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34. ParticipACTION Ad "Karate Family"

by Malcolm Sutherland

2 months ago

33. ParticipACTION Ad "Stephane"

by Malcolm Sutherland

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32. ParticipACTION Ad "Walk in the Park"

by Malcolm Sutherland

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31. ParticipACTION Ad "Joanias Journey"

by Malcolm Sutherland

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30. The Intergalactic Pleasure Fort --work in progress--

by Malcolm Sutherland

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29. POP MONTREAL Festival 2009

by Malcolm Sutherland

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28. POP MONTREAL Festival 2008

by Malcolm Sutherland

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27. GIRAF 5 Animation Festival Trailer 2009

by Malcolm Sutherland

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26. Heritage Canada Dance PSA

by Malcolm Sutherland

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25. Crawler animation test

by Malcolm Sutherland

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24. Shipoids in the Night

by Malcolm Sutherland

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23. Palindrome (2005-06)

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22. Welcome (2005)

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21. The Astronomer's Dream (2009)

by Malcolm Sutherland

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20. This (2004)

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19. Reincar - what!? (2004)

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18. Order Order (2005)

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17. IFA (2005)

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16. Groper Animation Test (2007)

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15. The Wonders of Capitalism (2005, silent)

by Malcolm Sutherland

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14. "Flip flop" animation test (2006)

by Malcolm Sutherland

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13. Flying Dream (2005)

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12. Bed Wettin' (2004)

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11. The Astronomer's Dream (2009, trailer)

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10. Malcolm Sutherland Showreel (work from 2002 - 2008)

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9. Birdcalls (2005)

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8. Great Ambition (2008)

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When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind.
An animated film by Malcolm Sutherland, with sound by Leon Lo. Made in 2009.
For more information or DVD purchases please visit animalcolm.com/theastronomersdream

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Sam Shiryaykin 5 months ago

Great style!!
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 5 months ago

Malcolm...this is really stunning.
Simon Prager 5 months ago

i really love your graphic-style!
in my opinion the storytelling could be a little tighter but the graphicstyle rocks!
davidbdr 5 months ago

Un-f'n-believable!
Igor Goduto 5 months ago

I totaly agree!
Rawls 5 months ago

Fantastic work Malcolm!!! Great detail and crazy idea my friend! Nice stuff!
chaipukis 5 months ago

Osom!!!!!!
TH Yu 5 months ago

Great work, love it!
Jaye Bhee 5 months ago

Skwah! Fresh squeezed awezomeness. Just inspired me to geet of my arse and finish my junk!
Ryan Schmid 5 months ago

awesome. so creative.
Ben Redmond 5 months ago

really cool. really creative!
Andrew Gallagher 5 months ago

Amazing... great design. I loved the forming game and I love this too.
ori toor 5 months ago

that's crazy good! really, wow!
Julia Quinn 5 months ago

Have you ever read the comic Capacity by Theo Ellsworth? I think you would like it. This was great btw! I bought the DVD!
Malcolm Sutherland 5 months ago

Yeah, Theo and I trade art by snail mail, I love his stuff immensely! he is a crazy genius.
Thanks for the support
Emily Barrera. 5 months ago

so good!
< :D
Brandon Ray 5 months ago

Simply beautiful. Bravo!
Oscarh Ortega 5 months ago

as said above, awsome graphic style! u have created some crazy piece of art!
Myles Lewando 5 months ago

Wonderful design and colours. Such a comically depressing dream... lovely!
EnPanico! 5 months ago

ufffff! incredible!
Rogério Perdiz 5 months ago

The more I watched more I liked it! By the middle I was already loving it ;)
tritochke 5 months ago

oh mannnnnnn ! ! ! ....one of BEST FILMS i've seen here...in a while :) keep it up !...I hope you'll pick some awesome prizes for this...maybe annecy...or hiroshima...once again..BRILLIAN' WORK MAN ! :)

all best !
tritochke
Tony Wilkey 5 months ago

Quite a unique piece. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
kryb 5 months ago

