Mike Judge & Don Hertzfeldt present: the Animation Show
Volume One
Catalog No. MC-265
Shorts Compilation,
Animation
2004, 101 minutes
DVD,
Region: 0 (All)
TV System: NTSC
UPC: 898022000098
Label: Animation Show
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Finally, there's an animation festival with the artists themselves at the helm. Following the critically acclaimed theatrical tour of The Animation Show we bring you The Animation Show Volume One on DVD! Kicking off in the spring of 2004, The Animation Show Volume One is a collection of the best animated short films from around the world, personally programmed by co-producers Mike Judge (Office Space, and King of the Hill) and Academy Award nominated animator Don Hertzfeldt. This year’s DVD line-up spans eight countries, featuring everything from 2003 Academy Award winner Adam Elliot’s three claymation films Brother, Cousin, and Uncle to the very latest in computer animation - with four recent Academy Award nominees (including Mt Head, The Rocks, Fifty Percent Grey, and The Cathedral), brand new films from Mike and Don, plus extra surprises. Never before has such a visually stunning and hilarious collection of animation been gathered together in one program. Each year the Animation Show plans to follow its new theatrical tour with a DVD compilation packed with award winning animation from around the world. Starting with this first volume Mike and Don have asked the filmmakers involved to share insight into their individual technique with an amazing assortment of special features. This is the first animated compilation to take such an indepth look into the inner workings of so many great filmmakers. There is an enormous surplus of great animation that rarely sees wide distribution or exposure. This DVD series will function to spotlight these hidden classics as well as showcase older animation greats that have yet to find their way to DVD. The Animation Show has put together a new ongoing volume of work that will catalog the greatest animation created and present this work to movie goers and animation fans for years to come.
All films in a printable format
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Welcome to the Show
directed by Don Hertzfeldt
USA,
Animation,
2003,
Traditional 2D Animation combined with Stop-Motion,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:00
The little fluffy guys from Rejected are back and here to host a brand new festival of great animation from around the world. This is the first of three new pieces created for "the Animation Show."
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Mt. Head (Atama Yama)
directed by Koji Yamamura
Japan,
Animation,
2002,
Traditional 2D Animation combined with CGI,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:10:00
After a stingy man eats some cherry seeds, a cherry tree grows on his head. A modern interpretation of the traditional Japanese Rakugo story, "Atama-yama", set in contemporary Tokyo.
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Brother
directed by Adam Elliot
Australia,
Animation,
2000,
Claymation,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:07:50
The childhood memory of a brother, his cigarette butts, asthma and head lice.
... more info
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Parking
directed by Bill Plympton
USA,
Animation,
2002,
Traditional 2D Animation,
Color,
00:05:16
A single blade of grass in an otherwise pristine parking lot sparks an escalating war of wills..
... more info
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Adventures of Ricardo, The
directed by Corky Quackenbush
United Kingdom,
Animation,
1996,
Claymation,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:00:00
Three shorts from the wild mind of Corky Quakenbush introduce us to the misguided world of Ricardo and his adventures. ... more info
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Moving Illustrations of Machines
directed by Jeremy Solterbeck
United Kingdom,
Animation,
2000,
Computer Animation,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:09:30
Inspired by the cloning and birth of Dolly the Sheep, Moving Illustrations of Machines is a painstakingly detailed animated film. It consists of hand drawn ink artwork completed over a span of nearly four yea... more info
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LA COURSE À L'ABÎME (The Ride to the Abyss)
directed by Georges Schwizgebel
Switzerland,
Animation,
1992,
Acrylic paint on cel,
Color,
Optical Stereo,
00:04:30
"The Ride to the Abyss"... Two riders on galloping horses disappear and reappear, alternating with other animated images moving to the same rhythm...... more info
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Billy's Balloon
directed by Don Hertzfeldt
United Kingdom,
Animation,
1998,
Traditional 2D Animation,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:05:22
A boy and his balloon.
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Cousin
directed by Adam Elliot
Australia,
Animation,
1998,
Claymation,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:40
The childhood remembrance of a cousin, his special arm, pet rocks
and shopping trolley.... more info
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Cathedral, The
directed by Tomek Baginski
Poland,
Animation,
2002,
3D Animation,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:06:30
Based on the novel by Jacek Dukaj, the Cathedral is the story of a pilgrim who arrives at the edge of the world at the end of a long journey. Here he finds the Cathedral, a place full of secrets. The Cathedra... more info
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Intermission in the Third Dimension
directed by Don Hertzfeldt
USA,
Animation,
2003,
Traditional 2D Animation combined with Stop-Motion,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:00
Our fluffy friends explore the exciting theoretical land of space and time known as the third dimension.... more info
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Fifty Percent Grey
directed by Ruairi Robinson
Ireland,
Animation,
2001,
3D Animation,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:02:46
A dead solider wakes up to find himself with his gun, a widescreen TV,
and a whole lot of time...
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Uncle
directed by Adam Elliot
Australia,
Animation,
1997,
Claymation,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:06:08
The biography of a humble man, his lemon tree, chihuahua and crumpets.... more info
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Early Pencil Tests and Other Experiments
directed by Mike Judge
USA,
Animation,
1990,
Traditional 2D Animation,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:05:00
A collection of never-before-seen character animation and experiments 'from the archives' of Mike Judge, plus the very rare early short film, Huh? and the first Office Space animated short with Milton - later... more info
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Aria
directed by Pjotr Sapegin
Canada,
Animation,
2001,
Stop Motion Animation,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:10:32
An animated short inspired by Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly. The puppet Butterfly lives alone on an island, until a white ship brings the handsome sailor Pinkerton. Their love affair grows until Pinkerton ... more info
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Bathtime in Clerkenwell
directed by Alex Budovsky
United Kingdom,
Animation,
2002,
Computer Animation,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:15
The cuckoos have taken over London and no one is safe! These Little Napoleons and Kaisers get a whimsical Metropolis-type assembly line going that will have you tapping your toes to the beat. This Vaudeville ... more info
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The Rocks (Das Rad)
directed by Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger and Arvid Uibel
Germany,
Animation,
2001,
Stop Motion Animation combined with CGI,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:08:30
The stone people have seen a lot in their everlasting lives atop their mountain, so they're only mildly amazed by the comings and goings inside the valley below. But when Mankind begins to progress and grow, ... more info
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End of the Show, The
directed by Don Hertzfeldt
United Kingdom,
Animation,
2003,
Traditional 2D Animation combined with Stop-Motion,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:00
As the first installment of "The Animation Show" draws to a close an epic battle unfolds featuring deadly robots.... more info
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This DVD has never been screened
Reviews and Other Info:
-Audio commentaries by animators Bill Plympton and Corky Quackenbush.
-Deleted pencil test by Mike Judge
-Special effects commentary and production art galleries by Don Hertzfeldt.
-"Mt. Head" galleries of concept art and character design.
-"The Cathedral" motion tests, animatics and production art.
-"The Rocks" production photo album.
-"La Course A L'abime" storyboard to scene comparison.
-plus much more!
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Exhibition:
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The DVD is not yet rated however some films may not be suitable for children under 12. |
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