stop motion skeleton, animatronics, the creature costume, old 90's cgi, 2D animation on cells frames..... this makes me so upset to see these guys treated in such a way, Amazing short film

the part where he holds the picture of his creator while watching the film. That really hit me.

I live in Hollywood and I've seen this guy walking around my area. Glad he finally got another role.

The irony of being the scariest when he was trying to be friendly

That ending tho Skeleton: "Das right. These old bones still got it."

No dialogue but you still understand perfectly the story, a masterpiece.

I’m an old CGI animator who is currently doing VFX and DP’ing besides Directing. Sometimes I feel just like Phil in this short, which to me is the most amazing tribute to our Master Ray Harryhausen, whose work inspired me to get into animation since I was a child. Thanks for sharing this awesome film. It makes me cry every time.

The Fact That No none cares about Skeleton Walking Around is Hilarious. Only the Girl in The Train Who Scared with it LoL

Plot twist: the skeleton was finally employed for this short film.

I've never wanted to hug a skeleton more in my life.

I'm certain Ray Harryhausen would be both impressed, and delighted as to how his legacy has progressed in this world

I love how he drinks with a bucket under him. Reminded me of the joke "a skeleton walks into a bar, orders a beer... and a mop." Beautifully done.

Those two random guys just trying to enjoy their drinks had me dead XD

As a stop motion animator who idolises the work of Ray Harryhausen, this short spoke to me on so many levels! Absolutely floored by this! Recognise some of Nick Hilligoss' work there too! Well done!

that liquid metal thing is definitely from terminator 2

Although being an old 'special effect' set the precedence, they do need the recognition for what they contributed in their time and how they added to future ideas in advancements. Thank you, not old, but original labour intensive 'special effects' which I think are still amazing.

can we appreciate the fact that they told us a beautiful story without having to say a single word?

The thing I get out of this is the fact a skeleton has a skeleton

''jason and the argonauts'' is the original movie in which the skeleton acts

Shows how difficult stop-motion was for the early pioneers.

ain't any one gonna talk about how good the lightening was, his skull reflect all the colors perfectly.

The guy that made the skeleton was Ray Harryhausen, special effects pioneer that made 1980s clash of the titans. Showed Calibos too. Super cool concept, very well done

this is sick

Whoever doesn't like this video, Clearly doesn't understand what great art is. This is a masterpiece.

This is just an amazing homage to all the old film techniques. One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how much effort and work goes into these media. To this day the modern Alien franchise can never really beat the suits and animatronics they used in the originals. It's just not as scary, not as much heart. Same goes for Jurassic park. The original puppet they had to dry out every few minutes in the rain scene near the beginning has never been matched in quality in my opinion. Then there's all the old films such as Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal that are such gems. Even the new star wars series 'The Mandalorian' has recognised this and the child they use is a puppet. It's just so much more real. This is beautiful, and I honestly thought it was gonna have a bad ending, but the hope he has at the end just made me smile. Even if the critics don't find him scary for the movie, he's a terrifying monster anyway. Scare on little bone dude.

Can this qualify for The Academy Awards? Guaranteed winner. Best short I've seen, maybe ever. The nuance achieved, while building characters, struggle, Hollywood world, work, home, public environments etc, whilst moving the timeline at lightening speed, so smoothly. I was never having to keep up, despite a distinct lack of focus, lol. I was actually a little awed by how much of the creative process and framework I could see coming through, and how much information you can put in a single frame. All, almost subconsciously, because I was being entertained and already wrapped up in this character. Brilliant. Bravo! and, ty

Such a charming film! I love the story and the blending of the different animation styles with the live action footage!

WE DEMAND A PART TWO WE WILL WAIT HOWEVER LONG WE WILL BECOME A MONTHLY PATREON JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

I don't think people understand the concept that it's not about the skeleton but about the stop motion animators not being able to land a job, as with other dying industries

Best short film I've seen in a long time

I think what sparks this is that you can really FEEL that emotion, it's a really good detail even though they say nothing.

Jason and the Argonauts is one of my top favorite films, have seen it easily over 100 times and it never gets old. Love the reference.

The skeleton,without a word said, made me feel more than most human actors

I love how his action figure looks like a generic version of him, just like action figures of real people.

i love this one!!!!! god, so many good things about it that i could go on and on about, but instead i will just leave it at this: the skeleton is so cute in his little hoodie lmfao!!!

This 12 min short elicited more emotion and more kinds of emotion than most of anything else I've scene recently. What a great tribute to the great practical effects of days passed.

"Okay so T-Rex, just get out there and distract him, he'll probably turn you off. Black Lagoon suit... *DEVOUR HIM* "

"Being an old special effect" is not a problem I´d have never imagined was a thing. I loved it.

It's ironic that the fight scene with the skeleton crashing the set with the mocap guy had to use a mocap guy for the skeleton lol

How original, lovely piece of work this is remarkable, I was feeling very sorry for the skeleton.

Really nailed that Jason and the Argonauts feel at the beginning. The stop motion integration was fantastic (well the mix of stop motion and vfx) and the story was super fun. Really enjoyed it. Should've had a Baby Bones cameo though.

"well... at least *someone* thinks I'm scary,"

This is very wholesome. I love the way it shows the beginins of animation from the drawn dragon, to the liquid metal man (all others in between of course). It shows how much the industry has achieved but also shows it's appriciation of where it started, at least thats what I'm interpreting from the short. Regarldess, you guys managed to accomplish just that and I'm very thankfull and happy to see this. Congratulations.

