4. Today in Kickstarter, Wednesday March 21st 2013: - 20 Years of Madness posted an amazing .Gif only update (above) - Oscar-winning animator Daniel Greaves is working on a new film - Peep some of the swag we’ll be doling out at PAX East this weekend - Creator Tom Morin hit the Today Show to chat about his project - A typeface based on Sigmund Freud’s handwriting

    Today in Kickstarter, Wednesday March 21st 2013:

    - 20 Years of Madness posted an amazing .Gif only update (above)

    - Oscar-winning animator Daniel Greaves is working on a new film

    - Peep some of the swag we’ll be doling out at PAX East this weekend

    - Creator Tom Morin hit the Today Show to chat about his project

    - A typeface based on Sigmund Freud’s handwriting

  5. Today in Kickstarter, Thursday March 14, 2013 (PI DAY!): - Great interview with legendary animator Ralph Bakshi on his latest project (above) - The perfect project for Pi Day - There is room for everyone on Kickstarter - BBC News video piece on the African soccer documentary Keroche - A Big Day for Fans - Thank you. 17,144 times from the Ancient Egyptian Daybook

    Today in Kickstarter, Thursday March 14, 2013 (PI DAY!):

    - Great interview with legendary animator Ralph Bakshi on his latest project (above)

    - The perfect project for Pi Day

    - There is room for everyone on Kickstarter

    - BBC News video piece on the African soccer documentary Keroche

    - A Big Day for Fans

    - Thank you. 17,144 times from the Ancient Egyptian Daybook

  8. Plympton’s favorite flicks. Legendary animator Bill Plympton is currently hard at work on Cheatin’, his seventh feature-length animated film, which just so happens to be composed of 40,000 hand-drawn frames. When toiling away on all those drawings, Bill needs to stay inspired, so we asked him to suggest some of his favorite animated films. Here’s his list: Bill Plympton’s top 5 animated films (in no particular order): Mind Games Song of The South Yellow Submarine How to Train Your Dragon Dumbo

    Plympton’s favorite flicks.

    Legendary animator Bill Plympton is currently hard at work on Cheatin’, his seventh feature-length animated film, which just so happens to be composed of 40,000 hand-drawn frames.

    When toiling away on all those drawings, Bill needs to stay inspired, so we asked him to suggest some of his favorite animated films. Here’s his list:

    Bill Plympton’s top 5 animated films (in no particular order):

    View on Kickstarter
  9. Making a Plymptoon. Legendary animator Bill Plympton is trying something new: A feature film made entirely from more than 40,000 hand-painted frames. Plympton is currently funding his seventh feature film, Cheatin’, on Kickstarter. A grown-up tale of jealousy, revenge, and murder shot through with Plympton’s surreal sense of humor, the film would never stand a chance in a traditional studio system. But with 175 backers behind him and counting, the artist’s most ambitious project is our Project of the Day.

    Making a Plymptoon.

    Legendary animator Bill Plympton is trying something new: A feature film made entirely from more than 40,000 hand-painted frames.

    Plympton is currently funding his seventh feature film, Cheatin’, on Kickstarter. A grown-up tale of jealousy, revenge, and murder shot through with Plympton’s surreal sense of humor, the film would never stand a chance in a traditional studio system. But with 175 backers behind him and counting, the artist’s most ambitious project is our Project of the Day.

    View on Kickstarter

  11. Congratulations to Jim Batt, Molly Crabapple and Kim Boekbinder! This premiere of I Have Your Heart is the culmination of nearly two years of hard work.

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    Ladies and gentlemen! Today BoingBoing.net is premiering the short animation “I Have Your Heart” directed by Jim Batt, illustrated by Molly Crabapple, with a song by Kim Boekbinder. 2 years of paper cuts and patience!

