If you have spent any amount of time surfing the internet, chances are you have come across a histerical series of short films called "Simon's Cat". These quaint anecdotes of the mischief cats somehow seem to get themselves into started a craze quite by accident. The first film (avaliable for viewing below), titled "Cat Man Do" was "...just a personal film I made while trying to teach myself Flash...it was never meant to be seen by other people. But I put it on my animation showreel, and next thiing I knew, someone had taken the video without asking me and put it on YouTube. By the time I found out, Cat Man do had been viewed millions of times." (from an interview, found on http://lovemeow.com/2009/12/special-interview-with-simons-cat-simon-tofield/)
Now a full out career, Simon Tofield has created a small army of these films and has published several books with more of the nameless cat's various adventures. His website can be found at http://www.simonscat.com/
Now for the film. It'll be just this one this time, I promise:
I love these! They're so cute, and he really captures the cat's behaviour perfectly! -Mary Glatt
ReplyDeleteI'd love to learn the art of cartooning. I've always loved the simple but distinctive drawings like these. Looks like it's time to break out the sketch book and give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration! -Kate Jurek
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