000th post! That's most likely more than 1000 cartoons, because my first post was multiple cartoons, and there have been several other entries that contain more than one piece, but 1000! That is SO MANY.

I wasn't sure what to post, until I thought of my first cartoon... ah let us embark in my Way Back Machine (so called because it is in the way-back of a buzzard puke green 1975 AMC Hornet station wagon and any similarity in the name is purely coincidental) and look at the first cartoon I ever posted before I even knew this was going to be A Great Big Amazing Thing, or even a blog:



The Hey Bulldog sequence, from Yellow Submarine. Directed by George Dunning, 1968. Character design by NOT PETER MAX! The wonderful Heinz Edelmann.

So yes! How would you like to see the whole thing?

ME TOO I TOTALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE

Off with your pants then, let's watch YELLOW SUBMARINE!!!!!

Throwaway, Sandra Ensby, 2007

The Vagrant, David Talloy, Haeley Price, Ben Jones, Will Chesnutt, 2010

Barenbraut, Derek Roczen, 2007

Heal the Weak, Micah Buzan, 2011

Tinned Food, Hamm Williams, 2011

all the profits from this film could be spent on illegal meat, if such a product exists.

O makovém koláči (The Poppy Cake) Zdeněk Miler, 1953

Educational film from the 1950s, no subtitles.

Basically, it is the making of a biscuit. That is pretty much what is happening here. Yep. One of those "farm to table" deals, back when that was a much simpler process.

I just got a vision of a contemporary version and suddenly I am not hungry.

Sestřeničky (Cousins) Jiří Šalamoun and Václav Mergl, 1988

Three Blind Mice, George Dunning, 1945

A sweet little safety film from George Dunning.

Boobs in the Woods, Robert McKimson, 1948

Not those kind of boobs. Jeez.

Murry Wilson, Rock and Roll Dad, Peter Bagge and Dana Gould, 2001

This online Flash series that Bagge made for Icebox.com (HOLY CRAP. Remember them?)chronicles the wacky adventures of the delightful patriarch of the Beach Boys clan. A real charmer, that one.

HATE, Steve Loter and Peter Bagge, 1995

This is a failed pilot for a series based on Peter Bagge's HATE comics. The series never materialized, so I, for one, had no clue this existed until a few minutes ago.

Address is Approximate, Tom Jenkins, 2011

Story: A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google Maps Street View.

All screen imagery was animated - there are no screen replacements.

Thanks for the heads up, Sharyn.

I Was A Thanksgiving Turkey, John Schnall, 1986

L'un, de Lune, Helene Tragesser and Florian Grolig, 2008

Bingo the Clown, Chris Landreth , 1998

The Tumor, Liu Wan-Ling, 2004

QWERTY the Dinosaur, Will Finn, 2009

An affectionate parody of Windsor McCay's silent animated classic: 'GERTIE THE DINOSAUR(1914),' created, written and animated in 2009 by Los Angeles animator Will Finn who nearly succeeded in shamelessly plugging this cartoon in the comments a while back, until he succumbed at the last second to a bout of shame, possibly induced by Comic Sans.

Flatworld, Daniel Greaves, 1997

Maggot, Saori Shiroki, 2007

The Triangle, Priit Pärn, 1982

Grey Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, Garri Bardin, 1990

The Return of Count Spirochete, Don Peterson and Ken Duggan, 1973

Who doesn't love a good venereal disease cartoon?

Woody Woodpecker - The Loan Stranger, Alex Lovy, 1942

Stalk of the Celery Monster, Tim Burton, 1979

shorts from The Fine Art of Goofing Off, Victor Moscoso, 1972

Spots from Henry Jacobs' The Fine Art of Goofing Off animated by genius comic book and poster artist Victor Moscoso.

Life in Transition, John Dilworth, 2005

Nigel Tufnel Day Cartoon Special! 11-11-11 11:11:11

TODAY IS 11-11-11!

In fact, I have set this to post at 11:11 11-11-11.

You know I could not let this momentous occasion pass without note.

I was unsure if I would be able to find any Spinal Tap related cartoons, but lo and behold, apparently in 2009 there was a video contest, and The Internet stepped up to the challenge with their very best crude flash.

Youtuber puckgodz reinvents the band as South Park style characters for his vision of Stonehenge.


Marie Gugliemo imagines a version of Back from the Dead in which Jeanine gets her way and the band dresses as Zodiac animals.


Bonnie Rose's animation for Back from the Dead


Charlie Tantam's animation for Stonehenge:


This is unrelated to the contest, but young Beatnick13 made a video for "Cups and Cakes" with what appears to be some sort of game program.


Last, but absolutely not least, is an outstandingly gory interpretation of The Majesty of Rock that was apparently created with frickin' DOS in 1994 by Frank Stringini of Stringanime.



oh by the way (this is not a cartoon):

The Interview, Ernest Pinthoff, 1960

The Backwater Gospel, Bo Mathorne, 2011

Szupermarket, Temesvári Csilla , 1998

Seiltänzer, Raimund Krumme, 1986

The Daffy Doc, Robert Clampett, 1938

Kitty City, Cyriak Harris, 2011

OMG YOU GUYS NEW CYRIAK

Dumbo, Ben Sharpsteen +, 1941

If you were to ask me "Oh hey, Kinky Boot Beast, if that is your real name, what is the best Disney cartoon?"

And I would say THIS ONE RIGHT HERE!

Not my favorite when I was a kid. I was scared shitless of those pink elephants.

