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Despairing of Pixar

Posted by Hemos on from the bringing-out-the-new dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to AnimWatch, Despair Inc :-( has released the short films of stop-motion animator Mark Osborne on DVD. They're available through Happy Product.com. MORE, the first stop action short film shot in IMAX format has been nominated for an Academy Award, won a Jury Prize at Sundance, appeared in a Kenna music video, and even appears in the Hotline documentation, but this looks like the first time it's ever been available on DVD. According to the filmmaker he hopes to fund future films by selling his old ones. This is the best short film I've ever seen, so all I can say is I'm glad it's finally getting a proper release. Isn't this how Pixar and Aardman got their starts?"

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  1. I am sure it is cool but... by mschoolbus · · Score: 3, Funny

    so all I can say is I'm glad it's finally getting a proper release

    How about proper bandwidth...

    1. Re:I am sure it is cool but... by Walterk · · Score: 3, Funny

      I guess their pipes are despairing.. *groan*

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  2. Re:steve jobs? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    dident pixar get a major start (with the help of a lot of money) by steve jobs?
    Congratulations...I've never seen that done before. I think I actually lost a few brain cells trying to make sense out of that.
  3. Re:Forgotten studio? Not quite. by That's+Unpossible! · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are now working on "Robots" for early 1995 release.

    They apparantly are not going to make that deadline.

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  4. Re:funding by Zak3056 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stan Brakhage, the world-renowned avant-garde film maker had trouble finding funding for his short films, since he was so prolific (he made about 400 films in his lifetime).

    Not TOO much trouble finding funding if he made 400 of them!

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