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34. ParticipACTION Ad "Karate Family"
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33. ParticipACTION Ad "Stephane"
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
32. ParticipACTION Ad "Walk in the Park"
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
31. ParticipACTION Ad "Joanias Journey"
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
30. The Intergalactic Pleasure Fort --work in progress--
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
29. POP MONTREAL Festival 2009
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
28. POP MONTREAL Festival 2008
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
27. GIRAF 5 Animation Festival Trailer 2009
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
26. Heritage Canada Dance PSA
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
25. Crawler animation test
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
24. Shipoids in the Night
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
23. Palindrome (2005-06)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
22. Welcome (2005)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
21. The Astronomer's Dream (2009)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
20. This (2004)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
19. Reincar - what!? (2004)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
18. Order Order (2005)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
17. IFA (2005)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
16. Groper Animation Test (2007)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
15. The Wonders of Capitalism (2005, silent)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
14. "Flip flop" animation test (2006)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
13. Flying Dream (2005)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
12. Bed Wettin' (2004)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
11. The Astronomer's Dream (2009, trailer)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
10. Malcolm Sutherland Showreel (work from 2002 - 2008)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
9. Birdcalls (2005)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
8. Great Ambition (2008)
by Malcolm Sutherland
2 years ago
When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind.
An animated film by Malcolm Sutherland, with sound by Leon Lo. Made in 2009.
For more information or DVD purchases please visit animalcolm.com/theastronomersdream

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  • Sam Shiryaykin 2 years ago
    Great style!!
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  • Karen Abad plus 2 years ago
    Malcolm...this is really stunning.
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  • Simon Prager 2 years ago
    i really love your graphic-style!
    in my opinion the storytelling could be a little tighter but the graphicstyle rocks!
  • Elijah Quincy Skolfield 2 years ago
    how tight is the storytelling in your dreams?
  • Amanda Zoe 2 years ago
    I agree with Simon. I feel that the whole "dream' part would make a good film in and of itself.... the guy falling asleep in the beginning and waking up at the end just seems like an add on trying to 'justify' the weirdness. But the surreal space world is so fleshed out that you don't really need to justify its reality.
    I care more about the little spaceman than the human guy in the beginning!
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  • davidbdr 2 years ago
    Un-f'n-believable!
  • Igor Goduto 2 years ago
    I totaly agree!
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  • Rawls 2 years ago
    Fantastic work Malcolm!!! Great detail and crazy idea my friend! Nice stuff!
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  • Pavel Molano 2 years ago
    Osom!!!!!!
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  • TH Yu 2 years ago
    Great work, love it!
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  • Jaye Bhee plus 2 years ago
    Skwah! Fresh squeezed awezomeness. Just inspired me to geet of my arse and finish my junk!
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  • Ryan Schmid 2 years ago
    awesome. so creative.
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  • Ben Redmond plus 2 years ago
    really cool. really creative!
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  • Andrew Gallagher 2 years ago
    Amazing... great design. I loved the forming game and I love this too.
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  • ori toor plus 2 years ago
    that's crazy good! really, wow!
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  • Julia Quinn staff 2 years ago
    Have you ever read the comic Capacity by Theo Ellsworth? I think you would like it. This was great btw! I bought the DVD!
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    Yeah, Theo and I trade art by snail mail, I love his stuff immensely! he is a crazy genius.
    Thanks for the support
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  • Emily Barrera 2 years ago
    so good!
    < :D
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  • Brandon Ray 2 years ago
    Simply beautiful. Bravo!
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  • Oscarh Ortega 2 years ago
    as said above, awsome graphic style! u have created some crazy piece of art!
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  • Myles Lewando 2 years ago
    Wonderful design and colours. Such a comically depressing dream... lovely!
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  • EnPanico! 2 years ago
    ufffff! incredible!
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  • Rogério Perdiz 2 years ago
    The more I watched more I liked it! By the middle I was already loving it ;)
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  • tritochke 2 years ago
    oh mannnnnnn ! ! ! ....one of BEST FILMS i've seen here...in a while :) keep it up !...I hope you'll pick some awesome prizes for this...maybe annecy...or hiroshima...once again..BRILLIAN' WORK MAN ! :)

    all best !
    tritochke
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  • Tony Wilkey 2 years ago
    Quite a unique piece. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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  • kryb 2 years ago
    Any tutorial about making of ? :)
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    Yeah, on the DVD! :)
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  • Dale Hayward 2 years ago
    So awesome!!!
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  • Tali 2 years ago
    love it! Great work!
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  • Himanshu 2 years ago
    that was a treat to watch.
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  • sushicowboy 2 years ago
    hey Malcolm,
    looks like you have been killing it lately! So nice to see your new stuff! Stoked!
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  • sushicowboy 2 years ago
    It's John Antoski BTW!
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  • Bubunya 2 years ago
    Holly...
    Where did u get this weed?!
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  • Eran Hilleli plus 2 years ago
    loved it!

