#Zach Bellissimo

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Vincent Price

Art by...

1) Richard Pace

2) Basil Gogos

3) Jeremy Haun

4) Dave Acosta

5) Charles Burns

6) Zach Bellissimo

7) Zach Bellissimo

8) The Great Mouse Detective

9) Francesco Francavilla

10) Roger Stine

[frankensteinical]

Forty Days of Frankenstein, Day Thirty-Two: Here’s another example of the art/animation style known as the “Gross Up Close Up,” a la Basil Wolverton, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, and while we’re at it, Ren and Stimpy cartoons.  This is two frame grabs from an entertaining animated short called “Blenderstein” which was animator Zach Bellissimo’s thesis film at the School of Visual Arts back in 2011.  The Monster’s name is Oogle, and he’s been created by Dr. Frappe, a super-intelligent monkey scientist.  His brain is a blender (hence the title).  To tell anymore would be to spoil the fun.  If you can handle the art style, you should give it a watch.  It’s available on YouTube. 

[best-animated-short-tourney]

Accepted Shorts List

This list will be updated as shorts are selected, and will become a masterdoc for entries.

Piper, dir. Alan Barillaro (Available on Disney+)

Dissolve, dir. Carina Heller

Sharp Teeth, dir. David James Armsby

Tar Boy, dir. James Lee

Moses of Prosthesis, dir. Gagame

Quasi at the Quackadero, dir. Sally Cruikshank

Welcome to Hell, dir. Erica Wester

Friendly Shadow, dir. David James Armsby

The Acorn Princess, dir. Kris Yim

Drawn to You, dir. Eleanor Davitt

Scattershot, dir. Jade Smania

Ramshackle, dir. Zi Chen

Paperman, dir. John Kahrs (Available on Disney+, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play)

Loop, dir. Erica Milsom (Available on Disney+)

Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou, dir. Michael Bidinger and Michelle Kwon

Kitbull, dir. Rosana Sullivan

Out, dir. Steven Clay Hunter

In a Heartbeat, dir. Beth David and Esteban Bravo

Ice Merchants, dir. João Gonzalez

Diamond Jack, dir. Rachel Kim

Lackadaisy (Pilot), dir. Fable Siegel

The Cat Came Back, dir. Cordell Barker

Fuelled, dir. Michelle Hao and Fawn Chan

The Man Who Planted Trees, dir. Frédéric Back

My Friends Take the Night Bus, dir. Sofi

Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, dir. Nick Park

The Naked King -What a Beautiful Life-, dir. rapparu

Coming Out, dir. Cressa Maeve Beer

Dear Girl, dir. Choi Ji-eun

Jibaro, dir. Alberto Mielgo (Available on Netflix, Love Death + Robots S3E9)

The Witness, dir. Alberto Mielgo (Available on Netflix, Love Death + Robots S1E3)

The Legend of Pipi, dir. Julia Schoel and Birgit Uhlig

The Cameraman's Revenge, dir. Wladyslaw Starewicz

What's Opera, Doc? dir. Chuck Jones

The Dover Boys at Pimento University; or, The Rivals of Roquefort Hall, dir. Chuck Jones

Kitty Kornered, dir. Bob Clampett

A Wild Hare, dir. Tex Avery

Everything Will Be OK, dir. Don Hertzfeldt

Yankee Doodle Daffy, dir. Friz Freleng

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, dir. Chuck Jones

Long Gone Gulch, dir. Tara Billenger and Zach Bellissimo

I Love to Singa, dir. Tex Avery

Opal, dir. Jack Stauber

Scaredy Cat, dir. Chuck Jones

I Should Leave This Mall I Think, dir. Noodle

Porky's Duck Hunt, dir. Tex Avery

Bambi Meets Godzilla, dir. Marv Newland

Porky in Wackyland, dir. Bob Clampett

Rabbit Seasoning, dir. Chuck Jones

One Froggy Evening, dir. Chuck Jones

Don vs. Raph, dir. Jhonen Vasquez

Cat City, dir. Victoria Vincent

Roller Coaster Rabbit, dir. Rob Minkoff

Tummy Trouble, dir. Rob Minkoff

Trail Mix-Up, dir. Barry Cook

Blood Bound, dir. Lyly Hoang

Ciao, Alberto, dir. McKenna Harris (Available on Disney+)

