Thu 3 Apr 2008
Alan Becker’s Animator vs. Animation
Posted by Dave Kaufman under Games , Software , Sports and Recreation , Video[20] Comments
Techlife readers are really amazing. You send in some of the best things on the web. Once again loyal reader Dan found a gem, with Alan Becker’s Animator vs. Animation movie. It follows the story of a small Flash animated stick figure as he wreaks havoc on the flash desktop of his maker.
Watch Animator vs. Animation on Techlife TV
Being the inquisitive bunch we did a bit more research and found that this gem is really part of of a larger collection of work by the talented Mr. Becker. After the success of Animator vs. Animation, Alan built Animator vs Animation II. In this story, the animator does the unthinkable and risks his entire computer to a stick figure’s wrath.
Watch Animator vs. Animation II on Techlife TV
Alan’s wild success was recognized by the world, and he teamed with Charles Yeh and Atom Films to create Animator vs. Animation: The Game, which is a blast. (pun intended). And then the duo modded it a bit and created Animator vs. Animation: The Game SE (Special Edition).
There are a lot of small touches Alan added to these animations, be sure to keep your eyes on areas like the backgrounds and text labels to catch all the attention to detail. I enjoyed Animator vs. Animation, as you can see the care and effort Alan put into his first masterpiece in the genre. Animator vs. Animation II is great second effort with some out of the box thinking and a real ending. I hope Alan is plotting Animator vs. Animation III, I’ll be watching.
Alan’s inspiration likely comes from the original Stick Art films. Stick art animations have been around for a long time, and are often violent and a bit comedic. What’s your favorite? Post the link below.
April 8th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
These animations are quite clever. I think what you need to ask yourself is how could this be used commercially? I could see an anti-virus company hiring the animator to create ads for them.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:14 am
@Charles – The animator did the work for fun. I think it could be considered entertainment. Clearly Atom films thought saw that.
If anything, a savvy ad agency could do some out of the box thinking and hire Alan. Imagine the following ads for:
an OS company (Apple, Microsoft)
a software company
a gaming company
a website owner
Out of the box, breaking the fourth wall as they call it in theater is certainly fresh for the taking on the desktop.
April 9th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Dave,
Seems like UPS is banking on the simple animation concept for their new commercials. Maybe this character can star in a few spots.
Charles
April 17th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Incredible. Must be weeks of hard work.
July 18th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
please send my this animator vs animation if posible i have an idea this could become a game to sell or to free download demo or 14 day trail
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
hey baby how r u when r u comming home im bored think u can make it quick
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:01 am
Funny and smart , will probably see this more on ads.
February 18th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
alot of people may wanna try #2 but cant so if a trail of it can be made that would be great thx
ps/ please write back
February 18th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
February 18th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
sry
to spam
February 19th, 2009 at 9:31 am
@ben – I included both videos did you miss that?
July 14th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Can someone give me a link to the game all i can find is the videos i played the first and i wan’t to play the second one
September 26th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
How do u make these?
September 29th, 2009 at 7:45 am
These are built using Flash, an animation program. Start looking into using Flash and you might get an idea of the work required to make something like it.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
jak to pobra?
October 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am
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October 17th, 2009 at 10:14 am
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April 15th, 2010 at 1:21 am
i think you should make that clip in to a actuell game i et you would get great revues
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