Oh, yeah, this is the whole darn thing.



Directed by too many people to add to the marquee up there - Ben Sharpsteen was the supervising director. Sometimes it takes a lot of people to make something this great.
Sam Armstrong
Norman Ferguson
Wilfred Jackson
Jack Kinney
Bill Roberts

The Wind in the Willows, James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, and Jack Kinney, 1949

If you're wondering why in tarnation they are singing about "Ichabod" in the credits, it's because this was packaged with "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Ichabod doesn't even know where Toad Hollow is. Pfft.

The Sneetches, Hawley Pratt, 1973

哐哐: Year of the Rabbit, Pi San, 2011

Earlier this year, animation director Pi San made a sweet, lighthearted New Year's cartoon. The cartoon went viral, because everyone likes bunnies, right?

As it turns out, the Chinese government did not care for the bunnies so much.



In this news clip, Pi San discusses his creation.



Humor is serious business.

Herr Barr - Chris Clark, Dimitri Stankowicz, 2007

A Witch's Tangled Hare, Abe Levitow, 1959

Oh what the Hell, IT'S A HOLIDAY! Here's one more.

Transylvania 6-5000, Chuck Jones, 1963

I was scratching my head over what to post for Halloween, when my friend Loren reminded me of this one. (Thanks!)

Le Squellette Joyeux (The Dancing Skeleton), Auguste and Louise Lumiere, 1895

I can't say as this is a strictly animated film, as it is, per se, and whatnot, but it does appear that there are elements of animation included. Also, this rules.

The Last Supper, Justin Smith, 2006

Epilogue, Ya'el Weiss, 2006

Object Conversation,Paul Glabicki, 1984

The Cable Car, Claudius Gentinetta and Frank Braun, 2008

Ash Time, Hirotoshi Iwasaki, 2005

Remebering Milk, Bread, and Butter, Jim Simon,1972

Tondo, Al Jarnow, 1973

It Depends On Your Perspective, Vincent Collins,197?

A gentler Vince Collins animation. Also known as Magic Pig Calypso, which is incidentally the name of your new band.

Word Salad, Micah Buzan, 2011

Usually, I find animation, but sometimes animation finds me.

For instance, I checked my inbox, and discovered I had mail from one Micah Buzan, suggesting I check out his video.

So I did, and then this happened to my face:



AND I LIKED IT.

Mura Matsuri (Village festival) Noburo Ofuji, 1930

Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka, Kenzo Masaoka, 1932

Chu no Sainan (The Butterfly in the Misfortune) 1931

Kobu-Tori (The Stolen Lump), Chuzo Aochi. 1929

Delightful Japanese animation from 1929.

Gentleman, Radim Jurda, 2010

Sanitkasa, Ondrej Svadlena, 2007

Origin of the Species, Rinat Gazizov, 1993

Good Night, Norma...Good Night, Milton, John Schnall, 1988

The Bead Game, Ishu Patel, 1977

Someone Else's Voice, I Ivanov-Vano, 1949

We'll Keep Our Eyes Peeled, N. Khodataev Group ,1927

Papageno, Lotte Reiniger, 1935

Jabberwocky, Jan Svankmajer, 1971

Hamilton the Musical Elephant, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, 1961

Les Boys, Howard Post, 1965

The Plumber, Shamus Culhane, 1967

The Plot Sickens, Seymour Kneitel, 1961

Private Snafu: A Few Quick Facts About Fear, Zack Schwartz, 1945

Big Tim, John Hubley (?) 1949

This is a sales film commissioned by the Timken Roller Bearing Company, so the crew and director are uncredited. John Hubley is a semi-sorta-educated guess. If anyone out there in Cartoonland knows any different, feel absolutely free to school me.

The Rise of Duton Lange, Osmond Evans, 1955

The Popcorn Story, Art Babbit and John Hubley, 1950

The Jaywalker, Robert Cannon, 1956

Ballet-Oop, Robert Cannon, 1954

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Sam Weiss, 1973

After Midnight, Pierre Barletta, 1984

Again, sorry for the lack of subtitles.

Les Trois Inventeurs, Michel Ocelot, 1980

No subs, sorry.

Bumble Ardy, Maurice Sendak and Jim Henson, 1970

Maurice Sendak? Jim Henson? Ken Nordine?

That isn't bad. In fact, it's fine.

Idea Man, Jim Henson, 196?

How about another Jim Henson short?

Like the earlier post, this is from the "early 1960s." If anyone knows an exact year, feel free to tell me.

Cat and Mouse, Jim Henson, 196?

Today would have been the great, great, great Jim Henson's 75th birthday. He's not known for his animation, but he did animate -

Caught in the act!



In observance, I present a stylish early animated short Cat and Mouse.

The Severed Stream, Chris Mars, 2005

Question why a villain is villainized, a victim martyred. Ask why a group is demonized, and the motives for control. See for yourself what the truth looks like in your hands. Dig it up and hold it for a while. This work you see, it’s my Truth. But please don’t take my word for it.

- Chris Mars, 2005

A Rung Lower, Chris Mars, 2008

Animation by artist Chris Mars.

Why Man Creates, Saul Bass, 1968

Thanks Ian.

The sale of Manhattan, Fred Crippen,1962

Designed by Saul Bass & Art Goodman.

Tail of the Monkey, Walter Lantz, 1926

The Dog Door, Natasha Malgina, 2007

Gena the Crocodile, Roman Kachanov, 1969

First of the much beloved Cheburashka cartoons.

