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Patrick Smith
This is the Channel of Animator Patrick Smith.. A place to watch his most recent independent animation. Patrick Smith is known for his metaphorical hand drawn short films, as well as his experimental stop motion films. His formative years were spent as a storyboard artist for Walt Disney, and animation director for MTV. Smith is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the New York Foundation of the Arts. https://blend-films.blogspot.com
It is better to be broken than be possessed by evil.
Synopsis:
The broken will slowly decay, wasting away into shattered bits. But the shards have a healing property, a process exploited by ambitious dark souls who desire to be whole.
Premiering this June!
Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
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Onward ye constumed souls.. Onward to utopia! Thy back shall be broken, thy soul shall be enslaved. Thy dear comrades shall perish a tragic end, and thou shall assume, nay inherit, the role of tyrant. All 'i decree to achieve progress and Elysium. Onward fine people, onward to progress!
In this animated short, a hooded giant subjects a smaller species to rigorous enslavement, in order to slowly move him forward toward an unseen goal. Through obstinate workers, and molten obstacles, the dual nature of oppressor and the oppressed prevails, allowing the cycle to continue. Enjoy the #asmr
Animated by Patrick Smith
Sound by Patrick Smith
Sharing knowledge without gain does not lead to growth. In this animated film, a wine glass discovers that in order to grow, he must be emptied of all his contents.
"POUR 101" delves deeper into the peculiar cartoon world of living and breathing wine glasses. This is the sixth animation of the series. A morphing type of synthesis occurs when a blue glass awkwardly approaches a glass filled with red. But instead of a perfect mixture, the Red glass retains size color, where as the blue glass inherits a flowing visceral mixture, causing him to grow exponentially. Attempting to obtain this abstract growth, the Red glass goes on a frustrated sprinting rampage through multiple blue colored peers, only to stumble upon an empty glass. When performing the exchange on this glass, the red glass is completely drained of its identity.. and now is empty, as the chipped glass walks away full, pleased with its new found contents.
The newly emptied glass solemnly journeys back to the beginning, where he is re-united with his first two encounters, now completely willing to share their synthesized contents back to the original source. Finally, he grows. The result of this constant process of mixture is personal growth and an odd appearance of homogeneity, for better or for worse.
"Pour 101" is a sequel to "Pour 585" as well as the five others in the series. Each film is connected through the world they inhabit, and the processes and rituals they share, but also disconnected in terms of story and context. Each film contains within a cautionary tale about the dangers of conformity and the value of individuality. The films use visual metaphor to illustrate several sociological elements, namely: The process of indoctrination, hierarchal power structures, passing of knowledge or ideology, intellectual growth, ritual, discrimination, tribal brutality, and the merits of nuance.
Here is a complete playlist of all the POUR animated films: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkC7fedM61HNkSJtNoJpcS2dabWSiCBP8&si=3-AaYXaYrBLF0ClG
Directed and Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Music by Rafael Krux https://www.youtube.com/@RafaelKrux
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Synopsis:
Synthesis between red and blue liquids occurs within a line up of numbered wine and cocktail glasses. The main glass discovers that in order to grow, he must be emptied of all his contents.
Director Bio:
Patrick Smith is known for his metaphorical hand drawn short films, as well as his experimental stop motion films. His formative years were spent as a storyboard artist for Walt Disney, and animation director for MTV. Smith is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the New York Foundation of the Arts.
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©2024 Patrick Smith Animation LLC
Molten Justice leads to tragedy for a Giant and his six tiny slaves.
The series continues with a soul grabbing molten obstacle that needs to be crossed. An opportunity for justice arises and is ceased, resulting in a brief stint of freedom for the six tiny slaves. But hope is quickly extinguished by catastrophe, leaving a sole survivor who immediately re-initiates the cycle of tyranny that he himself was subjected to prior. The new class of the oppressed is a green toned population even smaller than those who came before. They will now have to carry their own blight, which will inevitably result in their own trials toward liberation, until the cycle continues.
"Tiny Giants" is an animated series by Patrick Smith, only on his YouTube channel. Each episode is a step in a journey of metaphorical discovery, experimentation, and expression. There is a Giant in us all.. How you choose to control it, defines who you are.
Story/Animation/Color/Compositing/Editing/Sound by Patrick Smith
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In an animated world of costumed creatures of all sizes, a power struggles emerges.
