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49. Path of Blood Production Diary #2
by Eric Power
4 weeks ago
48. Path of Blood Production Diary # 1
by Eric Power
4 months ago
47. MARIO ON PAPER
by Eric Power
7 months ago
46. Wiretree - The Shore
by Eric Power
8 months ago
45. Path of Blood - Demon at the Crossroads of Destiny
by Eric Power
10 months ago
44. The Black and White Years - Cold
by Eric Power
11 months ago
43. White Ghost Shivers - Santa's Sack
by Eric Power
1 year ago
42. Secrecy - Waterfall
by Eric Power
1 year ago
41. Toh Kay - I've Set Sail
by Eric Power
1 year ago
40. Jeremy Messersmith - A Girl, A Boy, and a Graveyard
by Eric Power
1 year ago
39. Jeremy Messersmith - Tatooine
by Eric Power
1 year ago
38. Cloud Cult - Running with the Wolves
by Eric Power
1 year ago
37. Jeremy Messersmith - Organ Donor
by Eric Power
1 year ago
36. Vimeo Festival and Awards - Eric Power
by Eric Power
1 year ago
35. Fictionist - Blue Eyed Universe
by Eric Power
1 year ago
34. The Lovely Sparrows - Take Care
by Eric Power
2 years ago
33. Holiday Gift Idea: Etched Pint Glass
by Eric Power
2 years ago
32. Driftwood
by Eric Power
2 years ago
31. In Cadeo - City Lights
by Eric Power
2 years ago
30. The Pandas - Belly of the Whale
by Eric Power
2 years ago
29. Marquis of Vaudeville - Bright Star Hope
by Eric Power
2 years ago
28. Ranger 3 - Sense of Direction
by Eric Power
2 years ago
27. Soaring Soofy
by Eric Power
2 years ago
26. Jeff Moore - Only A Miner
by Eric Power
2 years ago
25. Whiskey Business - Whiskey Jesus
by Eric Power
3 years ago
24. Clayman in A Shocking Discovery
by Eric Power
3 years ago
23. The Prodigals - Whiskey Asylum
by Eric Power
3 years ago
Special note:A feature length version of Path of Blood is in production! Head to my website for more information. I am also accepting donations to help with the funding, with numerous perks. If you are interested head to:
ericpowerup.net

When a lone samurai sets his course towards the path of blood, unknown dangers and terror awaits. Will his great swordsmanship be enough to survive the treacherous demon lord and his minions? Path of Blood is a highly stylized paper animated short film that promises more paper cuts than you can handle.
Animated/Directed by Eric Power
ericpowerup.net
Original score by Many Birthdays!
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  • Stephanie Frankiewicz plus 10 months ago
    Lovely! and Bloody.
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  • rafael bod 10 months ago
    Show ! Splattergore session !
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  • Sam Shiryaykin 10 months ago
    amazing!
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  • aqnb.com plus 10 months ago
    amazing?

    More like orgasmic.

    With each vid u keep polishing the already incredible paper-motion technique. Make 3D animation look ordinary ;)

    we need a feature film Eric!
  • Dillon Bakke 10 months ago
    you have to; i think need is out the window ;)
  • Eric Power 10 months ago
    thank you! :D I am dying to make a feature. It's just a matter of funding.
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  • Pouff 10 months ago
    Well that was bloody awesome! I love the praying mantis and the crow.
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  • Janet Bloem 10 months ago
    Bloody awesome is right! LOVED IT!!!
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  • Ian Bucknole plus 10 months ago
    I love the tone- like Samurai Jack meets Babycart! The duel at sunset gave me goosebumps. Were you drawing samurais on your school textbooks back in the day? Way to go, Eric
  • Eric Power 10 months ago
    haha! I mainly drew monsters and aliens. Wait til you see my next project. *hint - its got monsters in it!!
  • Ian Bucknole plus 10 months ago
    I thought so! Can't wait... Check out my film 'Severed Dreams' if you get a chance, you'll see I'm a Robot kind of guy!
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  • s.DOPE.79 10 months ago
    masterpiece! WOOOOW!
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  • mpared plus 10 months ago
    excellent stuff as always Eric!! its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ well done
  • Eric Power 10 months ago
    thank you! :D
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  • Short of the Week plus 10 months ago
    Haha. Love samurai tropes, and while not breaking new ground with them you executed them well. And then of course the paper cutouts were simply lovely. Great job!
    +
    vimeo.com/channels/shortoftheweek
    facebook.com/shortoftheweek
  • Eric Power 10 months ago
    sweet!
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  • Official Hype 10 months ago
    keep up the good work man, definitely love this one! we shared it on official hype :) bit.ly/hZ8g8b
  • Eric Power 10 months ago
    awesome! Thank you! :D
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  • Mo Hashim 10 months ago
    great atmosphere with music, and great action clips

