Comments on: Popeye meets Wilco in hand-drawn cartoon music video http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 06:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: hypnosifl http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329570 hypnosifl Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329570 Yeah, this was great! I love the old Fleischer cartoons and you guys really captured the spirit of them here. Yeah, this was great! I love the old Fleischer cartoons and you guys really captured the spirit of them here.

]]> By: hypnosifl http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329559 hypnosifl Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329559 Not to mention Weezer's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOIsYA1QDuk" rel="nofollow">Keep Fishin'</a>! Those Weezer guys seem to have figured out the secret of these kinds of videos... Not to mention Weezer’s Keep Fishin’! Those Weezer guys seem to have figured out the secret of these kinds of videos…

]]> By: Greg Saunders http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329550 Greg Saunders Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329550 I would expect a video for a popular band with licensed characters that had a director, designer, storyboard artist, two animation directors, and who knows how many actual animators wouldn't look like a simple Flash animation run through After Effects' “old timey” filter. A friend of mine made a very similar video a few years ago that was all the more impressive considering that he made it alone and without any budget. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nGuVZNfEP00  I would expect a video for a popular band with licensed characters that had a director, designer, storyboard artist, two animation directors, and who knows how many actual animators wouldn’t look like a simple Flash animation run through After Effects’ “old timey” filter. A friend of mine made a very similar video a few years ago that was all the more impressive considering that he made it alone and without any budget.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nGuVZNfEP00 

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329528 OtherMichael Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329528 Say wha---? You're saying this on BoingBoing, one of the foremost proponents of DIY-from-top-to-bottom-to-making-to-marketing-to-delivery that there is? Don't hide your light under a bushel, man. You may have invented a better ukelele-trap, but your next-door-neighbor is not going to beat the drum to your door. Mr Urnash -- I never heard of him. BEFORE. Say wha—? You’re saying this on BoingBoing, one of the foremost proponents of DIY-from-top-to-bottom-to-making-to-marketing-to-delivery that there is?

Don’t hide your light under a bushel, man. You may have invented a better ukelele-trap, but your next-door-neighbor is not going to beat the drum to your door.

Mr Urnash — I never heard of him.

BEFORE.

]]> By: Nate Cougill http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329154 Nate Cougill Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329154 Wow! What talent! Wow! What talent!

]]> By: estragon_nyc http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329116 estragon_nyc Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329116 I'm sad to say this appears to be one more example of King Features not being able to tell the difference between good Popeye material and bad Popeye material.  I'm sure there are people there whose love for the character is sincere, but bad choices keep getting made. I’m sad to say this appears to be one more example of King Features not being able to tell the difference between good Popeye material and bad Popeye material.  I’m sure there are people there whose love for the character is sincere, but bad choices keep getting made.

]]> By: dunkyboy http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329108 dunkyboy Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329108 wow, I LOVE wilco, but that was horrible..... wow, I LOVE wilco, but that was horrible…..

]]> By: Katharine Whisler http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329107 Katharine Whisler Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329107 That's really lovely. That’s really lovely.

]]> By: Pickleschlitz http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329104 Pickleschlitz Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329104 I'm not a huge fan of retro cartoons. The closest you can get is almost as good as a classic cartoon. I'd rather see old animation techniques applied to contemporary situations than modern animation cheats used to illustrate old gags. I’m not a huge fan of retro cartoons. The closest you can get is almost as good as a classic cartoon. I’d rather see old animation techniques applied to contemporary situations than modern animation cheats used to illustrate old gags.

]]> By: bibulb http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329100 bibulb Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329100 Tangentially related : Check out Wilco's Nick Lowe cover and collaboration. Awesome.  (disclaimer : I think classic Nick Lowe is the bee's knees.) Tangentially related : Check out Wilco’s Nick Lowe cover and collaboration. Awesome. 
(disclaimer : I think classic Nick Lowe is the bee’s knees.)

]]> By: Dan Mozgai http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329050 Dan Mozgai Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329050 Cartoon Mike Jorgensen! Cartoon Mike Jorgensen!

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329037 Egypt Urnash Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329037 hahaha thanks! Everyone involved in the Stephen Foster video loved the old stuff. One of the co-directors used to work on 'Twisted Tales of Felix", my buddy Gabe did a really loving guide for how to organize thick and thin lines in the cleanup, and the thing was actually shot on cels despite it being cheaper to do it digitally. It also went way over budget and over deadline, and I don't think it ever showed up on MTV at all like it was originally supposed to. (This was back when MTV still had SOME relevance.) hahaha thanks! Everyone involved in the Stephen Foster video loved the old stuff. One of the co-directors used to work on ‘Twisted Tales of Felix”, my buddy Gabe did a really loving guide for how to organize thick and thin lines in the cleanup, and the thing was actually shot on cels despite it being cheaper to do it digitally.

It also went way over budget and over deadline, and I don’t think it ever showed up on MTV at all like it was originally supposed to. (This was back when MTV still had SOME relevance.)