For some, it's a matter of survival. For others, it's a world of self-serving progress, putting others to work for what they perceive as a righteous cause. Through these trials emerge a distinct code of stoicism, struggle, and individuality. But for every benevolent soul, there is a wicked shadow close by, often within the soul itself. In this first episode, we see an individual giant progressing forward on the back of his miniature subjects. Tyranny always works in this fashion, riding on the suffering of others so you can move forward to what you view as a utopian goal. All will suffer, even the soul, which is not permitted to continue the journey to the heavens. Instead, the angel is stripped of his wings, which are consumed, and placed back to work. To serve the giant in power is their function. Breaking backs, enslaving souls.. Cometh Utopia!
This is a new animated series by Patrick Smith, exclusively on YouTube. Each episode is a step in a journey of metaphorical self discovery, experimentation, and expression. There is a Giant in us all.. How you choose to control it, defines who you are.
"Tiny Giants" is a traditionally animated 2D series of short films. Technically, I use Adobe Animate, and I draw on a Wacom Cintiq. It's pretty much a one man show here, but I do need to thank my fantastic wife, and producer Kaori Ishida. I also want to thank the brilliant composer for this episode, @jackpiercecomposer, his score really guided the story and pacing of this piece. I would also like to thank all my Youtube members, as well as Patreon supporters.. despite being a small group, your support is very inspirational and keeps me going when I'm starting to feel the burn. Stay tuned for Episode 2, which I'm currently working on!
Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Music by Jack Pierce
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There is a Giant in us all.. How you choose to control it, defines who you are.
In a world of costumed creatures of all shapes and sizes, a variety of personal ethics emerge. For some, it's kill or be killed. For others, it's a sublime world of constructive progress.. Ironically it is those whom all should fear. Through these trials emerge a distinct code of stoicism. But for every benevolent soul, there is a wicked shadow close by, often within the soul itself.
This is a new animated series by Patrick Smith. Each episode is a step in a journey of metaphorical self discovery, experimentation, and expression.
Quotes to meditate on:
• When the war of the giants is over the wars of the tiny will begin. -Winston Churchill
• Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. -Confucius
A winsome mutation is shunned by a homogenous tribe of siblings.
The solitude ends when another genetic misfit appears, together they spawn a new generation of unique and colorful individuals. Animated short film by Patrick Smith.
Modifications in the genetic sequence results in diversity among organisms. These changes occur at many different levels, and they can have a variety of consequences. This film depicts a homogenous world of wine glasses, we see a small vitreous tribe that unwillingly spawns a vibrant genetic misfit. They immediately shun the "Freak" in the cruelest way, leaving the oddity alone and hopeless.
"Pour Generation" is the 5th film in the series of films that take place in a world of metaphorical wine and cocktail glasses. Building on the main idea set forth in the Oscar® qualified short film "Pour 585."
"Pour 585" https://youtu.be/y2LZr9ZVCCY
"Pour 668" https://youtu.be/7pTV9UrHvg0
"Pour 939" https://youtu.be/a2Twa9lbsxs
"Pour Games" https://youtu.be/JC8ZsRrdUqc
★ Credits ★
Directed/Animated/colored by Patrick Smith
Executive Producer: Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer: Anita Zheng
Associate Producer: Eason Lu
Associate Producer: Michael McClain @studiomiguel
♫ Music By Leon Riskin ♪ @ionicsmusic
Sound Effects by Patrick Smith
♥ Special Gratitude ♥
Tso Tne
Nate Milton @NateMilton
Thomas Shelford
Joy Buran
Noelle Melody @twinsareweird
Tony Ingrisano
Wegfinder Shadow
Gato negro Animation
Alejandra Avalos
Mark Nettles Elliott
Red Redstar
Flying Film Festival @flyingfilmfestival583
Barry Rubin
Synopsis:
A reproductive ritual is Interrupted by a colorful mutation, the "freak" is immediately ostracized by his homogenous fore-bearers. The solitude ends when he comes across another genetic misfit, together they spawn a new generation of unique and vibrant individuals.
Director Bio:
Patrick Smith creates metaphorical hand drawn animated short films, as well as experimental object replacement films. Previously, he was a storyboard artist at Walt Disney, and Animation Director at MTV. Smith is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the New York Foundation of the Arts.