Any tutorial about making of ? :)
Malcolm Sutherland 5 months ago

Yeah, on the DVD! :)
Dale Hayward 5 months ago

So awesome!!!
Tali 5 months ago

love it! Great work!
Himanshu 4 months ago

that was a treat to watch.
sushicowboy 4 months ago

hey Malcolm,
looks like you have been killing it lately! So nice to see your new stuff! Stoked!
sushicowboy 4 months ago

It's John Antoski BTW!
Bubunya 4 months ago

Holly...
Where did u get this weed?!
eranhill 4 months ago

loved it!

best i liked the nibbling on the arm, genius.
josekiamora 4 months ago

off çok sıkıcı..
Uponaschoolcloud 4 months ago

I had seen it. It is fantastic
0p0 4 months ago

Loved it!
Added to our channel
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Adam Palmer 3 months ago

Inventive, imaginative, beautiful, etc... You should be very proud :)
rene brkowsky 3 months ago

Great work!!!
xponja 3 months ago

it´s very inspiring to see how is possible to do such a great piece of art without using 3D. cool!
boroda30 3 months ago

!!!
Marina Nozyer 3 months ago

wow! nice
Rob Birchall 2 months ago

Great film! I really like you're style, very original.
Mats Andren 2 months ago

that was amazing! loved the end bit, without really understanding what the hell is going on =D this might sound arrogant, but how come there are some things that are nice and snappy and some (a few) parts that feel interpolated and floaty? is that consciously done for pacing or software-related or whats going on?
Malcolm Sutherland 28 days ago

yeah, to a certain degree i was trying to keep the pacing kind of slow... with this level of detail in the artwork, faster pacing made the film feel psychotic. That said, this was my first "real" attempt at a narrative film, so I also don't really know what I am doing yet!
Jessica Plummer 1 month ago

wonderful film and visual style. loved seeing this at ottawa.
gal shkedi 1 month ago

beautiful man
Julia Peralta 28 days ago

I have nothing to contribute with my comment, it has been said before. But I need to say it: what an amazing work.
jeffry fridfinnson 28 days ago

This was amazing. Love it.
Subong, Jeong 28 days ago

wonderful good job :^)
Gohma 28 days ago

Such an absolutely off the wall story, and such beautiful art that compliments it perfectly. I look up to stuff like this. You inspire me good sir.
vip ez 28 days ago

amazing work :D
Charlie Ford 27 days ago

I was completely enthralled by that, the animation/art was incredible. Was that a comment on consumerism? this is just an interpretation, but for me it seemed as though he was hooked on a drug/fast food or something of the addictive nature that could never quite satisfy his insatiable hunger. It was as if he had bought a big mac that looked good in the advertisement but when he opens up the cardboard box he finds a piece of totally un-nutritious piece of crap but eats it any way. Is that what you were going for? was there some other meaning or was it just wonderfully abstract?

Either way, i loved it
Malcolm Sutherland 22 days ago

i had no specific comment on consumerism, but yes, there is something there about the restless external focus of the mind in general.... it is like an addiction! maybe consumerism is more like a symptom. But I didnt intend to have a central message behind the film, it is more like an intuitive reflection.
cheers!
BISKOTEKA 27 days ago

Wonderful!!! amazing!!!
Dan B 26 days ago

made an account just so I could like this video!
Malcolm Sutherland 22 days ago

wow, thanks man
Dealey 26 days ago

This was fantastic! I really haven't seen something with such effect on the viewer as this for a long time...
Florian T. F. 25 days ago

Fantastic spaceship!
& most of all I like the colors you chose.
Kaliptus 22 days ago

This is really great! Reminds me of one of Wagon Christ's videos... "Receiver"
Andrew Pile 22 days ago
Kuba Bąk 18 days ago

A W E S O M E!!! That was one of the best films that I seen :)
Francisco Andaur 15 days ago

so cool!
Fabiano Waewell 15 days ago

Man, that's really really cool stuff you got.
Nice design, and timing too! congratz and thanx for sharing!
Michael Edmondson 15 days ago

I love your animation.
Jesús Olmo 13 days ago

fabulous, brilliant, great great job.

check out this flash game, you'll love it:
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Emrah Gunduz 11 days ago

sure this wasn't your dream ? :)

great animation and style...
Esat Papila 1 day ago

Great work..