A New Bitey

November 21, 2005 3:55 PM

There's a new Bitey of Brackenwood cartoon. (flash, music) Ex Disney cartoonist Adam Phillips has taken flash animation to a new level in works like The Hitchhiker and the two previous Bitey of Brackenwood shorts, available here, both of which have won numerous awards, including TGSNT and Flashforward.
posted by mygothlaundry (17 comments total)

Has anyone found any secrets?
posted by arcticwoman at 4:11 PM on November 21, 2005

That Hitchhiker cartoon was great, thanks.
posted by interrobang at 4:32 PM on November 21, 2005

Wow, that hitchhiker cartoon was really boring. At least the first part.
posted by delmoi at 5:01 PM on November 21, 2005

second parts pretty dull too.
posted by delmoi at 5:04 PM on November 21, 2005

Loved pt.2 of Ep 3 of Brackenwood. Gotta say tho that the numbering, like the navigation on the site, is a mite confusing..
posted by dash_slot- at 5:29 PM on November 21, 2005

Not a lot happening in terms of plot, but golly! I'll say it - that was the best looking Flash animation I have ever seen, hands down.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:31 PM on November 21, 2005

I've been following Bitey Castle for a while. My favorites are Frank, and Night Shift.

Yes, I am twelve.
posted by frykitty at 5:39 PM on November 21, 2005

Hooray! I'm twelve too. Glad to know that I'm not alone in twelveness.

Also, that was great. Thanks for posting it. Now I must watch the frykitty mentionings.
posted by panoptican at 5:55 PM on November 21, 2005

I'm impressed.

I'm just starting to get into Flash and it's great to see what people can do with it.

Inspiration!
posted by rougy at 6:33 PM on November 21, 2005

I prefer Walt Holcombe's “The Courtship of Sniffy LaPants” as an example of a really great looking (albeit odd) example of Flash animation, but that Hitchhiker short was pretty good, too. Thanks!
posted by maryh at 7:00 PM on November 21, 2005

(nice grammar on me... kill that 2nd 'example')
posted by maryh at 7:01 PM on November 21, 2005

I thought that was great! The mix of myth, the humor, and the animation were wonderful.
posted by malaprohibita at 7:04 PM on November 21, 2005

The most recent piece is an awesome landmark of flash aesthetics...the motion blur and depth of field are astounding. Flash 8 is a factor, but he's been faking some of those effects before they were built in.
posted by indigoskynet at 8:19 PM on November 21, 2005

i also am twelve because it is fun to say.
posted by wakko at 9:26 PM on November 21, 2005

wow. I'm twenty-twelve. and I lost the twenty when watching brackenwood.

Great animation and wonderful emotions with such simple images. Clearly a talented and classically trained cartoonist.
posted by lalochezia at 10:18 PM on November 21, 2005

That just made my evening. Thanks much for the link!

Regarding secrets: I just read through his page detailing the color-coded, eye blinking language of some of the characters. That, coupled with his promise of hidden messages encoded within the music will undoubtedly make for many repeat visits.

Twelve indeed! I want to live in Brackenwood now...
posted by aladfar at 11:45 PM on November 21, 2005

for the flash geeks out there heres an article on how some of these techniques were done.

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2004/08/17/flashhacks.html?page=1
posted by skrike at 8:23 AM on November 22, 2005