Illusion of Movement with Don Hertzfeldt

I think I'll make these kinds of posts on a regular basis considering the eclectic and random nature of this blog and bring a little more structure of the site. I'm still gonna post the crazy shit I find on the net that interest me, now I'm gonna steer it in a certain direction.

Ok, with that out of the way, anyone who sorta reads what little I write on this blog before watching the videos with the bright, shiny colors and loud noises knows I'm a freak for cartoons and animation. I'd like to share with ya'll an animator I've known about for a long while now: Don Hertzfeldt. His animation and drawings are simple but still makes amazing and funny-as-hell animated shorts.

We'll start off with the Intermission shorts he did for the traveling Animation Show he did with Mike Judge a few years ago..


Welcome to the show...

Billy's Balloon


Ah, L'amour


Genre


Lily and Jim Pt.1


Lily and Jim Pt.2


Last but not least, we have the short that won him a little gold-man statue. It's so good I plunked down 20 bucks for the DVD and it's only a 9 minute film. :P

Rejected


He's got 3 more shorts I haven't had the opportunity to see: The Meaning of Life and Everything Will Be OK. He's traveling the country right now with a show called "An Evening With Don Hertzfeldt" with his latest work "I Am So Proud Of You". The last show date is in Los Angeles on November 30th, I hope I can snag a couple of tickets, it'd be pretty awsome to see it on th big screen and maybe even meet the man behind these twisted visions.

Head over to his website BitterFilms.com, be a consumer whore and support him. I'm sure he'll appreciate it with a cute cartoon blood orgy.

Urgent PSA!! Germs and You

5 Months Too Long?

Hey, anyone out there? Boy this place sure has collected a nice layer of dust since I've been gone. But, like a good plague, I'm back. Here to fester on the internet with things I find interesting. A good thing too, I'm very bored.

So with my first post in nearly 6 months, I'll drop some videos of new bands I've been listening too during my blog hiatus.

Menomena - Air Aid


We Are Scientists - After Hours


Man Man - Mister Jung Stuffed


Vampire Weekend - A-Punk


Wolf Parade - Modern World


Dr. Dog - Hang On


Deerhoof - The Perfect Me


Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal


Wow, a lot of new music. It's a nice change from all the heavy metal I listen to. Can't be angry all the time. Change is essential for growth.

Out Of It

Heya, everyone. It's been about 3 weeks since I moved out to Georgia. I've been kinda busy gettin everything straightened out. I'll have some pics for you all soon.