If you don't see the subtitles, mouse over the window and click CC.

Modern Guide to Health, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, 1947

The Five, Joy Batchelor, 1970

Dying for a Smoke, John Halas, 1967

Casting, Guido Manuli. 1997

The Sweater, Sheldon Cohen, 1980

RARG, Tony Collingswood, 1989

The Bathroom, Yoji Kuri, 1970

Юбилей (Jubilee) Vladimir Tarasov, 1983

A brief history of Soviet animation, told by great Soviet animator Vladimir Tarasov.

Hamfat Asar, Larry Jordan, 1965

Slim Pickings, Fat Chances, David deRooij and Jelle Brunt, 2010

Via

The Arctic Circle, Kevin Parry, 2010

The Rabbit of Seville, Chuck Jones, 1949

La Linea #157: Sexilinea, Osvaldo Cavandoli, 1978

La Linea was a long running series of short cartoons, made for TV, by cartoonist Osvaldo Cavanoldi. They're spare, well conceived, and quite funny.

You might remember seeing them on The Great Space Coaster. If you're old like me.

Though this episode was made for TV, it's still NSFW, due to assorted bouncy bits.





Edited to close my tag. Apparently if I don't close the "i" tag it italicizes everything.

Maybe it's because this is Italian.

Charade, Jon Minnis, 1983

Everything Will Be OK, Don Hertzfeldt, 2006

A Portrait of our Century, Sándor Reisenbüchler, 1967

And more! I'm a fiend!

The Year 1812 (War and Peace) Sándor Reisenbüchler, 1972

I am super high on Sándor Reisenbüchler at the moment, so you get more of this sort of thing.

barbarok ideje (The Age of the Barbarians) Sándor Reisenbüchler, 1970

IT IS CHRISTMAS AND MY BIRTHDAY AND THIS IS MY PONY. I have been wanting to see this piece for AGES and now I can and so can you.

YAY YAY YAY YAY WOOOOOO!

Swinging the Lambeth Walk, Len Lye, 1939

Cane Toad: What Happened to Baz? David Clayton and Andrew Silke, 2002

Hisab, Ezra Wube, 2011

An African tale painted on a single canvas.

Ready, Able, Allison Schulnik, 2009

Vidoe for Grizzly Bear's song Ready, Able.

Via The Near Sighted Monkey

Sombras, Rigo Mora, 2005

Delivery, Patrick Smith, 2002

To Speak or Not To Speak, Raoul Servais, 1970

Cat Soup, Tatsuo Sato, 2001

The Magic Flute, Valeri Ugarov, 1994

A Date with Dizzy, John Hubley, 1956

Eyewash (1959) and A Man and His Dog Out for Air(1956) Robert Breer

Yesterday, I found out that avante garde animator Robert Breer passed away at the age of 84.


R.I.P. I genuinely enjoyed your work, sir. Thank you.

Eyewash


A Man and His Dog Out For Air


I've featured his film REcreation before, but I'd like you to watch it with me now. It's a favorite of mine.

夢売り(Selling Dreams) Hayashi Shoko, 2008

Psycho Media Party, Asayama Dotera, 2008

The Treasure Island, D.Cherkasskiy, 1986, 1988

Part one is 47 minutes, part two is just shy of an hour.

Part one (1986)



Part two (1988)

Terry Gilliam's Do It Yourself Animation Show, Bob Godfrey, 1974

"Terry, what advice do you have for people out there who want to make film animation?"

"Well, Bob, don't. Keep well away from it - it's dangerous stuff.

In 1974, animator Bob Godfrey hosted the Do It Yourself Film Animation Show. He invited established animators to demonstrate their techniques, and inspired a new generation of British animators. (Oh look there's a book, too.

Anyway. It's my birthday. I love Terry Gilliam. Everything I am today is pretty much his fault.





So now you know how to do that, you can make me some cartoons. Get cracking, people.

The Mouse and his Child, Charles Swenson and Fred Wolf, 1977

Adaptation of Russell Hoban's novel about two mechanical toy mice, and their quest to become "self-winding". via

The full length feature.

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, Ram Mohan, Yugo Sako, and Koichi Sasko, 1992

Animal Farm, Joy Batchelor and John Halas, 1954

The full movie, based on George Orwell's novel.

Tom Waits for No One, John Lamb, 1979

Tom Waits performed in 1978 live at the La Brea stage in Hollywood, photographed and rotoscoped.The original live action was shot with 5 cameras - 2 high, 2 low and one hand held.. shot by Dan O'Dowd and crew..The music from "The One That Got Away" blared in the background as Tom sang the lyrics. Donna Gordon is the dancer performing as the stripper, 6 takes and 13 hours of video footage were edited to make a 5 1/2 minute live action short which we turned into animation. A total of 5,500 frames were captured, re-drawn, inked and painted by hand onto celluloid acitate to create this film. Produced by Lyon Lamb Video Animation Systems and directed by John Lamb, the film bore some cool new technology and talent ..and was created specifically for a burgeoning video music market that didn't yet exist and arguably may be the first music video created for the MTV market.However, a series of unfortunate events prohibited the film from ever
being released or sold commercially, consequently catapulting it into obscurity.
In 1979, an Academy Award was presented to Lyon Lamb for the technology used in this short. (Via)

Thanks, Ian.



