Song of the Sad Assassin

Been awhile since we've had a public service message from our friends over at the Citizens Against Safety Goggles. Mike L. Mayfield has animated up an intriguing video here for the band "Why?". Enjoy.

Citizens Against Safety Goggles get StupidFaced

Well, it looks like merry animation nutbar Mike L. Mayfield is at it agin'. He's created a series of shorts for Fuel TV, featuring his most loveable, cuddly character to date, Uncle Hell. Marv Newland would be proud. Hey, has Marv seen these? I posted about these back when I first discovered The Rooster Project, my fave CASG film. The short series is called 'Stupidface' and feature the adorable Uncle Hell shillin' some fine nonexistent merch. Nice to see Mike still carryin' the torch for animation in the 'Lupo the Butcher' vein...More later.

Technorati taggin' and Mike L. checks in...

Just a quick post to let y'all know what Mike L., the upstanding head of Citizens Against Safety Goggles, is up to. Seems he's got a new character, "Uncle Hell" (any relation to Mr. Hell?) and will be premiering 4 new toons over four weeks, starting tanight (!) on FuelTV's show "Stupidface". Don't see it on the schedule (must need updatin', go to www.fuel.tv) but trust him, it'll be there. Go watch. Bein' Canuckioid, I gots to wait for the Youtube. Meanwhile, here's some edyoumacashun 'bout bees.

Oh, you smartpants out there will notice the Technorati thang in the post URL...just tryin' to spread the woid is all...letcha know how it works out. I'll be posting about young Dan Pinto later today, don't think I done fergot. Late.

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Citizens Against Safety Goggles: Mike L. Mayfield

A pair of bizzarre animations to start yer week after the long weekend off right. Here's the work of Mike L. Mayfield, of the Citizens Against Safety Goggles, a YouTube comedy troupe that I'm rapidly suspecting is just Mike and whatever talented film buddies he can shanghai into working on his mad projects. You'll remember I posted the excellent animation he created from found audio a few weeks back...'The Lollipop Tree'. His 2d work has a real anarchic old-school feel to it...it's a contemporary film but looks like sumthin' outta International Rocketship circa 1975. Complementing the animation is some really great music and v.o. work. From the website:

Mike L. currently lives in Los Angeles, where he continues to work on CASG films, as well as a number of other projects. He worked at DPS Flim Roman, Inc. on the show "King of the Hill" for nearly two years, on commercials for Guinness, Snickers, and the Ohio Lottery at Moo Studios for nearly a year, and at FOX Television Animation on the show "American Dad!" for over a year. In September, 2007, Mike will shift gears and focus all his energy on Citizens Against Safety Goggles work and freelance projects.

I'll be keepin' an eye out for Mike's future work. Meanwhile, TAIS members, anybody with requests for particular genres or animators, lemme know and I'll track 'em down. Late.