    great job
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  • Leszek Klusek 10 months ago
    I like your animations :)
    vdrtutorials.pl/2011/04/path-of-blood-demon-at-the-crossroads-of-destiny/
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  • Nuria Zapata Llobera 10 months ago
    I love what you do. so cool
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  • Who Low Media LLC 10 months ago
    That Samurai is a bad dude yo! I gotta post this on my jiveninjas page.
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  • sodazot 10 months ago
    OMG!
    Excellent work as always!
    I think it was very hard work.
    How long did you do this?
  • Eric Power 10 months ago
    This short took me about 2 and a half months to complete.
  • Joe Farani plus 10 months ago
    This reminds of the ninjai story of a boy years agao lol heres the link ninjai.com of some flash webisodes 8 yrs ago I think

    good stuff bro
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  • Ryan Hills 10 months ago
    back lit scene was really great.
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  • Karen Abad plus 10 months ago
    Always brings me smiles.
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  • Wood Sugars plus 10 months ago
    Fantastic! Love the angle & lighting. It's amazing how sound design can really take you deep into the world of what's in front of your eyeballs.
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  • Siju Thomas plus 10 months ago
    Very Impressive Work! You could do a more serious version
    on a similar theme.
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  • Daily Café + Video 10 months ago
    dig it man... up on DC + V
    dailycafevideo.com/post/4753988893/path-of-blood
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  • Samantha Freeman plus 10 months ago
    Wow. Love it :))
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  • Rickard Bengtsson plus 10 months ago
    Loving the style
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  • Frederic Lamon 9 months ago
    Great, very nice animation.
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  • pixel projects 9 months ago
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  • François Mathey plus 9 months ago
    This is such a great job Eric :)
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  • Miran Krcadinac 9 months ago
    Great! Back lit scene especially
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  • Bruno Chaix 9 months ago
    Great!! I love it! Fun and very beautiful cut out.
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  • Emmanuel Tenenbaum plus 9 months ago
    Simply so nice.
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  • Lamson To plus 9 months ago
    Really great! The pacing and sound really makes this so funny! Animation is fantastic too. Awesome job.
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  • laura l 9 months ago
    never knew paper animation could be so graphic o_o
    nice work!
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  • Sub Magazin 9 months ago
    Great bloody style :)
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  • MOTIONGRAFF plus 9 months ago
    nicely done. i love the lighting... and the bloody heads. :)
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  • alcinoo plus 9 months ago
    aaa i love colored paper
    your moves are great
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  • Dominic Pinard 9 months ago
    Oh My Goodness!!! SO great!! after watching this, I just wanna watch all of the SAMURAI JACK episodes all over again! That was so cool!!!!
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  • Peter Eros 9 months ago
    i dont know....
    intresting but nothing special :S
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  • Cesantes 9 months ago
    In the age of 3d photo-realistic rendering few take the path of blood! Nice work and choice of colours to build the atmosphere. Despite the constraints of perspective you've succeeded in creating the room. Nicely done!
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  • ka 9 months ago
    Esto esta muy bueno...
    Congratulations, good work!!!
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  • John Gantz 9 months ago
    its like book of eli, asian version
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  • Bora Sayginer 9 months ago
    Absolutely fabulous , I enjoyed every second
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  • Ricardo Pereira 9 months ago
    Awsome!!
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  • Ted Moore plus 9 months ago
    Absolutely brilliant!
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  • Sylvain DAVID 9 months ago
    great job !
