Check out this short little psychedelic masterpiece by animator Vincent Collins, commissioned by the U.S. Information Agency (propaganda dispensers from 1953-1999) in 1976 to commemorate the bicentennial. Resurrecting the golden age of cartoon propaganda should be a key issue for the '08 election. Thanks to Andy for pulling this one out of the mud.
Here's another great video by Vince Collins, fans of the laser beam sound effect (hell yes) and indie rock a-la Magnetic Fields will dig it. Posted on the Saturday Morning Blog by Listener Kliph.
You can download the Vincent Collins beautiful "200" vid at archive.org.
http://www.archive.org/details/200
Posted by: phantomoftheradio | May 30, 2007 at 07:40 PM
(propaganda dispensers from 1953-1999)
neat post but I'm courious how you define your critia for what is propaganda.
Posted by: | May 30, 2007 at 10:21 PM
The first video was really groovy although i did not have my sound out, its pretty interesting how much they try to be like us to change us! When they are nothing like us!
Peace and Love!
Clyde
Posted by: Clyde Fernandes | May 31, 2007 at 05:09 AM
That first one feels sinister...
Posted by: Jeffersonic | May 31, 2007 at 08:18 AM
Any photosensitive epileptics watch 200? I'm not one but man my head is spinning..
Posted by: ChronicallyCanuk | May 31, 2007 at 08:55 AM
It's awesome, but unnecessarily shittily compressed.
You should be able to compress the shit out of a cartoon animation without turning it to digital shit.
Posted by: Adam Stanhope | May 31, 2007 at 04:24 PM
http://www.archive.org/details/200
Posted by: | August 13, 2008 at 04:42 AM
Can get a less compressed version here: http://www.archive.org/details/200
Posted by: glenn | August 13, 2008 at 04:48 AM