ETA: some of the raw footage, prior to rotoscoping:

Valse Triste (Sad Waltz) Bruno Bozzetto, 1976

This is another segment of Bruno Bozzetto's brilliant Allegro Non Troppo, and is definitely a top contender for saddest cartoon ever.

Elmer's Candid Camera, Chuck Jones, 1938

A Little Soap and Water, Dave Fleischer, 1935

A Day at the Zoo, Tex Avery, 1939

Shivering Trunks, Natalia Brozynska, 2010

With charming commentary by the director.



Via Metafilter

We're in the Money, Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising,1933

Page Miss Glory, Tex Avery, 1936

Gertie the Dinosaur, Winsor McCay, 1914

I have been posting animation for two years. How I have managed to NOT post this one blows my mind.

Felix Revolts, Otto Mesmer, 1923

Ain't Nature Grand, Isadore Freleng, 1930

Detouring America, Tex Avery, 1939

The Valiant Tailor, Ub Iwerks and Shamus Culhane, 1934

Oh What a Knight, Walt Disney, 1928

Lily and Jim, Don Hertzfeldt, 1997

Do yourself a favor and hit the CC button at the bottom of the video. Then select "Transcribe Audio."

It adds an extra dimension.

Eryk im Sexil, Mariola Brillowska, 1993

NSFW

Leo, Nicholas Easter and Michael Walker, 2006

Silvery Moon (Candy Town) John Foster & Mannie Davis, 1933

This was originally released as part of Van Beuren's Aesop's Fables series under the title Silvery Moon; it was re-released as Candy Town in 1933.

AIDES; Sexy Fingers, Jean Michel Tixier, 2011

French Organization AIDES continues their campaign to fight AIDS and HIV with the best PSAs in the world. VERY VERY NSFW.

Cubits, Al Jarnow, 1978

The Cathedral, Tomek Baginski, 2002

My Pal Foot Foot, D. Sticker, 2005

I have debated posting this before, but after my phone autocorrected Norma's nickname "Simple Dog" (from this blog of incredible awesomeness) to "Simple Foot" (My pal Simple Foot) I knew what I had to do.


My pal Norma

I even noted the resemblance between Dorothy Wiggin's Foot Foot character drawing and Norma. Especially the tail and the facial expression. Coincidence?

Piano-Forte, Pell Osborne,1974

Feria de Ceniza, Naoki Araiza Tokumasu, 2009

The Gazelle's Wish, Gul Ramani,

The Ballon (Gubbara) B.R. Shendge, 1985

An educational short from Films Division India about the dangers of gossip.

Ek Anek Aur Ekta, Bhimsain, 1974

The Day of the Subgenius, Chris Hopewell, 2001

Produced by Bolex Brothers and directed by Chris Hopewell (all better known for their excellent stop motion work) and written, of course, by Reverend Ivan Stang of the Church of the Subgenius.

The Corridor, Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, 2005

OORUTAICHI - Hamihadarigeri, Sojiro Kamatani, 2009

Over the Hill, Peter Baynton, 2007

The Underground Movie, Les Drew, 1972

Jelly Story, Klara Kohoutova, 2004

Na tu svatbu, Vaclav Blin, 2002

Klub Odložených, Jiří Barta, 1989

One Night in a City, Jan Balej, 2007

Полифем, Акид и Галатея(Polyphemus, and Galatea Akida) Anatoly Petrov, 1995

In Russian, no subs, chock full of n00dz and assorted sexytimes, totally NSFW.

Seriously, everyone is nekkid the whole entire time. This might be the nudest cartoon I have ever seen.

The Song of the Birds, Max Fleischer, 1935

Schoolhouse Rock; The Shot Heard Round the Word, Tom Warburton, 1976

The Homeless Flea, Rudolf Ising, 1940

Greetings Bait, Friz Freleng, 1943

Daffy Doodles, Robert McKimson, 1946

S-H-H-H-H-H, Tex Avery, 1955

Punchy Pooch, Jack Hannah, 1962

The Wizard of Oz, Ted Eshbaugh, 1933

Balloon Land, Ub Iwerks, 1935

Paranoland, Patrick Bovin, 2008

See the "making of" video here.

Let There Be Sound,Christian Lachenschmidt, Christian Scheck, Stefan J. Wuhr, 2009

Sing in My Own Way, Sugimoto Kosuke, 2011

The Characters, Evert de Beijer, 1986

The Man in the Lower Left Hand Corner of the Photograph, Robert Morgan, 1997

The Lodgers of an Old House, Aleksey Karayev, 1987

Macska duett (The cats' duet) Jozsef Nepp, 1979

No subtitles, but amusing nonetheless.

Ball of Wool, Nikolai Serebryakov, 1968

We seem to be on a sheep-wool-yarn related roll here.

Baa, Cyriak Harris, 2011

I feel I have been somewhat derelict in my duties for not posting the new Cyriak animation the minute it hit the web. I am sure by now you have seen it, but for posterity...

Little Red Plane, Charlotte Blacker, 2010

Die Kreuzung, Raimund Krumme, 1991

Dripped, Leo Verrier, 2011

Via Metafilter

Képlények,Thomas Patrovits , 1993

IS TROPICAL: The Greeks,Megaforce and Seven, 2011

This starts with, and is comprised primarily, of live action film of children at play, but gets its main punch from some really splendidly animated (and sometimes disturbing) cartoon violence.


I wish I knew the animator's name or could find more information about this mysterious numerical individual or organization. The Sevens I have located either openly deny involvement or remain quiet.

