Hi Everybody. Thanks for your nice comments. I'm going to be making another short as a pilot that spins off of this one, and I wondered, do you like seeing the words on the screen or is it fine without them? This short would be intended for cel phone distribution, if I can interest someone.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make more of these, Sally! These are hilarious, there are few people whose humor I appreciate as much as yours! Also; Rolo may be the cutest robot ever. I wish he was here to hold my hand.
I'm glad to see some of your Flash animation is still mounted on youtube! This is my favorite. Sinister cars that monitor us... demented appliances with their own AI agendas... identity theft... frightening things with fangs diminished by reductio ad absurdum humor... Thanks Ms. Cruikshank!
Thanks for all your comments. I think youtube is a signifigant place, but boy, you can sure waste some time here! When I first explored youtube, some of my films had been posted by other people and I over reacted, asked them to remove them, probably should have left them up. oh well.
The horny eyeball lamp is adorable, but I'm just always a big fan of eyeball creatures/eyeball robots. But what on Earth did Anita do with her old Rollo!?! And after all he did for her devilish schemes. I hope a Rollo story is on the horizon.
This seems so non-sequitur and random, but it actually made more sense to me than your older works. Don't let the limitations of Flash stop you... there's plenty of ways to make traditional-style animation digitally now, and although they don't involve automated tweening, it's usually worth the effort.
I can't believe how good these are! You're like the Chagall of Flash animation. I like the text boxes - for some reason it's funnier to read it and have the computer with it's weird accent say it again.
Yes, you guessed it. I use the IBM text to voice software. If I had to hire actors and set up a recording I'd never do the animation. It's odd though that in the last five years I've been following text to speech there haven't been many breakthroughs in voice quality.
You know, I looked at it just now and really like it. So future predictive, made in 2006. But I could never get that Flash line to work for me. Thanks.
Thanks for the offer and I'll file yer email (I get emails of comments.) I knnow the voices are awful but they get me started working. I'm not even particularly comfortable with Flash though I've been using it a long time, but it sure beats painting cels.
Hi Sally, let me just say that you really are one unique animator. I don't think anyone can do surrealistic visuals as well as you can. That said though, I don't really get this. I feel like I missed the punchline, no offense.
I was experimenting with ideas of the rapid loss of privacy which was fairly new at the time. I never really liked Flash but tried to use it. The voices were computer voices and at the time many people didn't want sound on their computers. (I know I didn't) So therefore the visible text as well. Also had to keep file size smaller then as dial-up was still in use.
it is certainly helpful to have the subtitles...and i sort of like the 'Instant Messenger' aesthetic, but if you want your audience to work for it, then maybe leave them out? (although some of the word jokes might go unnoticed...) there is a fine line between holding us in contempt and not sacrificing your vision...
Great stuff, but do my eyes deceive me? Rollo looks a lot like the robots from "The Black Hole." With a crucial difference--these robots are cool, and the Black Hole ones sucked.
@@sallycruikshank Eh, it's a long-forgotten sci-fi film from the 80's. The robots there have the same "eyes make up all of face" look, but they're irritating and your robots are helpful. It's all good!
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Hi Everybody. Thanks for your nice comments. I'm going to be making another short as a pilot that spins off of this one, and I wondered, do you like seeing the words on the screen or is it fine without them? This short would be intended for cel phone distribution, if I can interest someone.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make more of these, Sally! These are hilarious, there are few people whose humor I appreciate as much as yours! Also; Rolo may be the cutest robot ever. I wish he was here to hold my hand.
Thanks, but doubtful. Really don't enjoy using Flash and that's the main way of working these days.
I'm glad to see some of your Flash animation is still mounted on youtube! This is my favorite. Sinister cars that monitor us... demented appliances with their own AI agendas... identity theft... frightening things with fangs diminished by reductio ad absurdum humor... Thanks Ms. Cruikshank!
Thanks Elliott. I never really got a good handle on the drawing tools in Flash.
