I love how there’s absolutely no dialogue but you can completely read the characters feelings and intentions

i love the dystopian, robotic, abandoned feeling i get from this and personally i would LOVE to see more of this universe

The creepy sneaky metal skeleton bird, is adorable.

jesus christ it doesnt even look like stop motion EVERYTHING FLOWS SO SMOOTHLY MY GOD

That shriek from the fish was terrifying

Far too little attention has been paid to this awesome animation.

Loved this, the characters, the style, the lighting

I wish the fish head would have continued screaming, and then when the hatch was opened, it was just a symphony of screeching fish heads.

Damn dude, you're not just amazing at puppets but you're a top quality stop motion animator too... insane levels of talent...

I love how you were able to give so much expression to the characters purely through their movement. Fantastic!

I feel like this short film needs to be expanded on and become a series

10 years later and this still holds up and is still 10x more original than most everything in the mainstream and on UKposts today.

Really appreciating all the lovely comments here too :) Thanks guys!

This is astounding. I can't think of anything to say. I don't think I've seen a better stop motion video when I consider craft, aesthetic, writing, and atmosphere. And believe me, I've seen more than my fair share.

I really like this. I would love to see more about these guys. Poor fish harvesters lost all their fish :'(

Ah, yes. Now where’s the Tool music?

I'm speechless. This is a terribly underrated youtuber but I'm not entirely sure whether I want him to go too much mainstream or not. The first video i saw was one of Dabchick's and obviously loved it immediately but every next video I watch surprises me with his unlimited and diverse talent even more. He has an amazing sense of humor: naughty, dark or childishly funny'; Although some of the videos are deep and emotional life experiences; his puppets are amazingly made and the movements he creates are so lifelike it's unbelievable; he's an amazing narrator with deep voice and an amazing singer with soft soothing one. And after all this the only thing I was not expecting was this creepy, dark side of Barnaby to exist. And I love it so much. The motion, the light, the sound, the puppets and the vibe, atmosphere is so good. Gosh :D I went on for too long but anyway, I wish this guy all the best, he deserves world.

This was a masterpiece. Please release more from this amazing universe.

This is truly incredible, the direction, sound, cinematography, mood, story, character design, set, lighting and aesthetic. It's really just perfect. If they weren't so gore filtering, and fake this would have one an Academy award hands down, no competition. It's masters like this that became the teachers. Truly inspirational, this stunning work shows me I have a long way to go in my artistic climb.

“Knife goes in, guys come out. Knife goes in, guts come out.”

So I’ve been watching a lot of your videos the past few hours, some older some newer, and I gotta ask Are you real

The fact that this is sitting at 2000 views is just criminal. Holy shit are you talented

It's actually amazing how you started out as a stopmotion animator and then later became a puppet maker.

Can someone tell me how to find more stuff but same like this,"robotic" characters,spooky and dark,same level of quality?This is some next level shit fam

Amazing animation, but i have to say, GOD that scared me when the fish started screaming xD

There's such a great sense of chilling atmosphere and grim nuance to this short piece. I really like how none of the characters act clearly good or bad, they just have different actions that collide with each other and that have unintended consequences. Really excellent work, I'd love to see more like this!

The almost complete silence adds to the mood and its scary yet delightful to watch. Thank you for being such a great person and blessing everyone with these types of things Dixon. We love you and appreciate all the work youve put into your puppets, stories, songs, and even this. Thank you.

Holy Jesus I forgot you were the one who made this. Sweet.

I’d imagine the people who hit dislike on this video meant “Dis I like” There’s no other plausible reason

Incredible! I love this! Felt disturbed and connected throughout the story :) and I like the ending!

I’ll tell you what I really respect more than the animation, the fact this chap has had to go out and catch each one of those roach. Real dedication

Amazing. So much tension, and yet no music. That's a craft I greatly respect.

You are amazing, man. I hope your talent be recognized and you could make more stuff like this. I love your channel and your puppets. Good work

This animation reminds me of 9

This. This is why I love stop motion. This is so fluid and fantastic. Much respect to you, Sir.

HOW THE HECKIN DID YOU DO THAT??!?!?! That level of majesticness is not aloud! GRRR i reckon this deserves a LOT more people to see

This is creepy but it is a piece of art.

Really impressive, how many frames does it have? the description doesn't tell

What did I just watch? A. A horrifying animation B. An amazing piece of art work D. Both The answer is both

Man! This is one of the best animations I've seen! You have a lot of imagination! Keep up the good work!

That was insanely good! Very well done!

