Web Animation Watch: Under The Thicket, Cat Fish, High Side and More

Welcome back to another edition of Web Animation Watch! It's been a while (again) but we're back with some more awesome animation Web Animation Watch brings you the best in online animation: independent shorts, student films, commissioned films, music videos and more! This time we've got some real up-and-coming talent, plus the return of a WAW icon.

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Under The Thicket

A Ghost goes for a walk in this wonderfully atmospheric short from filmmaker Caleb Worcester. Beautifully animated in Blender and taking a year to complete, it has a very distinctive mood and sense of humour. It marks Worcester as a talent to watch out for in future. You can find behind-the-scenes and making-of materials over on his Patreon Page

High Side

Infamous bikers named The Gold Vipers are taking over the city. And on one pivotal night, Tami uncovers a difficult truth about them. This thesis film from Sheridan student teasketches has a lovely style, and if the twist is not exactly all that surprising, it makes up for it with buckets of charm. Follow teasketches on twitter.

Catfish

 

 No relation to the documentary (or the internet phenomenon), this is another gem from students at Gobelins, Paris. A young girl, reluctant to move to a new house, discovers her beloved dumb cat Roger mysteriously transformed into a goldfish. Bizzare, but oddly touching stuff with a gorgeous animation style. Directed by Aurélie Galibois, Aurélie Martin, Camille Naud, Cristina Ganusciac, Hee Young Park,  and Vedushi Sinha. 

Savlonic: My Happy Friend

 

 Mr Weebl's virtual band Savlonic are back, and launching a Kickstarter for a new album. To mark the occasion, they've launched a new single and music video. Featuring some of the flashiest animation we've ever seen in a Weebl's Stuff video, it features some impressive sci-fi visuals. We've come a long way since Weebl and Bob.