Bee on flower violence: a discussion with Dale Hayward

Above: In court, the bee will claim the flower was ‘dressed sexy’.
Dale Hayward is responsible for the single most disturbing animation involving a sunflower in the history of the universe. The Flower is also a hilarious and unexpected inversion of DIY stop-motion, which tends towards towards the twee. The animator chatted with Crackle about the [...]

Animal Planet: Whimsical Edition

Everyone loves Planet Earth, with good reason, but there is one glaring omission in the hard work of the good people at the Discovery Channel. Here then, a documentary-style examination of the habitat, territorial conflicts, predators, and feeding habits of the Unicorn, or the neon horse at it’s known to some cultures.

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Carnage in candyland

As saccharine as a pack of Skittles, Goobees is also bitingly morbid – a sweet sucker with an Atomic sour center. It recognizes that the Pixar look can be hilariously played against itself given a dark tone. And so, a war among the sweets:

The story behind Goobees:
“Goobees” was created by four graduate students [...]

Stationary road rage

Parking in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago is like panning for gold in the 1800s: you might get lucky and strike it rich, but the odds are you’re just going to get more and more bitter and wonder why you left your home in the first place. Here are some tips to help you [...]

Julia Pott has got a crush on animation

Julia Pott created one of the most original and endearing short animations we’ve ever seen on Crackle. My First Crush is the collected stories of the first infatuations of a handful of Brits, told by the wistful people themselves, who are animated as a variety of fauna. Watch it below:

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