Blackfly, dir. Christopher Hinton

Charlie the Unicorn: The Grand Finale, dir. Jason Steele

Free Apple, dir. Ian Worthington

Bigtop Burger Season 1, dir. Ian Worthington

There's a Man in the Woods, dir. Jacob Streilein

Llamas with Hats: The Series, dir. Jason Steele

Welcome to my Life, dir. Elizabeth Ito

Duck Amuck, dir. Chuck Jones

We Can't Live Without Cosmos, dir. Konstantin Bronzit

Geri's Game, dir. Jan Pinkava

Have to change the format cause tumblr has a limit to text in a single list

68. Snow-White, dir. Dave Fleischer

69. DAICON IV Opening Animation, dir. Hiroyuki Yamaga

70. Rooty Toot Toot, dir. John Hubley

71. SHOP: A Pop Opera, dir. Jack Stauber

72. Rabbit of Seville, dir. Chuck Jones

73. The Cat Concerto, dir. Joseph Barbera and William Hanna

74. My Little Goat, dir. Tomoki Misato

75. Asparagus, dir. Suzan Pitt (Available on the Criterion Channel)

76. Puparia, dir. Shingo Tamagawa

77. The Cybernetic Grandma, dir. Jiří Trnka

78. Captain Yajima, dir. Ian Worthington

79. Agoraphobia, dir. Victoria Vincent

80. Donald in Mathmagic Land, dir. Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark and Joshua Meador

81. Joy Street, dir. Suzan Pitt (Available on the Criterion Channel)

82. The Old Man and The Sea, dir. Aleksandr Petrov

83. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, dir. Aleksandr Petrov

84. Vincent, dir. Tim Burton

85. World of Tomorrow, dir. Don Hertzfeldt

86. World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts, dir. Don Hertzfeldt (pay per view of Vimeo)

87. The Magic Portal, dir. Lindsay Fleay

88. The Golden Chain, dir. Adebukola Bodunrin and Ezra Claytan Daniels (available on the Criterion Channel)

89. Black Soul, dir. Martine Chartrand

90. Hedgehog in the Fog, dir. Yuri Norstein

91. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House, dir. Windsor McCay

92. Around is Around, dir. Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren

93. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor, dir. Dave Fleischer

94. Historia Naturae (Suita), dir. Jan Svankmajer

95. Still Lost I Guess, Here's a Tunnel, dir. Dario Alva

96. Kapaemahu, dir. Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

97. Long-Haired Hare, dir. Chuck Jones

98. Muto, dir. Blu

99. Windy Day, dir. John and Faith Hubley

100. Bully for Bugs, dir. Chuck Jones

101. The Haunted Hotel, dir. J. Stuart Blackton

102. Destino, dir. Dominique Monfery (Available on Disney+)

103. Fantasy, dir. Vince Collins

104. To Beep or Not To Beep, dir. Chuck Jones

105. Pixillation, dir. Lillian Schwartz

106. Goodbye Jerome!, dir. Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet and Adam Sillard (Available on the Criterion Channel)

107. Betty Boop's Halloween Party, dir. Dave Fleischer

108. Jumping, dir. Osamu Tezuka

109. Baby Fingers, dir. Adrian Dalen

110. On Your Mark, dir. Hayao Miyazaki

[numbuh-1507]

Halfway there!

Rawhide is possibly the best drawing I made so far this Inktober. Although I wish I had chosen a better ref for her belt, as I had three different options: Frankie, Juniper Lee and Buttercup (the latter was chosen mostly because she's also voiced by E.G. Daily). But besides that, she looks great in this. Still a shame that Long Gone Gulch hasn't been picked up again, though maybe it's a blessing in disguise so it still qualifies as “indie”.

Character belongs to Tara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo. (@longgonegulch)

[snaggle-teeth]

Those Addams Kids 💀

[longgonegulch]

LONG GONE GULCH IS HERE! 

Join sheriffs Rawhide and Snag in this crazy fantasy adventure created by a small team of artists.  Thank you everyone for your love, support and patience.  This wouldn’t exist without all of you!

[2nu-alliance]

This has better animation than the official G-Shock interview.

also correct height difference, you love to see it

[araminakilla]

He is all these things and more...