]]> By: JontKopeck http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329031 JontKopeck Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329031 Self promotion should be frowned upon, but I tend to agree with you. Self promotion should be frowned upon, but I tend to agree with you.

]]> By: Angryjim http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329033 Angryjim Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329033 and I love how that "about how the video came to be" tells nothing about how it came to be. It sounds like it's introducing popeye to people who know nothing about him. The lack of creativity and original thought is giving me a pounding headache. It sounds like the nothing speak of one of those fake placeholder websites. and I love how that “about how the video came to be” tells nothing about how it came to be. It sounds like it’s introducing popeye to people who know nothing about him. The lack of creativity and original thought is giving me a pounding headache. It sounds like the nothing speak of one of those fake placeholder websites.

]]> By: JontKopeck http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329027 JontKopeck Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329027 Yeah truly stank. Someone must have had a cousin... Yeah truly stank. Someone must have had a cousin…

]]> By: Angryjim http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329020 Angryjim Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329020 Yeah! this one looks great!! They shoulda hired you!! I would have thought that was period animation if I didnt know better!   I swear.  there are really talented people out there, but I think people these days think things should be cheap and easy.. and they get what they pay for. Yeah! this one looks great!! They shoulda hired you!! I would have thought that was period animation if I didnt know better! 
 I swear.  there are really talented people out there, but I think people these days think things should be cheap and easy.. and they get what they pay for.

]]> By: Pickleschlitz http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329004 Pickleschlitz Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329004 That animation is beyond primitive. Nothing like the Fleischer cartoons. That animation is beyond primitive. Nothing like the Fleischer cartoons.

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1329001 Egypt Urnash Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1329001 I admire this in concept but as an animator with a serious love for the old Fleischer shorts, I'm afraid all I could see was what they got wrong. I may be biased given that I did a couple scenes in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxFyu_U2go" rel="nofollow">the Fleischeriffic video for 'The Ghost Of Stephen Foster'</a>. Which was a total labor of love for everyone involved. I admire this in concept but as an animator with a serious love for the old Fleischer shorts, I’m afraid all I could see was what they got wrong.

I may be biased given that I did a couple scenes in the Fleischeriffic video for ‘The Ghost Of Stephen Foster’. Which was a total labor of love for everyone involved.

]]> By: Eryq Ouithaqueue http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328969 Eryq Ouithaqueue Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328969 ^ Haters gonna hate.  I grew up on those cartoons and I thought it was fun. ^ Haters gonna hate. 

I grew up on those cartoons and I thought it was fun.

]]> By: crummett http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328963 crummett Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328963 They were doing Popeye cartoons in the 80s? Wow, I lost track of him in the 60s. They were doing Popeye cartoons in the 80s? Wow, I lost track of him in the 60s.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328955 Donald Petersen Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328955 Bit of a wasted opportunity.  No reason why it couldn't have been heaps of fun, even with the limited animation (man, apparently hand-drawn really is a lost art).  All they had to do was come up with a bit more of a story. Can't really explain why Weezer's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kemivUKb4f4#t=17s" rel="nofollow">Buddy Holly</a> works so much better. Bit of a wasted opportunity.  No reason why it couldn’t have been heaps of fun, even with the limited animation (man, apparently hand-drawn really is a lost art).  All they had to do was come up with a bit more of a story.

Can’t really explain why Weezer’s Buddy Holly works so much better.

]]> By: GrymRpr http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328911 GrymRpr Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328911 Agreed. That was painful to watch. Agreed.
That was painful to watch.

]]> By: Angryjim http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328887 Angryjim Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328887 Seriously?? you got a fashion designer to direct a cartoon? I admire the idea but the animation is terrible. They are going for "Fleischer Brothers", but they obviously don't understand what makes "Fleischer Brothers" good. Seriously?? you got a fashion designer to direct a cartoon? I admire the idea but the animation is terrible. They are going for “Fleischer Brothers”, but they obviously don’t understand what makes ”Fleischer Brothers” good.

]]> By: millie fink http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328832 millie fink Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328832 I love wimmens who dance like that. Elbows and knees! I love wimmens who dance like that. Elbows and knees!

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328828 devophill Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328828 Good stuff. I never listened to Wilco before Nels Cline joined the group,  it seems like the music would be kind of bland without his distorted guitar hot sauce poured over it. Good stuff. I never listened to Wilco before Nels Cline joined the group,  it seems like the music would be kind of bland without his distorted guitar hot sauce poured over it.

]]> By: Robert Baruch http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/popeye-meets-wilco-in-hand-dra.html#comment-1328794 Robert Baruch Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=140620#comment-1328794 Skibbedee-dee, a-skibbedee-dee... ah ga-ga-ga-ga-ga! ah ga-ga-ga-ga-ga!  Ow, right in the age :( Skibbedee-dee, a-skibbedee-dee… ah ga-ga-ga-ga-ga! ah ga-ga-ga-ga-ga! 

Ow, right in the age :(

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