Passions of Spies, Yefim Gamburg, 1967

Youtube user IgorRussland writes:
This is the second feature directed by Yefim Gamburg, an artist who began working at Soyuzmultfilm in 1955 and animated many of the best children's poems, fairy tales and songs. He turned his attention to adults with "Passions of Spies," reviewing dozens of Soviet spy and detective films to make Soyuzmultfilm's first spoof. He selected the most stereotypical spy movie plots and characters, all well known to Soviet audiences. Soviet censors were so nervous about the film that they immediately sent it to the film club at Lubyanka (KGB Headquarters) to test the political waters. A high ranking general loved it and personally thanked Gamburg for "destroying the established stereotype of the 'wooden' Soviet intelligence." Made during a period of Soviet world power, the film was never officially shown abroad until after perestroika.

Schwechater, Peter Kubelka, 1958

Some might argue that this barely qualifies as animation. But they can argue with somebody else, because a)the abstraction, the stylization of the images, and the short length of the clips give it the appearance of animation, b) THIS IS MY BLOG AND I SAY IT GOES HERE, and c) It's amazing.

In 1957, Peter Kubelka was hired to make a short commercial for Scwechater beer. The beer company undoubtedly thought they were commissioning a film that would help them sell their beers; Kubelka had other ideas. He shot his film with a camera that did not even have a viewer, simply pointing it in the general direction of the action. He then took many months to edit his footage, while the company fumed and demanded a finished product. Finally he submitted a film, 90 seconds long, that featured extremely rapid cutting (cutting at the limits of most viewers' perception) between images washed out almost to the point of abstraction — in black-and-white positive and negative and with red tint — of dimly visible people drinking beer and of the froth of beer seen in a fully abstract pattern. Via

Six Weeks in June, Stuart Hilton, 1996

11000 miles around the USA in the back of a van with a band, a pen, a stack of paper and 6 weeks to do it all. A road movie. By Stuart Hilton

This perfectly captures the feeling of being a passenger on a very long road trip.

test shots for Ray Harryhausen's Evolution, Ray Harryhausen, 1938-1940

He even introduces the clip himself.

Via Metafilter.

Bird is the Word, Bill Plympton, 2005

Animated segment from F*CK, Steve Anderson's documentary on Ol' Effenheimer.

You know I saw it in the theater. I believe we have already established that I am a super duper classy broad and if you didn't know that, I really think you should.

ANYWAY.

If you are a person of more delicate and refined sensibilities, you can also see this on Bill Plympton's Dog Days DVD, which of course won't contain anything whatsoever that will offend you even a little bit.

Pieces, Koji Yamamura, 2003

Krag (The Ring) Jerzy Kucia, 1978

PTAK (Bird) Ryszard Czekala, 1968

Den Offentlige Røst (The Public Voice), Lejf Marcussen, 1988

Jefferson Circus Songs, Suzan Pitt, 1975

Anyway, Run Wrake, 1990

Skywhales, Phil Austin and Derek Hayes, 1983

Operation X-70, Raoul Servais, 1971

Le Roman de Renard (The Tale of the Fox) Ladislaw Starewicz, 1930

Here's a treat for you - the entirety of Ladislaw Starewicz's masterfully animated and very entertaining Le Roman de Renard. Enjoy.

Parking, Shintaro Kago, 2010

Mr. Ando of the Woods, Takashi Taniguchi, 2007

You stay awesome, Japan.

Blake/e/e/e: The Thing's Hollow, Luca Dipierro, 2008

Video for Blake/e/e/e's song The Thing's Hollow by Luca Dipierro.

La Vieille Dame Et Les Pigeons, Sylvain Chomet, 1998

Le Diamant, Paul Grimault, 1970

La Demoiselle et le Violoncelliste, Jean Francoise Laguione, 1965

The Story of King Midas, Ray Harryhausen, 1953

Tales of the Old Piano, Elena Petkevitch and Irina Margolina, 2009

Plic Ploc, Marick Quéven, 2005

Planeta trzech wysp (Planet of the Three Islands) Peter Paul Lutczyn, 1975

Tusalava, Len Lye, 1929

Tusalava was originally performed with live accompaniment composed by Jack Ellit. Unfortunately, the original score was lost. Many people have stepped in to fill that void, and I can think of several others who would do an amazing job. In my mind, I am looking at them pointedly right now, in a "You. Do this thing at the Trylon" kind of way.

I do think that Youtube user pukunu1 did a mighty decent job here.

Dots, Norman Mclaren, 1940

The Legend of the Poor Hunchman, Michel Ocelot, 1982

Golden Gate, A. Korostelev and Tkachenko, 1993

Cosmic Clock, Al Jarnow, 1979

A temporal take-off on Charles and Ray Eames' "Powers of Ten" that was originally shown on PBS's 3-2-1 Contact!

Story of a street Corner, Osamu Tezuka, 1962

Fisheye, Riblje Oko, 1980

Autobahn, Roger Mainwood, 1979

Animated video for the Kratwerk song Autobahn.

The Silence Beneath the Bark, Joanna Lurie, 2009

Instinct, Rao Heidmets, 2003

La Gazza Ladra Sinfonia, Giulio Gianni and Emanuele Luzzati, 1964

Aos, Yoji Kuri, 1964

No subtitles, but somehow I doubt they would explain much.

La Serenissima, Guido Manuli, 1981

I don't usually post works by the same animator two days in a row, but it's not like it's a rule or anything.