    best i liked the nibbling on the arm, genius.
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  • Erdem Yildirimer 2 years ago
    off çok sıkıcı..
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  • deleted! 2 years ago
    I had seen it. It is fantastic
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  • Poifox 2 years ago
    Loved it!
    Added to our channel
    vimeo.com/channels/videosselectos
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  • Adam Palmer 2 years ago
    Inventive, imaginative, beautiful, etc... You should be very proud :)
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  • rene brkowsky 2 years ago
    Great work!!!
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  • xponja 2 years ago
    it´s very inspiring to see how is possible to do such a great piece of art without using 3D. cool!
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  • boroda30 2 years ago
    !!!
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  • Marina Nozyer 2 years ago
    wow! nice
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  • Object 2 years ago
    Great film! I really like you're style, very original.
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  • Mats Andren 2 years ago
    that was amazing! loved the end bit, without really understanding what the hell is going on =D this might sound arrogant, but how come there are some things that are nice and snappy and some (a few) parts that feel interpolated and floaty? is that consciously done for pacing or software-related or whats going on?
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    yeah, to a certain degree i was trying to keep the pacing kind of slow... with this level of detail in the artwork, faster pacing made the film feel psychotic. That said, this was my first "real" attempt at a narrative film, so I also don't really know what I am doing yet!
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  • Jessica Plummer 2 years ago
    wonderful film and visual style. loved seeing this at ottawa.
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  • gal shkedi plus 2 years ago
    beautiful man
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  • Julia Peralta 2 years ago
    I have nothing to contribute with my comment, it has been said before. But I need to say it: what an amazing work.
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  • jeffry fridfinnson 2 years ago
    This was amazing. Love it.
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  • Subong, Jeong 2 years ago
    wonderful good job :^)
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  • Gohma 2 years ago
    Such an absolutely off the wall story, and such beautiful art that compliments it perfectly. I look up to stuff like this. You inspire me good sir.
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  • vip ez 2 years ago
    amazing work :D
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  • Charlie Ford 2 years ago
    I was completely enthralled by that, the animation/art was incredible. Was that a comment on consumerism? this is just an interpretation, but for me it seemed as though he was hooked on a drug/fast food or something of the addictive nature that could never quite satisfy his insatiable hunger. It was as if he had bought a big mac that looked good in the advertisement but when he opens up the cardboard box he finds a piece of totally un-nutritious piece of crap but eats it any way. Is that what you were going for? was there some other meaning or was it just wonderfully abstract?

    Either way, i loved it
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    i had no specific comment on consumerism, but yes, there is something there about the restless external focus of the mind in general.... it is like an addiction! maybe consumerism is more like a symptom. But I didnt intend to have a central message behind the film, it is more like an intuitive reflection.
    cheers!
  • Julie Fredrickson 1 year ago
    I'm shocked that this was unintentional... I think your illustration of this "restless external focus" always searching, wanting/needing, and the desperate wasting (with oppositely swelling ego and resulting need) that comes from not feeding yourself from within is RIGHT ON! I was very impressed by this film, and your intuitive skills. Bravo!
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  • BISKOTEKA 2 years ago
    Wonderful!!! amazing!!!
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  • Dan B 2 years ago
    made an account just so I could like this video!
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    wow, thanks man
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  • Dealey 2 years ago
    This was fantastic! I really haven't seen something with such effect on the viewer as this for a long time...
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  • Florian T. F. 2 years ago
    Fantastic spaceship!
    & most of all I like the colors you chose.
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  • Kaliptus 2 years ago
    This is really great! Reminds me of one of Wagon Christ's videos... "Receiver"
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  • Andrew Pile staff 2 years ago
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  • Kuba Bąk 2 years ago
    A W E S O M E!!! That was one of the best films that I seen :)
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  • فرانسيسكو ساكسين 2 years ago
    so cool!
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  • Fabiano Waewell 2 years ago
    Man, that's really really cool stuff you got.
    Nice design, and timing too! congratz and thanx for sharing!
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  • Michael Edmondson 2 years ago
    I love your animation.
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  • jesús olmo plus 2 years ago
    fabulous, brilliant, great great job.