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  • carlos martinez 9 months ago
    Tahnk you for that! keep up the good work
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  • Chris Koelsch plus 9 months ago
    Love the work. Beautiful colors and sound. Up at my blog, This 'n That tandtfy.blogspot.com/
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  • Laurent Frat 9 months ago
    love the sound effects. All around great work!
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  • Alex Goddard 9 months ago
    Great film. has really inspired me to create my own paper animation. any tips?
  • Eric Power 9 months ago
    control your lighting, use a good tripod, be as patient as a monk, and maybe invest in a good stop motion program for your comp. I use Dragon Stop Motion and love it.
  • Alex Goddard 9 months ago
    Cool Cheers, i have the perfect script for this style. I use a bit of stop motion animation in my latest film but nothing to this scale. if you get a chance check it out. vimeo.com/23430440
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  • stephen graves 9 months ago
    that shxt was so cool! you should make a sequel
  • Eric Power 9 months ago
    I'm planning a feature length version with ten times the level of detail, crazy awesome plot, and all sorts of interesting surprises!
  • stephen graves 9 months ago
    awesome! i'm a fan
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  • Rick Macomber plus 9 months ago
    My thirst for blood and guts has been quenched for today. Thank you : )
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  • mungkey 9 months ago
    amazing stuff man!!!!
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  • graphin 9 months ago
    I love it!
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  • ryan abrahamson plus 9 months ago
    Charming, and comical. very well done, i love the use of colors and how you can maintain a sense of blocking. the music and the "sound effects" were simple and genius. i look forward to more videos.
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  • pilkazo 9 months ago
    wonderful!
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  • Rihards Savickis 9 months ago
    love your stop motion videos man, they rock !!
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  • Patricio CaroH 9 months ago
    buenisimo..
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  • Vincent Villegas 9 months ago
    Very Nice Work! Dragon Stop Motion is the best! :)
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  • Dulani Wilson 8 months ago
    This...is...EPIC!
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  • ANIMaD 8 months ago
    SUPER..POWER!I love your work Eric ,each one is a "fresh" surprise
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  • BeeDee 8 months ago
    かっこい〜！！　よくできましたね。
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  • Lori Calabria 7 months ago
    Great humor! Loved the "additional death screams", especially 2:04-2:06. :-) The colors and silhouetting in the samurai scene were gorgeous. And the music - a perfect mood-setter. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!
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  • Lee Hardcastle 7 months ago
    1:07 minge
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  • Lee Hardcastle 7 months ago
    really cool! good luck with your kick starter - whats the last scene from? It's from that series isn't it? That one that was re-edited into shogun assasan?
  • Eric Power 7 months ago
    I definitely was influenced by Lone Wolf and Cub heavily in this short! :D
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  • Gianpa 7 months ago
    niceeeee
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  • Isaac Griberg 7 months ago
    Reminds me of Kill Bill. Very cool :-) Well done Eric!
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  • filipe mecenas 6 months ago
    woooow
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  • nuithbinah 6 months ago
    Cool animation! Beautiful.
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  • Zen Hostel 5 months ago
    love your art and technique, great film!
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  • stephen summerlin 1 month ago
    very cool. love your style.
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  • nnddrrww 1 month ago
    really neat
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  • Jeff F plus 1 month ago
    Sweet!
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  • Liquid TV 4 weeks ago
    Absolutely cannot wait to see the feature length! So nice. Posted up at liquidtelevision.com.
  • Eric Power 4 weeks ago
    Thanks for posting it up, and for the kind words on your blog. I can't wait to show off the feature film!
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