sooo we’re super excited. we were invited to twag this tweet by the talented lena dunham. she’s brilliant, we’re obsessed with her show and she actually just looks adorable in diapers so, this was magical.
thanks twaggies!
happy memorial day everyone,
joy
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i know. watch the short clip here.
~joy
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Noelle
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Let me explain.
Twaggies: A twag is a tag in the Twittersphere, obviously. Basically, funny tweets are chosen to be sketched by various illustrators. This past week, Joy and I were invited by the Twaggie people to illustrate a @JimGaffigan tweet. We LOOOOOVE Jim Gaffigan.
They were really happy with what we came up with, so we’ve been invited to sketch for them weekly. Be sure to check out Twins Are Weird Twaggies every Sunday!
Noelle
]]>Reel 13 is hosting another competition of 3 short films and this week, it includes “Down to the Bone” by Peter Ahern!
“PBS is giving us a chance to vote on airing a cartoon featuring an inside-out kid, comedic blood splatters and pseudo-sexual cat licking! Yay!” ~Peter
I have to say I’ve chosen very intriguing stills. Oh yah!
Do you want to see “Down to the Bone” on TV?!
It’s your call, darlings! Polls close this Wednesday, 4/4/12 @ 5pm. The film with the most votes will air on their tv channel this Saturday night!
To cast your vote, click here.
~Joy
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And we won’t hurt you.
Hello Rubber House! I’ve just discovered this animation studio, based in Melbourne. Led by Gregory Sharp + Ivan Dixon, Rubber House has directed and animated two music videos for Gotye’s album Making Mirrors. I was able to catch Don’t Worry, We’ll Be Watching You during Gotye’s recent tour to NYC!
Coincidence! Ivan Dixon was just announced the winner of The LoopdeLoop LIQUID Screening. Congrats Ivan!
~Joy
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Every month there’s a new theme to animate. There are a few simple rules. Like it can’t be dirty…in that perverted way. And it has to loop!
In collaboration with MTV’s Liquid Television, March’s theme is LIQUID. And since it’s so normal to take baths with monsters who are being frighteningly adorable in the tub, we created this little loop.
{inspired by Noey’s happy thoughts}
If you don’t like our loop, you’re wrong. So maybe if you feel like it show some love by clicking on the tiny stars? It’d be a lot cooler if you did.
Let’s all go to Australia! And attend their show at Loop on Tuesday March 27th, 7:30PM. All posted loops will screen + a winner will be announced, receiving a mystical prize. Oooh!
When stepping up to a challenge like this, there’s a lot of time spent getting sucked in by the many talented + creative submissions! The friendly competition is special. A few of my favorites include work by Nathanael Scott, Neil Sanders and last month’s winner, Felix Colgrave. Uhmazing.
Every project should have a goal as achievable + fun as this one. A contest like looping cycles is totally doable. Actually, it’s hypnotizing. After we finished animating all the bath time fun, we took a nap.
What will next month bring? I’m excited.
~Joy
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When they asked us to create an animated festival trailer as well, we decided to bring the happy creatures in the poster to life for the big screen. We hope you enjoy the spontaneous island dance party as much as these little guys.
Noelle
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The hamster is crushing on a red headed school teacher (meow!) and rescues her from evil demons, obviously. And the music by Colin Huggins kicks surfer butt.
It’s up for Best Short on Reel 13. So if you enjoyed the light comedy + epic adventure of this video, it’d be so weird if you didn’t vote. Voting ends for this week on Wednesday at 5PM. Holy sh*t it’s Tuesday. There’s still time!
I’m excited to discover this contest and might even submit my own if the mood strikes. Everyone should! Here’s some motivation — the winner receives $250 and is broadcast on Reel 13 Saturday night on THIRTEEN. On television.
I feel like a princess.
~Joy
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