Plus, this is completely different from yesterday's work, I promise.

Use Instructions, Guido Manuli, 1989

THIS IS A CARTOON ABOUT BUTTS.

The Big Story , David Stoten and Tim Watts, 1993

A Kirk Douglas extravaganza, voiced by Frank Gorshin.




Pencil test!

Pulsar, Katushi Bowda, 1990

Made for an amateur animation contest for the show "EBITEN."


Starring...plaster.

Kevadine kärbes (Spring fly) Riho Unt and Hardi Volmer, 1986

Unfortunately, this has no subtitles.



Synopsis:
A parable examining questions of ethics in human relationships based on the miniature "The Fly, the Cockroach and the Spider" written by Anton Hansen Tammsaare. via

So that's what you are watching.

Harpya, Raoul Servais, 1979

Rainbow Dance, Len Lye 1936

I couldn't find a version as properly vividly colored as the original, which is quite bright. It must have been electrifying in 1936.

OH SPEAKING OF LEN LYE AND STUFF - I just saw Pip Chodorov's Free Radicals, which features Lye (his 1958 short is featured in full and gives the doc its title)Robert Breer, Stan Brakhage, Stan Vanderbeek, Hans Richter, and more fully awesome individuals. Now heads up - I really genuinely love this stuff. So fair warning; you might be in for more of this sort of thing, because I'm excited.

REcreation I, Robert Breer, 1956-57

Duo Concertantes, Larry Jordan, 1964

I can't believe I have neglected to link to Larry Jordan's beauteous website.

Also, if you really loved me you would buy me this.

If you don't really love me (I understand) you should buy it for yourself.

Bike Race, Tom Schroeder, 2010

I saw this on Tuesday at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival,on a program of local short documentaries and animation. Definitely one of the highlights of the show.

Kolobok, Vladlen Barbe, 2006

The Writer, Paul Driessen, 1988

Trik, Ondřej Švadlena, 2005

Inspired 3D surrealism from Ondřej Švadlena.

I can tell I am watching something truly, deeply weird when I can't decide whether it's NSFW or not.

Simon's Cat in Hop To It, Simon Tofield, 2011

Fractured Fables: The Fuz, Ralph Bakshi, 1967

Caution, The Doors Open, Anastasiya Zhuravleva, 2005

Quest, Thomas Stellmach, 1996

Euphoria, Vince Collins, 1974

Every Child, Derek Lamb and Eugene Fedorenko, 1979

To Be, John Weldon, 1990

Spin Cycle, Jeff Scher, 2003

BREAD!





MOAR BREAD!

Still Loaf with Guitar, 2003

Mona Lisa descending a Staircase, Joan Gratz, 1991

Ernest le Vampire (episodes 1 & 2) Francois Bruel and Jose Javier, 1988

It is somewhat well known in my circle of friends and acquaintances that I generally think vampires are pretty stupid. But Ernest is adorable.

Prelude to Eden, Michael Gagne, 1995

Storm, DC Turner, 2011

Narrated by Tim Minchin.





Via Metafilter.

The Loose Nut, Shamus Culhane, 1945

As mentioned in this New York Times article.



Woody Woodpecker is an asshole.

Resemblage, Vicki Bennet, 2004

Resemblage (2004) was created as a result of an invitation from the LUX archive to make a film derived exclusively from their film collection (with permission from the original artists). We chose films by artists Alan Berliner, Lawrence Jordan, People Like Us, Semiconductor and Stan Vanderbeek.

By Vicki Bennet, better known as People Like Us.

The Peanut Vendor, Len Lye, 1933

New Zealand filmmaker Len Lye is best known for his pioneering work with abstract animation. This is what happened before that.

La Joie de Vivre , Anthony Gross and Hector Hoppin, 1934

Gymnopédies , Larry Jordan, 1968

Life is Flashing Before Your Eyes, Vince Collins, 1984

Enter Life, Faith Hubley, 1981

Whinsey on the Phone, Sally Cruikshank, 2008

Animator Sally Cruikshank experimented with Flash, and this is what happened.

Schoolhouse Rock: Sufferin' 'Til Suffrage, Phil Kimmelman,1976

The Wife of Bath, Joanna Quinn, 1998

Tulips, Jeff Scher, 2008

A tékozló fiú, Sikur Mihály, 1990

Five and Dime, Walter Lantz, 1933

animation for This American Life, Chris Ware & John Kuramoto, 2008

From the episode "Every Marriage is a Courtroom."

Damned, Dennis Tsybulkin, 1997

Earth Angel, Jimmy Picker, 1992

Smutley, Niklas Rissler and Kevin Grady, 2011

Humorous spot for French organization AIDES


Smutley is a very naughty kitty. NSFW, unless you work somewhere where it's totally cool if your boss catches you watching a video of a cartoon cat getting a beej from a goldfish.




Thanks, Cavin.

Hawaiian Birds, Dave Fleischer, 1936

The Technical Hitch, Jon Dunleavy, 2006

Deviant! Eoin Clarke, 1997

Salesman Pete and the amazing Stone from Outer Space,Anthony Vivien, Marc Bouyer, and Max Loubaresse, 2010

Farewell, Little Island, Reisenbüchler Sándor, 1986

Mesék a műveszet világából (Tales from the World of Art) Kovásznai György, 1965

Once again, no subtitles. I believe the first act is called "Exciting Film ("Action Film" is probably a closer translation) the second act is called "The Old Trumpet Player Took the Cyanide," and the third act is "The Famous Pianist," but that is all I've got for you.