I've just recently found your channel because of your Raptor Puppet video. I already love you so much :^D :>

Yooo this is actually insanely good it still hold up to this day after over 10 years

It’s so rustic and smooth. Feels like it belongs in adult swim. Love it.

I cannot begin to tell you how much I love this. What was the inspiration behind it?

This blew me away!!!! You are a very talented, yet underrated.

classic stop-motion animation. clay, wires and paper with some real live things thrown in (i.e. the fish), and a slight sense horror. i love it.

2:20 "Let's just flush those bad thoughts away"

This is so well made. Can't believe how little views it has. It's brilliant! Well done Barnaby!

the fluidity of cutting open the fish and then dropping random bits of fish guts was crazy. How did you do this?

That's amazing, so many details in this artwork.

I love the animation and the material they used for it.

I discovered this video two years ago and loved every part of it, and I just stumbled upon it again and enjoyed it just like the first time. The amount of world building, character, cool aesthetic look and expressiveness in general that are here in just 10 minutes is simply amazing.

quite possibly the best short film i've ever seen, and i've seen a loooooooot of short films. excellent work

My favorite of this man's work

Everything about this is absolutely stunning. From the sounds to the animations, absolutely breathtaking

It is nothing short of criminal that this doesn't have 500x as many views.

Wow. The talent is real.

That was amazing. I couldn't stop watching to see what would happen next. You are brilliant!!!!!

this is so well made love this movie. regret not seeing it sooner

When I was a child, I made identical dolls with my brother's electronic material, a nice memory thanks :,3

Holy shit, this is incredible! Some of the most skilled stop-motion animation I've ever seen. I loved how emotive the characters were without ever changing facial expressions.

Man that was really good thank you for making this

This is a masterpiece.

This is such an incredible, delicate work of art.

The bird movement was consistently great and there some really stand out moments with the 'humans' as well, particularly whenever you had them kneeling or laying about. Essentially anything that isolated the upper body looked gorgeous- like when bird hater returns from the pillaged fish room and just puts his head in his hands. The feet on the men felt just a teensy bit unstable or at least compared to how gorgeously fluid that bird moved. Several really nice cut/transition sequences in there as well (Door swinging open shut open shut, fish bag 'falling on the camera'). Anyway Im fuckin jealous. I wish i had talent.

Brilliant. Just brilliant. Loved it.

This is...amazing.And this is Stop-motion!Stop motion,Carl!So many little details. Cool crazy style.I can't imagine,how hard was to do it.You're awesome!!!

Sound design was also pretty top notch. Keep up the great work!

The design here is amazing. I would love to see these two actually going fishing, that would be a treat.

Thats amazing also the sounds just also give it more life and makes it satisfying i also love the movement its so good. :D

all i can say is wow!!! had me sitting on the edge of my sit, great job!

you're the next big thing buddy

This is underappreciated.

Isn’t it weird that they are made of different metal’s yet they bleed?

Wow the best stop motion ever!

I wanna learn how to do something like this, it was really cool

This is really satisfying, I can't stop watching this awesome animation.

Spectacular work, congratulations!

This has to be the smoothest and most impressive stop motion I have ever seen!

Omfg this was amazing. I love how weird and twisted it was!! As cool as your puppets are I wish you still did stop animation. Your style is everything!!!! ❤️

Hmm, bear with me, but I'm going to try and offer my own interpretation. I don't mean to imply that other interpretations are invalid, or that there is any singular right way to interpret it, I merely see it this way. The bird represents the problems in life. The bird, while annoying, is easily deterred by a simple, nonviolent method. While this is not a permanent solution, it is effective nonetheless. This represents how even if life has those permanent, nagging problems, they can always be solved. But the first automaton wants to kill the bird, a permanent and relatively extreme solution. The problem bird then comes back late at night, possibly angered by the threats of violence. It then proceeds to destroy the automatons' food supply, which represents life. This shows how violence can only lead to worse violence. This is further demonstrated in the battle between the automatons and the bird. The first automaton insists on using violence, which only ends up causing his friend to get hurt, and for his hand to be severed, while the bird escapes. Ultimately, this film represents how solving problems with violence will only lead to harm upon those that deal damage to others in the first place. I encourage others to commentate, critique and offer their own interpretations. Overall, I believe this a wonderful animation with a unique aesthetic and tone, and that more people should witness its uncanny beauty.

This is such an incredibly underappreciated piece of art. Should have 100 times the views.