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Trailer teaser for new animated short film "Pour Generation"
Synopsis:
A mutated cocktail glass is shunned by his homogenous siblings. His solitude ends when he comes across another genetic misfit, together they spawn a new generation of unique and colorful individuals.
Full film premiering December 16, 2022.
Thank you! शुक्रिया। Cảm ơn rât nhiều Спасибо Muchas gracias Obrigada Terima kasih ขอขอบคุณ. As a thank you to all my Subscribers from around the world, I would like to present this small animation of my wine glass guy getting his 1 MILLION subscriber milestone gold creator award! I really "poured" my heart into this, included all the top languages from my largest fan base (according to YouTube analytics). You all have my never ending gratitude for giving this animator such a huge boost and constant incentive to create more!
This entire endeavor began five years ago with the mild success of my film “Handshake”.. and then two years ago my film “Pour 585” resonated and garnered over 200 million views! I then moved into content full time and have produced many other films and music videos. Despite the occasional dips (and surges!) of YouTube, I’ve been able to carve out a living for me and my family, while producing personal and meaningful content (imho). Onward to new films! We have a full slate of films being released this and next year! 10 million seems very far away.
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A pair of animated wine glasses participate in a sadistic game, which is interrupted by a self-sacrificial rebellion. But after the tyrants are vanquished, a new game is quickly reconstituted among the former victims of oppression.
Another installment in the “POUR” Series, set in a metaphorical world of living wine glasses. This story explores a twisted game of power dynamics, where two masters dominate their smaller subjects. The only way to end the game is to force the masters to lose interest. An individual glass accomplishes this by initiating a self-sacrificial protest, shattering his own head with his fist. This becomes contagious as the others see the results. They all smash their own heads happily and the game becomes impossible to play. Realizing this, the masters move on.
Official Selection:
-Woodstock Film Festival
(Full line up of international film and animation festivals coming soon)
Written/Directed/Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer Eason Lu
Associate Producer Anita Zheng
Associate Producer Michael McClain
Sound Effects/Foley by Patrick Smith
Backgrounds by Tony Curanaj
Music by Argy Ottas (name of song: "Waltz of the Dead")
Special Gratitude:
Claude O’steen, Thomas Shelford, Nate Miltion, Joy Buran, Noelle Melody, Barry Rubin, Tim Miller, Tso Tne, Flying Film Festival, Jessica Nightingale, Mascha Stroobant, Mark Nettles Elliott, Alejandra Avalow, Pe Joyy, Shawny Animation.
Premiered exclusively on Youtube.
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A pair of animated wine glasses participate in a sadistic game, which is interrupted by a self-sacrificial rebellion. But after the tyrants are vanquished, a new game is quickly reconstituted among the former victims of oppression.
Another installment in the “POUR” Series, set in a metaphorical world of living wine glasses. This story explores a twisted game of power dynamics, where two masters dominate their smaller subjects. The only way to end the game is to force the masters to lose interest. An individual glass accomplishes this by initiating a self-sacrificial protest, shattering his own head with his fist. This becomes contagious as the others see the results. They all smash their own heads happily and the game becomes impossible to play. Realizing this, the masters move on.
Official Selection:
-Woodstock Film Festival (USA) *World Premiere
-Raleigh Film and Art Festival (USA)
-Animasyros Animation Festival (Greece)
-Spark Animation Festival (Canada)
-Savannah Film Festival (USA)
-Orlando Film Festival (USA)
-Ojai Film Festival (USA)
-Warsaw Animation Festival (Poland)
Written/Directed/Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer Eason Lu
Associate Producer Anita Zheng
Associate Producer Michael McClain
Sound Effects/Foley by Patrick Smith
Backgrounds by Tony Curanaj
Music by Argy Ottas (name of song: "Waltz of the Dead")
Special Gratitude:
Claude O’steen, Thomas Shelford, Nate Miltion, Joy Buran, Noelle Melody, Barry Rubin, Tim Miller, Tso Tne, Flying Film Festival, Jessica Nightingale, Mascha Stroobant, Mark Nettles Elliott, Alejandra Avalow, Pe Joyy, Shawny Animation.
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Tyranny will end, when the game is shattered.