Thanks for all your comments. I think youtube is a signifigant place, but boy, you can sure waste some time here! When I first explored youtube, some of my films had been posted by other people and I over reacted, asked them to remove them, probably should have left them up. oh well.
love the you're not his type gag
I just uploaded Quasi at the Quackadero today.
i certainly giggled a lot at this. i really dig your sense of humor.
The horny eyeball lamp is adorable, but I'm just always a big fan of eyeball creatures/eyeball robots.
But what on Earth did Anita do with her old Rollo!?! And after all he did for her devilish schemes. I hope a Rollo story is on the horizon.
This is the most surreal flash animation I have ever seen and I believe I have seen a lot
Thanks. I never got a good grip on the drawing line in Flash.
Both your digital and traditional animation both have a lot of appeal in different ways. I really like both.
Just looking at all these comments that seem to be in no kind of order at all- thanks for nice comments if I didn't respond before.
This is so great.
This seems so non-sequitur and random, but it actually made more sense to me than your older works. Don't let the limitations of Flash stop you... there's plenty of ways to make traditional-style animation digitally now, and although they don't involve automated tweening, it's usually worth the effort.
I can't believe how good these are! You're like the Chagall of Flash animation. I like the text boxes - for some reason it's funnier to read it and have the computer with it's weird accent say it again.
These cartoon shorts you make are AWESOME, they remind me of just about every dream i have
Yes, you guessed it. I use the IBM text to voice software. If I had to hire actors and set up a recording I'd never do the animation. It's odd though that in the last five years I've been following text to speech there haven't been many breakthroughs in voice quality.
You could voice yourself? Your Anita voice was swell!!
@@lascarletcheng At the time I was intrigued by test to voice, and never liked doing voices myself.
text to speech
speakless. just speechless
thanks. I need to get moving on another one.
This really is the adobe flash animation ever
You know, I looked at it just now and really like it. So future predictive, made in 2006. But I could never get that Flash line to work for me. Thanks.
@@sallycruikshank you know, I'm something of a content creator myself.
omg Sally, you are a genius! such a great storyteller too!!
+Athena Kargeui thanks Athena.
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Love your work and I loved it as a kid please make more
thanks
I love it, can only wish for more.
I wish this stuff was on now a days your a master of the body aleck trick it means you now what people love and I am a big fan of yours
Barf. Got it.
I love this one!
Nice to see you're active
Actually from a long time ago- only the concepts seem fresh. Thanks.
@@sallycruikshank I mean that you're still responding,not the art itself lol
Thanks for the offer and I'll file yer email (I get emails of comments.) I knnow the voices are awful but they get me started working. I'm not even particularly comfortable with Flash though I've been using it a long time, but it sure beats painting cels.
"I drive a BARF"
Until someone uploads Quasi at the Quackadero this will have to do.
we will rollo you
It's titled Windy City by Arnold Wiley, but I can't find the site from which I downloaded it. Shame on me for not crediting it in the piece. Sally
Neat
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Anita sounded better before when she had her "Wisp" when she talked.
Neat!
Hi Sally, let me just say that you really are one unique animator. I don't think anyone can do surrealistic visuals as well as you can. That said though, I don't really get this. I feel like I missed the punchline, no offense.
I was experimenting with ideas of the rapid loss of privacy which was fairly new at the time. I never really liked Flash but tried to use it. The voices were computer voices and at the time many people didn't want sound on their computers. (I know I didn't) So therefore the visible text as well. Also had to keep file size smaller then as dial-up was still in use.
Sally Cruikshank Oh ok, thanks for the info.
it is certainly helpful to have the subtitles...and i sort of like the 'Instant Messenger' aesthetic, but if you want your audience to work for it, then maybe leave them out? (although some of the word jokes might go unnoticed...) there is a fine line between holding us in contempt and not sacrificing your vision...
What's happening?
Is the voice artificial?
Great stuff, but do my eyes deceive me? Rollo looks a lot like the robots from "The Black Hole." With a crucial difference--these robots are cool, and the Black Hole ones sucked.
Actually I don't know about "The Black Hole."
@@sallycruikshank Eh, it's a long-forgotten sci-fi film from the 80's. The robots there have the same "eyes make up all of face" look, but they're irritating and your robots are helpful. It's all good!