    Interview + exclusive photos here

    View on Kickstarter
  12. How to blow up a zombie. When it comes to full-length animated films, there are no shortcuts. Every step of the process demands endless time, boundless skill and the patience of a zombie. So trust an animator to know exactly what to do when the undead come knocking. Jeff Fowler, a director at animation powerhouse Blur Studios, sent along this sequence of images, which breaks down “a zombie head explosion in all its technical and creative glory… from concept sketch to fully rendered juicy eruption.” Blur’s team has spent years working to create a feature film adaptation of The Goon, based on the beloved series of darkly funny comic books. Now Blur has taken to Kickstarter to unleash a groundswell of support and raise the funds required to create a full-lenth story reel for the film. The aim is to prove to Hollywood that an intelligent, hilarious animated movie for grownups can thrive on the big screen — and thousands of Kickstarter backers have aleady agreed. The project ends in just over a week, so backers take note: Act now if you want to bring The Goon to life.

    How to blow up a zombie.

    When it comes to full-length animated films, there are no shortcuts. Every step of the process demands endless time, boundless skill and the patience of a zombie.

    So trust an animator to know exactly what to do when the undead come knocking. Jeff Fowler, a director at animation powerhouse Blur Studios, sent along this sequence of images, which breaks down “a zombie head explosion in all its technical and creative glory… from concept sketch to fully rendered juicy eruption.”

    Blur’s team has spent years working to create a feature film adaptation of The Goon, based on the beloved series of darkly funny comic books. Now Blur has taken to Kickstarter to unleash a groundswell of support and raise the funds required to create a full-lenth story reel for the film. The aim is to prove to Hollywood that an intelligent, hilarious animated movie for grownups can thrive on the big screen — and thousands of Kickstarter backers have aleady agreed.

    The project ends in just over a week, so backers take note: Act now if you want to bring The Goon to life.

  13. Cogito Ergo Puppet. The Claytheist is a “conceptual experiment in stop-motion animation” in which two puppets engage in an escalating argument over the origin of their existence.  The project combines a rapid-fire narrative reminiscent of some 1920s radio hour with claymation mad scientists, hallucinatory visual effects, and some seriously impressive suspenders.  The creators warn us that a megalomaniacal billionaire is planning to take over the world with his army of puppets — and they plan to be on his good side by ensuring this project happens. To that end, backers can help make the film possible, while simultaneously ensuring that their allegiance is duly noted by our future overlord. Who are we to resist? Better make The Claythiest our Project of the Day.

    Cogito Ergo Puppet.

    The Claytheist is a “conceptual experiment in stop-motion animation” in which two puppets engage in an escalating argument over the origin of their existence. 

    The project combines a rapid-fire narrative reminiscent of some 1920s radio hour with claymation mad scientists, hallucinatory visual effects, and some seriously impressive suspenders. 

    The creators warn us that a megalomaniacal billionaire is planning to take over the world with his army of puppets — and they plan to be on his good side by ensuring this project happens. To that end, backers can help make the film possible, while simultaneously ensuring that their allegiance is duly noted by our future overlord. Who are we to resist? Better make The Claythiest our Project of the Day.

  14. The Saga of Rex. Michael Gagné has been a professional animator for decades. He’s contributed to dozens of feature films, and worked for some of the most highly recognized names in the industry — Cartoon Network, Electronic Arts, Disney, and Pixar, to name just a few. But during all that time, he’s always dreamt of making his own independent feature. The Saga of Rex is that film.  Originally serialized in comic form over the course of six years, it tells the story of a little fox who is abducted by a flying saucer, where he encounters a race of surreally beautiful shape-shifters. It’s a tale rooted deeply in Gagné’s love for all things science fiction, mythical, and creaturely; one he plans to bring it to life through classic 2D animation. He promises it will be short, but sweet.  Well, for the next twenty-four hours, at least, it has our heart as Project of the Day.

    The Saga of Rex.

    Michael Gagné has been a professional animator for decades. He’s contributed to dozens of feature films, and worked for some of the most highly recognized names in the industry — Cartoon Network, Electronic Arts, Disney, and Pixar, to name just a few. But during all that time, he’s always dreamt of making his own independent feature. The Saga of Rex is that film. 

    Originally serialized in comic form over the course of six years, it tells the story of a little fox who is abducted by a flying saucer, where he encounters a race of surreally beautiful shape-shifters. It’s a tale rooted deeply in Gagné’s love for all things science fiction, mythical, and creaturely; one he plans to bring it to life through classic 2D animation. He promises it will be short, but sweet. 

    Well, for the next twenty-four hours, at least, it has our heart as Project of the Day.