Trailer/teaser for upcoming animated short film "POUR GAMES".. we continue our look into the metaphorical world of diabolical wine glasses, this time a sadistic game is interrupted by a Puputan style protest, asking the question: How much would you harm yourself to end a cycle of tyranny?
Written/Directed/Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer Eason Lu
Sound Effects/Foley by Patrick Smith
Backgrounds by Tony Curanaj
Music by Argy Ottas
Premiering exclusively on Youtube this June, 2022.
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A lineup of glasses joyfully share ideas, growing in scale after each exchange. But the jubilant cycle is halted by a stubborn jar whose head is already filled.
Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer Eason Lu
Music by David Berges
Director’s notes:
"Pour 939" is an animated cartoon that was initially drawn as an exercise in visualizing the close minded, and their role in halting a fulfilling exchange of ideas. This simple metaphor was never supposed to be a stand alone film, but the more time I spent drawing it, the more I thought it could hold it's own water (or wine). Interestingly, this short film has no real story, it's simply an illustration of an idea: The moment when people who freely share thoughts are confronted with a person who is closed up. I chose the number 939 because it felt very stubborn and limited to me.
Technical notes:
This film was drawn in Adobe Animate, using a Wacom Cintiq. There are many excellent programs out there (ie flipaclip, marmoset, or doodle) but I use Adobe Animate mostly because it’s the same as the old Flash, which is really the only one I’m familiar enough with to have a consistent work flow (although I’m currently teaching myself toon boom harmony). Since I’m a traditional animator, and don’t do any type of work for gaming or 3d, I work frame by frame in a 2D manner. My last film that I drew on paper was “Masks” which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/7KS2Cl0s65A If you have any specific questions please let me know in the comments, I read all the comments, and always reply to the thoughtful ones.
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Some minds are already full.. Trailer/teaser for a new, very short, animated short film "Pour 939" Full film premiering on Youtube January 21, 2022. Subscribe to get notification! https://www.youtube.com/user/BlendFilmsInc
"Pour 939" began as an experiment in visualizing the close minded, as well as those who avoid them. It was never supposed to be a stand alone film, but the more time I spent drawing it, the more I thought it could hold it's own weight. Interestingly, this short film has no real story, it's more of an instance in time, Illustrating the moment when people who freely share thoughts are confronted with a person who is closed up to new (or old) ideas. I chose the number 939 because it felt very stubborn to me.
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"Pour 939"
Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer Eason Lu
Music by David Berges
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A dystopian reality shatters a youthful summer day, dragging multitudes of kids into a dark robot controlled factory and transforming them all into Huxleyan cyborgs. The subjugation end when one brave soul resists and re-conquers his reality, turning the technical beasts against the oppressors. "Kids of America" is an animated music video that explores the depths of technological manipulation and dependence, illustrating a victory of the mind that occurs even within the context of artificial brain implants, robot controlled assembly lines, and six legged remote control robotic dogs. Music by #Adom, Animation by #patricksmith.
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"Kids of America"
Written by: Adom
Publishing: Clouds and Kingdoms (ASCAP)
Lyrics:
No leading dispositions
We need to make a change
We’re lying, extremely violent
Something’s got to make us wake
We’re holding all the feelings over every boy and girl
The violence, devastation
Cause everybody rules the world
We’re the kids of America
We must rise for the light of America
We’re the kids of America
We all cry for the light of America
We’re seeing inhibitions
No expressions and an empty face
We’re quiet don’t need a riot
Something that can make us wake
We’re holding indecisions, apocalyptic games
The sirens, the mutilations
To hell with optimistic ways
We’re the kids of America
We must rise for the light of America
We’re the kids of America
We all cry for the light of America
We’re the kids of America
There’s no time for the foolish mind
There’s no price for the human life
We must rise try to make it right
We must fight for the million disguises
We’re the kids of America
We must rise for the light of America
We’re the kids of America
We all cry for the light of America
We’re the kids of America
We must rise
We must rise
We must rise for the light of America
We all cry for the light of America
"Pour 668” is a sequel to my 2018 film “Pour 585." This is another heavily metaphorical hand drawn animated film, this time a powerful pouring machine inflicts punishment on a wine glass for mixing liquids. nuance is not allowed. You are free to choose.. as long as you choose red or orange. Choose a side or the consequences are severe. Tyranny within a society is the deliberate removal of nuance.