That and this sweet animation.

Evergreen, Yoann Lemoine, 2007

Le Rat des villes et le champs, Ladislav Starewicz, 1926

The Cyclotrope, Tim Wheatley, 2011

OK, this is really the post for the 18th. I made an.. error.

Kizakura Sake Ads, 1959-1980

A wonderful series of advertisements featuring an family of kappa.

Superflat Monogram and First Love, Mamoru Hosoda, 2003

Based on characters created for Louis Vuitton by Takashi Murakami.


We have one of Murakami's pandas where I work. Oh you think it's cute and innocent, but I assure you as soon as the lights go out, that thing is terrifying.

Superflat Monogram


Superflat First Love

Kotatsuneko, Jun Aoki, 2005

Mermaid, Osamu Tezuka, 1964

Briar Rose:Sleeping Beauty, Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1990

Check Mate, Paul-Francois Gay, 2009

Aquatic, Koji Yamamura, 1987

Once Upon a Time (Byl sobie raz) Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica, 1957

Rabbit, Run Wrake, 2005

Louis James Hates School , Jim Thurman and Paul Fierlinger,1980

Le Coeur Est Un Metronome, J C Mbotti , 2007

No Neck Joe, Craig McCracken,1990, 1997

Most sites put the date of these cartoons as 1997, but that is total bullshit. I saw these in the theater in 1990.

ETA - I can't believe I left "site's" up for almost two days. Mortified.




Also mortifying - when the animator himself shows up in the comments and tells you that yes, the date is correct. Confirming that my memory actually kind of sucks. (Thanks, Tim!) And then you don't even see it for seven months because you just assume nobody comments on your blog. THIS IS ALL VERY AWKWARD


BUT WAIT! Craig McKracken just dropped in to say that yes, he did make the first No Neck Joe shorts in 1990 when he was at Cal Arts! So perhaps I was not as addled as previously believed.


(I was still pretty addled, though.)

Green Beret, Stephen Hillenburg, 1992

The Honky Problem, Mike Judge , 1991

Horn if you're honky*.







*not my joke.

Várakozni jó (Waiting for Good) , Kovásznai György, 1969

Sorry, no subs, just grooves.

Bid 'Em In, Neal Sopata, 2009

Via Metafilter

Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye and Peep-eye , Dave Fleischer, 1942

The Gruffalo, Max Lang and Jakob Schuh, 2009

One of the nominees for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Short.

Of course, we know that Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing won. But IT WAS AN HONOR JUST TO BE NOMINATED.

The Overture to William Tell, Dick Lund, 1947

Red Hot Rangers, Tex Avery, 1947

Dover Boys of Pimento University, Chuck Jones, 1942

Der Consument, Max Mörtl, 2009

Energetically Yours, Dave Hilberman, 1957

Designed by the FRICKIN' GREAT Ronald Searle.

Howdy Doody and His Magic Hat, Gene Deitch, 1953

The Tocher, Lotte Reiniger, 1937

Weather Beaten Melody, Hans Fischerkoesen, 1942

American Lady, Jesus Camillo Barros and Hugo Nicolas Rivera, 2006

No subtitles (sorry) but it's not difficult to understand what's going on.

Cours Toujours, Elise Garcette and Olivier Barré, 2010

Cours Toujours

The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan, 2010

The Lost Thing is nominated for a WON! the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.


Congratulations!

WORKU #1: From Behind, Keita Funamoto and Masahide Kobayash

The first in a series from The Village of Marhen studio.

Here's the site run through the Google Transmangulator. (j/k, I love Google Translate.)

And their Youtube channel

BO-4, Shiro Tomura, 2010

Deuce, Monica Cook, 2010

Now with director's commentary from Monica Cook!

My Internet's Gone Down, Mike Booth, 2008

Mike Booth's Some Grey Bloke is really taking things in stride, all things considered. You should see me when my internet goes down.


Well, no, you shouldn't. Nobody should see that.

Play, Ahmet Serif Yıldırım , 2010

Wave Theory,Gokhan Okur , 2009

Oedipus, Starring Vegetables, Jason Wishnow, 2004

Bonus; Me and my Potato - the making of Oedipus, Starring Vegetables:


AND MORE - the storyboards for Oedipus, Starring Vegetables

Madagascar, Carnet et Voyage, Bastien Dubois, 2009

This lovely short, from Sacrebleu Films, is nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Hook and Ladder Hokum or A Fireman's Life, George Stallings and Frank Tashlin, 1933

Featuring Tom and Jerry.


No, the other Tom and Jerry. Not the cat and the mouse. Two dudes.

The Creep, Tom Malins, 2008

Windy Day, Faith and John Hubley, 1968

How to Find a Parking Space, Paul Fierlinger, 1969

The Barnyard Brat, Dave Fleischer, 1939

excerpt from Plasticene Crow, Aleksandr Tatarskiy, 1981

The lyrics, as translated by the invaluable Youtube denizen Niffiwan:



There is a simple folk tale
or maybe not a folk tale
or maybe not so simple
that we'd like you to hear

we know it from our childhood
or maybe from adulthood
or maybe we don't know it
but hope it will appear.

One time there was a crow
or possibly a dog
or possibly a cow
who struck a lucky score:

she found a piece of cheese
about 200 grams
or possibly 300
or maybe even more.