[remusbuznea]

A couple of shots we animated for the Long Gone Gulch pilot. 

youtu.be/tmSx5Ywc_YI

[rubycosmos]

[thewondersomethingorother]

I just think she’s neat

[trishthedishofreis]

Omg Guys!!! I just noticed that Zach and Tara can do head swaggles too!!!😱

I haven’t seen animation this good since Milt Kahl! 🤩

Awesome job guys, we love it!!! 👍❤️👍

[sepublic]

Long Gone Gulch!

Just watched Long Gone Gulch! The animation in this pilot is INCREDIBLY expressive, just about every frame is a treat and joy to watch, with its snappy fluidity and flavorful effect! There’s a very powerful, snappy energy to the animation that helps to accentuate the mood, along with hilarious stills here or there; Like the hyper-detailed shots for Rawhide and Mako’s showdowns, especially the second one where it just. Glitches out completely into an assorted variety of mediums in the most chaotic fashion, it’s great and amazing!

The humor was excellent and top-notch, and the cuts and pacing really helped to sell the jokes! One joke I really liked was Mako ripping into the ‘portrait’ of him for his birthday, only to end on his wholehearted approval; And THEN have it be replaced by Rawhide’s face! Even the establishing opening is a clever and effective twist, with the tumbleweed revealed to be a creature; And I love the little character moments and gags, physical comedy here or there, etc.! Rawhide surprisingly touched my heart a bit, and I like how Snag alludes to his apathetic nature lowkey being a coping mechanism for all of the disapproval he gets.

I have to wonder what happened to Rawhide’s father? Well, who knows- We know for sure at least that Mako did NOT kill him, that was a wonderful gag and joke! BW’s an interesting character, she and Rawhide have some beef between one another- I suppose because of BW’s occasional, condescending attitude and nature, but... I do have to wonder if she means better and well? The end-credits show an image of Rawhide and BW just sort of chilling, so I doubt their relationship is/will always be adversarial. And speaking of other characters; Pinchley is a delight, and I just want to cite that one specific moment where he just... absorbs the Sheriff badges into his body and then spits them out! Wonderful, totally caught me off-guard, it’s an inexplicable quirk of animation that just adds to the chaotic energy and flavor of this pilot!

The voice-acting and dialogue was top-notch, and I love Mayor Rhubarb’s perpetually tired energy... It manages to come across as a VERY intense energy, despite the word ‘tired’ usually meaning the opposite; A sort of exhausted despair! Marigold was a hilarious, deadpan gag to deliver, such as when she abruptly cuts out Rhubarb’s breakdown midway through the episode to just flatly deliver what is pretty obvious to Rawhide and Snag. And speaking of Snag once more, I like how he doesn’t really care for the job at all, just for his comb; But he can tell how much it means to Rawhide, so he indulges into it and encourages her, it’s a heartwarming, almost sibling bond between the two!

Anyhow, the various character designs were wonderful and full of so much identity without feeling crowded, and I love the various background characters! The music is superb and I loved the repeated leitmotif when Rawhide visits her father’s grave... This pilot was just a general medley and collection of small, and sometimes VERY BIG, moments and quirks of animation here or there, bits where the animators were clearly showing off and unapologetically having fun! The humor, dialogue, pacing- Again, I REALLY enjoyed it, and I found the brief heartwarming moments here or there to be compelling! All in all this was an amazing pilot, and I would wholeheartedly recommend! I offer my congratulations to Tara Billinger and Zach Bellisimo for their wonderful work, and I wish them success on future endeavors, be it Long Gone Gulch or anything else!

@longgonegulch

[thedrown]

Long Gone Gulch!

  Hopped on the LGG train six years ago and seeing it come to fruition in a stylized and amazing pilot had me with a huge smile the whole time watching ^_^  Congratulations Zach, Tara, and everyone who made it come to life!

[longgonegulch]

The wait is finally over!  LONG GONE GULCH comes to Youtube on Jan 11th 2021.  5 years in the making, this crowdfunded pilot is a passion project created by Tara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo, along with a small team of industry professionals and prolific freelancers.  We're so excited for you to see it!

[metacosmic-jam]

This is what comes from playing too much Cuphead and waiting for the Long Gone Gulch pilot! A brilliant game, if not slightly soul-destroying in parts! (Dr. Kahl's robot I'm looking at you 😑)

Twas a very fun exercise :)

Can't wait for LGG!