• WINNER of the 2022 ASIFA-East Animation Festival (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation)
• WINNER Drawtastic Animation Festival 2022
In this animation we continue the journey of numbered wine glasses, their heads filled with wine, or juice, or blood.. or ideology. In this installment of the series, the Machine is a great dispenser of these liquids. Each glass will grow with tribal enlightenment. But one glass, a curious fellow with a spring in his step, has the tenacity to mix two different liquids. At first this proves empowering as he whips and morphs himself to heights the others have not reached.. but the victory is short lived. The Machine reacts in alarm, and destroys the nuanced glass with brutality and precision. When the dust settles, the Machine gets back to the cycle of filling up glasses, but never mixing contents.
Director's notes:
For the first time ever, I’m going to publish this cartoon directly to Youtube instead of premiering at a film festival. That said, I am sending it out to my festival network post-premiere, so I'm hoping it will be in competition early next year (the film festival submission process happens months in advance). Please feel free to ask questions in the comments, I read every comment, and respond to those that are thoughtful or insightful.
This short film was drawn frame by frame using a Wacom Cintiq drawing tablet, in Adobe Animate. I also used Photoshop and After effects extensively. Since I'm a traditional animator, I still draw every frame. My process is straightforward, I construct a storyboard, build an animatic (which is a storyboard that is timed and rendered as a watchable movie). And then animate each shot individually. Those individual shots are put together with the background in After Effects (which is the modern day camera). I miss drawing directly on paper, but the process of scanning and coloring thousands of drawings took a very long time.
Director Bio:
Patrick Smith is known for his metaphorical hand drawn short films, as well as his experimental stop motion films. His formative years were spent as a storyboard artist for Walt Disney, and animation director for MTV. Smith is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the New York Foundation of the Arts.
"Pour 668" Animated short film by Patrick Smith
Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer Eason Lu
Music by Filip Halon
©2021 Patrick Smith Animation LLC
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Trailer teaser for new animated short film "Pour 668"
Full film premiering November 5, 2021.
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I’ve always loved old cartoons from the 30’s, and I’ve always wanted to make a tribute to the rubber hose style of that era, which I'm happy to see popular with games like Cuphead and Bendy. “Find Yourself” is a short animation I drew over the course of a week, it explores a cycle of self discovery. In this story a Bendy type 1930's character smashes the ceiling, symbolizing the process of discovering something about yourself, and moving to the next level. I used this story device in a slightly different way when I made "Ithaca Shores" music video. I hope you enjoy this animated short.
The music is an excerpt from a 1930's era animated cartoon, which is in the public domain.
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"The Monster" is a musically narrated, whimsical animation featuring "Phillip the Monster", a collaboration with Singer Songwriter Lucy Schwartz and Animator Patrick Smith.
For more info about Lucy, check out these links..
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucyschwartzmusic/
twitter: https://twitter.com/LucySchwartz
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044485395779
website: https://www.lucyschwartzmusic.com
bandcamp: https://lucyschwartz.bandcamp.com
Score by Lucy Schwartz and David Schwrartz
Recording Engineer Scott Shepard
Color by Jennifer Yoo
In a dark factory setting, a group of mind numbed people are subjected to a machine that sucks out any perception of happiness. When a misfit is rejected from the process, he is cast down to the underworld where he meets like minded and life filled people. Their light and color is infectious, and they rise from their dungeon to free those afflicted by the machine.. much to the dismay of the tyrannical overseer.
In this music video I brought back the main character from my film "Pour 585" to act as the tyrannical overseer to an assembly line to exerts it's thought sucking process to drain the inhabitants of this dark world. The sole reject is cast down to join the other misfits, who ultimately save the victims of the machine. It was an interesting story to draw, many thanks to Wantaways!
One of my favorite things to draw is imagery to music. Music can be a very visual medium if you close your eyes and allow the melody and lyrics to paint a mental picture. What I do is visually translate that image into animation, and often times a story writes itself. For example, this story, about a misfit in a world of conformists. I borrowed a few reoccurring concepts from my other films, namely, PITTARI, which had a character's head shape that fit into a boulder. You can watch PITTARI here: https://youtu.be/S7iG5NJYpcY Also.. in general the factory concept, which I use very often. The "Assembly" line feel which I used in my film MASKS https://youtu.be/7KS2Cl0s65A and there are plenty other themes that I keep coming back to.. themes that are just stuck in my head and I have to revisit, re-formulate, and articulate in subtle and not so subtle ways. Hope you enjoy this Video!
