tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860570369910571160.post6737544329643412237..comments2024-03-18T05:38:24.843-07:00Comments on Best Animated Short: Best Animated Short - 2001ajnruleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07990303219460863679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860570369910571160.post-77049696532329923052012-09-03T09:17:01.356-07:002012-09-03T09:17:01.356-07:00Awesome. I always seem to have trouble when embedd...Awesome. I always seem to have trouble when embedding from Google Video.ajnruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990303219460863679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860570369910571160.post-8137767785768779322012-09-02T14:23:26.066-07:002012-09-02T14:23:26.066-07:00I best remember this time as when I finally got a ...I best remember this time as when I finally got a home computer in the house and "Fifty Percent Grey" was one of the shorts I bothered to download from the official website of the producer/studio behind it (where they told you to go to get the full production credits since they were rather cheap on not providing those on the film itself). I think this film was part of a series in Ireland that focused on different subjects/themes (I recall at the time going to the Irish Film Board's webpage to find out about this, it sounded like something the National Film Board of Canada had with it's "Canada Vignettes" series in the 70's), this just happened to be the one film that got a nomination for it's unique approach perhaps.<br /><br />I always sorta dig that devolution of the TV sets and home video players in "Fifty Percent Grey". I think the first one is a widescreen CRT monitor with a DVD player, the second is TV appears to use a LaserDisc player and the third, VHS. Those wounds though as the guy wakes up immediately heal themselves, usually leaving holes in his clothes were the shots ran through. The tagline for the short by the way is "Between good and evil, black and white, heaven and hell, in the end it's all shades of grey."<br /><br />Interesting to note another film produced in Ireland also got nominated the same year too (Give Up Yer Aul Sins"). From the looks of it, the same group also produced films reaturing other kids telling Bible stories as well. I guess the one film became popular enough to put out a short series involve the same darn premise!<br />http://www.brownbagfilms.com/work/give-up-yer-aul-sins-tv<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0n0G-3AKc<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knd-UMWr8-0<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtT1Owi1YoI<br /><br />You could embed NFB videos in your blog entries if you like instead of YouTUbe. Just click on the "share it" link and you should get the code. That should work just as effective as possible.<br /><br />The GoogleVideo link for "Stubble Trouble" appears to not be working at the moment, though I found a link on "Rutube" at the moment. Upon seeing this, I thought the animation seemed quite familiar until I saw who made this. The studio itself, Calabash Animation, has mostly done commercial work for many cliants like Little Caesar's Pizza (the bouncy animation gave it away for me). They even have a good copy of the short on their site!<br />http://www.calabashanimation.com/work_shorts.phpChris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com