Wow! I really love dabchick, but this just blew me away! I love how much emotion you captured without any mimic expressions or speech. And how the camera shifts it's focus like in a "normal" movie. I can't remember seeing that in a stop-motion film. And I really enjoy the robotic look of the characters and the creepy warehouse situation. Oh man I guess I'm gonna watch it again right away! You are a true artist! Thanks for sharing it with us :)

out of the stop motion videos i saw this was so far the best I've ever seen

Great, sooner or later, people will find this on their recommendations and say WTF. Good animation tho

Three words. Brutal. Creepy. Awesome. I think this was AMAZING at its time, and it still is. I haven’t seen any better stop motion.

this has made my childhood you know i think this is amazing i love this thanks for making this!

A little gruesome, but this is an amazing animation! You have so much talent and i hope you make more!!!

such a smooth, creepy yet fascinating stop motion! not to mention, life-like!

That was so amazing even though it has been 8 years

I've watched this a thousand times over the years

The story: What I like to call the characters: •Eskos the flying bird thing •Hater, the worker who hates Eskos •Admirer, the one who is merciful Okay, so it all starts off when Hater and Admirer arrive to work, doing their daily routine. Hater is first to come in, and gets all of the fish ready to do the butchering. They apparently both sell it, but Admirer and Hater have a big problem. Eskos. Eskosmseems to thrive on fish, and of course, the easiest place to get it is Admirer and Hater's factory. Admirer arrives, and is ready to set up. When he is finished, Hater removes the wrapping from the fish, but it releases a loud screech. Hater and Admirer are both very sensitive to sound, most likely because of the metal on the back of their heads, and body. Hater quickly kills it, and both set to work. Unfortunately, Eskos hears the screech, and quickly flies over, expecting a nice meal. He lands on the roof, expecting it to be there, but instead, he finds nothing. Using a special call that may lure in fish, he sits on the roof and waits. Hater gets angry when he hears the calling, for he cannot work in such noise. He also cannot risk Eskos getting in and eating the rare fish again. Grabbing a gun, he gets ready to shoot Eskos, who is unaware. Admirer, fearing for Eskos life, makes a loud bang on the metal, making Eskos fly away and Hater dizzy. Hater gets mad, and throws the hatchet on the ground, leaving Admirer to do all the work himself. Admirer sits in silence as he finishes, and then leaves for home. Eskos, remembering the bang, flies back to the factory, and finds a way in. He falls, stunned, and stands up in the unfamiliar room. Then, smelling his meal, goes into the back room to feast. Eskos eventually finishes all of it, and falls asleep under the wrapping, most likely because of the cold. The next day, Admirer is first to show up, and notices the broken chimney. Cursing to himself that he didn't let Hater kill Eskos, he ignores it until he hears Eskos inside the freezer. Arming himself, knowing he is a wild animal, he goes inside, gun pointed. Nothing is there, except all of the frozen fish's guts spilled all over the floor, including blood. Admirer, you knowing he is merciful, begins to get sick, and steps out, cursing himself again at the table. He knows Hater is going to be angry. Hater arrives, seeing Admirer, confused as on why he is upset. He then finds out when he steps into the freezer. Getting mad at Admirer for not letting him kill Eskos, he throws a fish head at the wall, waking Eskos. Eskos suprises Hater, and hides while Hater reaches for the gun. Eskos distracts him, and runs out. Admirer, also fueled by rage, traps Eskos succesfully. Hater is about to shoot him when he notices ammo is gone. Reaching for a spear, Admirer stops him from killing the innocent Eskos. Hater, raging, knocks Admirer out, and goes for Eskos. He is so deeply in rage to get Eskos, he slips off, dropping the hatchet, causing him to lose his hand. Eskos escapes through the hole in the ceiling, and Hater's dripping blood wakes Admirer. Admirer is shocked, wondering if Eskos did this. He helps Hater, and they both head home. Before going though, Admirer looks around the room, looking at the damage Eskos did once again. Will he ever kill Eskos, to keep the business going? Or will he keep him alive, out of the goodness of his heart? Hope you liked it! 😊😊😊

He does puppets and does amazing stop motion, from nearing 9 years ago! This guy is better (creatively) than I will ever be!

Bravo! Extremely well done! Your art style is something I've not seen and for that I give you kudos! You've earned yourself a subber!

Simply excellent. Your short gave me a lot of mixed feelings. Nicely done!

What really surprised me about this is how damn good the cinematography is for a stop motion film. Usually that is well overlooked and here it is damn fantastic. Nice work.

I just wanted to say I've been going through and watching all your videos and I am absolutely blown away! You are so talented and deserve so much more recognition that you get! Anyway have a awesome day!!

This is brilliantly made.

This is one of the most bizarre and at the say time unique and beautiful videos i have ever seen!