-Patrick Smith #patricksmith #animation
Animator
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6CK60Tft4cZp7LxKBwJTBN?si=2cdc66167b62438b
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/au/album/yeah-the-truth-single/1529521832
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wantaways/misfits
wantaways are: Ken Seto, Lyndon Wesley, Dan Marolla, Brendan Marolla.
Excerpt from "Beyond Noh" an animated film that rhythmically animates thousands of individual masks from all over the world, beginning with the distinctive masks of the Japanese Noh theater and continuing on a cultural journey through ritual, utility, deviance, and politics.
Beyond Noh is a film that brings worldwide cultures together. Whether used in ritual, for protection, performance, or simply for fun, masks have many meanings in human society. Animated from 3,475 individual masks and touching on politics, gender, religion and consumerism, this rhythmic film uncovers similarity in our diversity.
Director Bio:
Patrick Smith is known for his metaphorical hand drawn short films, as well as his experimental stop motion films. His formative years were spent as a storyboard artist for Walt Disney, and animation director for MTV. Smith is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the New York Foundation of the Arts.
Official Selection:
Tribeca Film Festival (World Premiere), USA
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
Vienna International Shorts, Austria
Krakow Film Festival, Poland
Huesca International Film Festival, Spain
Literally Short Film Festival, USA
Wiesbaden Animation Festival, Germany
Palm Springs Shortsfest, USA
Fest Anca International Animation Festival, Slovakia
This animated short film is about a kid who takes a sip of a mysterious green liquid, which causes a reaction that allows him to discover a universe of personalities, all dwelling within himself. A second sip releases another torrent, more drastic than the first, but this time in reverse order. We are left with the exhausted host, the personalities now all dormant. As he stumbles away, the triggering liquid gives off a few extra carbonated bubbles, until another semi-unwilling host approaches. This film is the first time was meet this blonde haired kid, who also appeared in "Puppet" several years later.
Director Notes:
Created to illustrate a variety of multiple personas that can inhabit the individual, many of the characters are drawn from my personal life experience, and are perhaps a bit cryptic. This was the first film I ever made, and it can be difficult to digest decades later.. both in content and technical execution. I created this film while working at MTV, after hours and in the mornings while directing "Daria" and "Downtown" during the day. I remember the time well, waking up at 6am to get a few hours of work in before heading off to MTV. Those were awesome days in New York City, one of the best era's of my career. The production was halted 3/4 way in, when I decided to travel to Indonesia for several months. When I got back I added a few additional characters including the Balinese "Kecak" dancer. I finally completed this in 2000, to a modest festival reception. It did, however, get shortlisted for an Oscar, after qualifying via "Spike and Mike's Festival of Twisted Animation", who had purchased the film. I owe Spike a debt of gratitude to this day for believing in me and promoting this film. "Drink" was quickly followed up with "Delivery", "Handshake", "Puppet" and a few other hand drawn films, all done with a pencil on paper. My last film to be done with way was "Masks" in 2011. Currently, I work exclusively on the Wacom Cintiq.. I do miss paper though. Perhaps some day I'll go back.
-Patrick Smith #patricksmith #animation
Awards:
-Oscar Shortlist, best animated short.
-Best Debut Film, New York Film Expo.
-Winner, "Oz" Award, Chicago Animation Festival
-2nd Place, ASIFA-East Animation Festival.
-2nd Place, ASIFA-San Francisco Animation Festival.