    check out this flash game, you'll love it:
    machinarium.net
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    yeah, that game is AWESOME!
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  • Emrah Gunduz plus 2 years ago
    sure this wasn't your dream ? :)

    great animation and style...
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  • Esat Papila 2 years ago
    Great work..
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  • Angusto Studio 2 years ago
    ...wonderful!! I want more!
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  • Ko Tan 2 years ago
    Very impressive, allusion of some Mayan pictograms. This slow motion is cute...
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  • nyian plus 2 years ago
    Wow!!!!!!!
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  • Sanchir Enkhbayar 2 years ago
    maaan, ur crazy seriously! where did u get that idea? the story is just unbelieveable!
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  • Iain Thorley 2 years ago
    i love it, ridiculous in the best sense of the word, love the creativity and also the visual style. This must have taken forever to animate, but it is very smooth and very satisfying. I can honestly say I was gripped, more please
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  • Jason Ruddy 2 years ago
    Congrats on a great film. The style reminds me of the work of the Brothers McLeod who do some great little surreal shorts.
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  • salahtoon 2 years ago
    Great work..I want more...
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  • T-Model (Yang-Hsin,Chen) 2 years ago
    So great, nice work
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  • King Learie 2 years ago
    jhsdsdjkmclw;o;m.cvp[ortptmfi44imn eorjgijk ;ojkglk ik ;lkjrgjerkrm@@jnoirgijujhue ;p000emnmxb !!
    xxxxx sublime xxxxx
    +++++ W A T E R channel
    LEX ?
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  • Joe Randall-Cutler plus 2 years ago
    Wow, looks like I picked the wrong week to quit peyote. Joking aside, great work!
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  • The Duluth Scene plus 2 years ago
    i loved it.
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  • Fabio Teofilo 2 years ago
    Maravilhoso!
    Wonderful!
    Merveilleux!
    Maravilloso!
    素晴らしい！
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  • Mike Hollingsworth 2 years ago
    Is there a place on the web where I can donate money for food for these people?
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    ha ha, no, give your help to the haitians.. :)
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  • Nany Stu 2 years ago
    smartly!
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  • Todd Smith plus 2 years ago
    Great work, love your style!
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  • Leonard Menchiari plus 2 years ago
    great man! How long did it take you??
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    about 6 -8 months
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  • FrutaBomba Animación 2 years ago
    One of my favorite animations ever.
    All my admiration and respect :)
    Congratulations!!
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  • panic embryo 2 years ago
    Fabulous and fresh style altogether. Love the narrative and well done for such an effort.
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  • flew 2 years ago
    great work!!

    one of my inspiration..

    :D
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  • Cait Davis 2 years ago
    Love your stuff
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  • Evan Gallagher 2 years ago
    A few things... so awesome. The sound track reminded me of Madam Tutli-Putli. Best style of animation, dark, strange, somewhat abstract with no spoken "words". Makes you think and want to watch it again. Deffinatly inspiring to me to make my own animations soon enough.

    vimeo.com/7078484
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  • beeple plus 2 years ago
    great style. very awesome art direction.
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  • Jonathan Riner 2 years ago
    This is outstanding. Your take on Melies' own Astronomers Dream is fantastic. It took me a while to figure out where I knew the story from but it clicked after watching it a second time. I am so glad I found your work on this website. Looking forward to browsing through more of your work :)
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    I have never seen Melies' film... I had seen the image of the moon with the rocket in the eye -- I only just learned that is what the film was called when I googled "The Astronomers Dream"/// , there are similarities?
  • Jonathan Riner 2 years ago
    There are some similarities. The first and most obvious, from the Melies film, was the astronomer falling asleep and the imagining of the moon gobbling up his instruments. In your animation it is not the moon but a manifestation of the little creature that does the gobbling. I enjoyed yours much more and the fact that you had not seen Melies' work makes your animation that much better to me.
  • Malcolm Sutherland plus 2 years ago
    Man, I love when synchronicities like that happen
    Makes me feel more connected to it all
    anyway, most of the outside influence on this one came from Mayan / Aztec art and mythology, (and japanese too) but even then it was pretty loose, I wasnt trying to quote it in any particular way, mainly I was just "riffing".
    cheers!
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  • Amanda Zoe 2 years ago
    were you looking at MesoAmerican Art while coming up with the visual style?
    The art direction and cyclical story itself is very Aztec.
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  • Tom Judd plus 2 years ago
    Your the cats PJ's Malcolm - shared on animade.tv
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