She flew right up a pine
or maybe didn't fly
or maybe up a palm tree
she ran right up from thence

and there for some nice breakfasting
or maybe for some dinner
or maybe even suppertime
she quickly made her plans.

But here a fox was running
or maybe wasn't running
or maybe a mad ostrich
or kind, we might presume

Or possibly a sweeper
who traipsed along the countryside
to find the nearest hazel tree
and carve himself a broom.

"Oh listen my dear crow
unless you are a dog
or possibly a cow
the finest cow of all

your feathers are exquisite
your horns are really something
your hooves are nice and slim
and what a kindly soul!

If ever you should sing
or maybe if you woof
or if you started mooing
(since cows moo a lot)

then you'll get a big saddle
a carpet and a TV;
nice presents will be gotten
or maybe will be got."

And so, the stupid crow,
or possibly the dog,
or possibly the cow,
began to sing and crow...

And from such awful singing,
which may not have been singing,
our population fainted
as if from a great blow.

The crow lost the cheese,
or possibly the dog,
perhaps it was the cow;
on this we are agreed,

and right atop the fox
or possibly the ostrich
or possibly the sweeper
it fell with some great speed.

The moral of this tale,
which may not be a tale,
not just a grown adult;
a dwarf should understand

don't ever stand, don't jump around,
don't sing or even try to dance
in off-limits construction zones
where heavy things might land!

The Little Tiger on the Sunflower, Leonid Nosyrev, 1981

*races breathlessly into room* HERE'S YOUR CARTOON! I DIDN'T FORGET! HERE IT IS! *pant pant*

Undo, Marcin Wasko, 2003

Le Balayeur, Serge Elissalde, 1990

The good news is...There are subtitles!

The bad news is... They're in Spanish.

The good news is... You probably don't really need them.

The best news is... it's a cartoon. Watch the cartoon.

Charged,Collin Tsandilis, Trent Correy & Mayrhosby Yeoshen, 2009

The Pig Farmer, Nick Cross, 2011

La Memoria Dei Cani, Simone Massi, 2006

The Thomas Beale Cipher, Andrew Allen, 2010

Using pioneering animation techniques to create a look never seen on film before, his 10-minute award-winning film tells the true legend of history's most challenging cipher. Professor White, cryptographer extraordinaire, is on the trail of the notoriously uncrackable Thomas Beale cipher—a century-old riddle hiding the location of a fortune in gold that has tormented its pursuers since inception. But White is not alone—shadowy forces are tight on his tail.

The film contains 16 hidden messages that reveal the larger story at play. Eight are fairly easy and require only a close eye. Six are moderately difficult using various encryption methods. Two are extremely difficult and will require a genius mind to decrypt.

If you have a genius mind (and I will assume you must, seeing as how you have such impeccable taste in entertainment) and wanna do this, knock yourself out. I'm a bit daft, myself, so I'm just gonna enjoy the pretty pictures.

If you DO figure it out, feel free to brag to us in the comments, genius.


Also.

Day and Night, Teddy Newton , 2010

Day and Night is a nominee for the Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Film category.


Here's an HQ preview:



And here's a less HQ version of the whole thing.

A Corny Concerto, Bob Clampett, 1943

Camilla, Julia Arnova, 2008

The Possum, Chris Choy, 2006

Ryan, Chris Landreth, 2004

Chris Landreth's short animated interview with gifted animator Ryan Larkin.

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, 2005.

Body Beautiful, Joanna Quinn, 1990

The

Achilles, Barry Purves, 1995

Deadsy, David Anderson and Russel Hoban, 1989

Cat's Cradle (Au Bout du Fil) Paul Driessen, 1974

Toys, Grant Munro, 1966

Hidavatas, Marcell Jankovics, 1969

Thanks to Chris for this gem, and for generally being informative and cool.

Vicenta, Sam Orti, 2010

Via

The Rich Have Their Fancies,Victoria Barmina, 1997

Man in the Frame, Fyodor Khitruk,1966

Crane Feathers, Ideya Garanina, 1977

Hunting Season, Aleksandr Viken, 1981

Conflict, Garri Bardin. 1983

Goofy Goat, Ted Eshbaugh, 1931

This cartoon was originally made in two color Technicolor, but no color print is known to exist.
Official Films offered 16mm B+W prints of it in the 40's and changed the name to 'Goofy Goat Antics'. - zootsmcgurn

Who Killed Who, Tex Avery, 1943

Keep In A Dry Place Away From Children, Bolex Brothers, 1997

The Creation,Thomas Meyer-Hermann , 1994

Sensology, Michel Gagne, 2010

Sensology is a short animated film by Michel Gagné that visualizes in abstract form, an improvised musical session by two leaders of the avant-guarde jazz movement, Paul Plimley (piano) and Barry Guy (bass). The music was recorded on November 9th, 1995, at the Western Front in Vancouver, Canada

To me, it brings to mind the work of Norman McLaren.


It's also on the short list of possible Academy Award nominees. Good luck!

Alexander VIII, Alexander Krahmtsov, 1995

The Returned Sun, Olga Khodatayeva ,1936

Train of Thought, Leo Bridle and Ben Thomas, 2010

Train of Thought is Leo Bridle and Ben Thomas's graduation film from The Arts Institute at Bournemouth.

Although we used digital compositing software, all the animation and models were done by hand, not with CGI. The film took approximately 9 months to complete, from storyboards through to the final edit.

Something, Cyriak Harris, 2010