-Best Animation, Myrtle Beach Film Festival
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A musical story featuring sea monsters, robots, and a tiny controller person being pursued by mysterious horned leviathans. Through a sudden and disastrous crash into the ceiling of the sky, he emerges from his imaginary island contraption, clamoring though a shattered hole, and sees the world in a new way, void of the creatures that haunted him. Music by Jay, from the album Concentric. Animated by Patrick Smith. #patricksmith #animation
For more information about Jay's music please go to https://jayandmusic.com/
Directors note: In this animation I re-introduced an iconic character I first created for my film "Masks", I see this little pale pulp-like character as a visceral representation of our inner fragility, innocence, and honesty that is slowly buried into our inner core as we proceed through our mature lives. This character is a good storytelling tool as I attempt to illustrate the visual interpretations of our learning, struggles, and suffering.. and sometimes joyful victory over personal strife and confusion. The robot, conversely, is a symbol of lifelessness, of dry utility.. a vehicle. I believe this was the first time I included any type of a non-organic character. I hope you like the film. I can't thank Jay enough for giving me the opportunity to draw this piece, guided by his emotionally charged track of music.
Lyrics:
Ithaca Shores
You think of things that you just don't understand;
You try to grasp but they just fall through like sand.
The bones that built ya feel like they might go
Just pull on the rudder, put to rest your weary load.
You fight the fear, you plow through waves in rows,
You tug your ear as you're looking down below.
The fish swim circles through your outstretched hand
Your eyes feel heavy as you start to dream of land
Oh as you sail out in the snow
The wind is singing low
The tune that you might hum forever
Oh but the cold is creeping slow
And slow it takes a hold
Of your aching heart
You breathe in deep and open up your eyes
The water's peaceful as it just keeps slipping by
You wonder how much time is left to go
The stars on the horizon tell you friend, we'll never know
You hear what must be sirens singing out
The heart is willing but your head is full of doubt.
You drop your anchor and start to dip your toes
The chills might tingle but at least you're not alone.
Oh, but there's still so much to see
You dream of being free
As lovely hands sink you down forever
Oh, as you reach out in the dark
Your fingers find the mark
Animated by Patrick Smith, this bizarre visualization of peculiar stitched up grey people who occupy a dark rhythmic world, where they carry the earth strapped to their backs and participate in a morphing choreography interlaced with TNT, wooden swords, and stretchy movements. Remixed to the brilliant retro hip hop music of Otis Mcdonald.
This animation was hand drawn pencil on paper, and digitally colored. Special thanks to the original musicians that this was remixed from. #patricksmith #animation
Awards:
-Best Music Video, 2007 No Exit Music Video Festival.
-Best Music Video, 2005 Oxford Film Festival.
-Jury Prize, 2004 China International Cartoon Animation Festival.
-Best Music Video, 2004 Urban Mediamakers Film Festival.
-Winner, 2004 IMVF, International Music Video Festival.
-Winner, Sponsored Films, ASIFA-East Animation Festival.
-Bronze Award, 2005 Kalamazoo Animation Festival.
Official Selection:
-ANNECY ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2005 June, France.
-NEXT MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL. Toronto, Canada. August 11, 2004.
-IMVF 2004. Indie Music Video Festival. Vancouver, BC. Sept. 16-17, 2004.
-HOLLAND ANIMATION FESTIVAL, Utrecht, Netherlands, Nov. 3-7, 2004.
-BRADFORD ANIMATION FESTIVAL, UK. November 10-13, 2004.
-CHINA INT. CARTOON FESTIVAL Changzhou, China. September 28, 2004.
This animated short tells the story of Masked men who exploit an edible smaller species, while a renegade scientist perfects a cloning process to satisfy the hungry demand, but the clones conceal a destructive secret. It's a story of exploitation, destruction, and eventual revenge and a twisted sort of justice.
Music:
"Death Match" by Bird Creek
"Fun House" by Coyote Hearing
"Roots of Legend" by Density & Time
Winner Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival 2012
Winner Jury Prize Durango Film Festival 2012
Winner ASIFA-East (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation) 2011
Winner Animated Surrealism Award DragonCon Film Festival, 2011
Winner Anima Mundi, Brazil, 2011
Screenings:
2012 Cleveland International Film Festival
2012 Phoenix Film Festival
2012 Durango Film Festival
2012 Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival (Winner!)
2012 San Francisco Independent Film Festival
2011 Charleston International Film Festival
2011 Savannah Film Festival
2011 Santa Cruz Film Festival2011 ASIFA-East (Winner!)
2011 Ellensburg Film Festival 2011 Befilm Film Festival
2011 Annecy Plus Film Festival 2011 Kodak Animation Show
2011 Arizona Film Festival2011 Woodstock Film Festival
2011 Ojai Film Festival2011 Philadelphia Animation Festival