The best part by far was the suit scene where it put itself on the security guard, had me laughing so hard! Hahaha

I can't just stop thinking that the little girl at the end of the movie, after realising that this guy is the Skeleton Monster, decided to cheer up his day and act scared.

I can give credit to the Skeleton for being courageous. Despite having no guts.

I was feeling really down. My previous happiness from my childhood and career life seemed more distant every day. But I saw this and it made me happy. It made me even happier when I saw it was Timtimfed. Thank you man.

Jason and The Argonaughts - my favourite film to watch at Christmas every year! 👍🏼🥰

This is absolutely breathtaking. Beautiful, brilliant idea. Incredibly well executed.

I like the scene where the skeleton and the other old school visual effect characters burn the studio and the skeleton guy melts and then wakes up from his revenge fantasy, its a metaphor that many peolpe hate to hear; Revenge might be satisfactory...but it also destroys yourself.

I like how most of the "real" things the Skeleton King interacts with have motion blur, yet he does not have it, being a stop motion figure. Except the scenes, where the "figure" was not animated frame by frame, but in a continuous manner, like at 5:17. The amount of detail put into this short film is really breathtaking. I did enjoy this a lot. Maybe some day we will see another movie completely made without any digital processing involved. I know, the cost would be too big to justify. But, if this would have been done without digital technique, it would be not that crisp and precise. I just checked the behind the scenes and a lot of CGI was involved. Those pioneers who did this in the 1960s were truly masters of their profession.

proving once again that actions, motion, and expression are more important than words. This is really well made. Still wondering how much of this was actually stop-motion so great work either way!

For my art class I get to do a zoom meeting with the creator of this masterpiece tomorrow really excited to meet this amazing person

This man’s Skeleton fetish knows no bounds

The raptor and his extension cords killed me

Omg I love this so much! I’ve never seen anything like this it’s very unique and absolutely amazing!

The script is hilarious at 2:56. "He blows chunks all over TRICA who plummets into the ocean." TRICIA: "I can't swim". GRIFFITH: "Here, take this pool noodle." LOL

Congrats, I'm crying. I've dedicated my life to practical effects- and now like so many in the entertainment industry I'm stuck without work during the pandemic. This hit real close to home. I love it.

That was really good. The audio was awesome. The whole thing was fun and interesting, very very creative. It had a human touch, very likable. No dialog at all - the film just showed the story. Very good mix of animation and real life. Pretty unique story line I would think, never saw anything quite like it.

The drink falling right through the skeleton will aways be my favorite gag... he even had a bucket so it didn't make a mess 😭

The little animated dragon sneaking behind the security guard gave me life lol

Where's the happy ending where all the obsolete effects monster make their own film?

I enjoyed this immensely! Thank you for making and sharing this! LMAO @ Dreamwoods Studios

This short proves something simple, truly and powerful: technique doesn't matter, movies are all about "love for job"...

I get a warm feeling seeing "Screen Australia" in opening titles. Knowing that good ideas and talent don't need Hollywood to produce great work.

I'll be honest, I'd watch a full movie based on this. That was fantastic.

It is incredibly well done. I really loved it, you knew how to use all the codes of the old cinematographic technique with humor, just perfect ...

I love that the skeleton guy moves only every other frame, just like how stop motion is usually done. Nice attention to detail.

We've had feature films about the secret lives of hand-drawn animated characters,toys and videogame characters....I wonder if there's a feature here?

You have to hand it to the Skeleton, He roared pretty well for having no lungs edit: thanks for 1K likes!

Action, drama, emotion, heists, this has it all!

This short is brilliant on so many levels.

This speaks to my inner skeleton.

When he roar'd and the talent agents didn't even bother to look at him, i died a little inside. Way to make me feel something I haven't felt in a AAA-movie or TV show in decades.

So very much under-appreciated .. i feel like the Skeleton many days; that you're holding onto a long lost dream while the world has moved light-years beyond you. Great story. A tribute to the ORIGINAL days of Harryhausen animation :D [and i HAVE ALL THOSE 'Sinbad' FILMS and love them!]

Puede ser que no se comprenda...pero es un homenaje increible a todos los stop motion y monstruos con cierre a la vista y al olvido de quienes nos llenaron de fantasía en nuestra niñez. Gracias! Muy buena historia muy bien todo, desde guión hasta dirección!

Love watching the evolution of your style and humor ever since the Doomday Arcade days. This has a lot of heart, despite the clear lack of one in the main character. :)

I found 2 interpretations for myself. 1) There is no need to improve what is already good. 2) Be who you have always been, the situation may change, but you are the same.

Brilliant! Also a real treat to see local content and surrounds :)

Yooo I love the lighting effects

It's always about the story and how much imagination you put into it. NEVER about the effects only. This has everything. Excellent.

*raptor appears to the side of security guard *security looks at raptor with a frown "Clever girl"

This was absolutely fantastic. Came here for a short film sample and watched it completely. Well done. I’m inspired

This is absolutely breathtaking. Beautiful, brilliant idea. Incredibly well executed.!!!

Moral of the Story: Modern Hollywood doesn't know what the public wants.

I thought after the melting he would find work as a terminator.

Brilliantly done! Haven’t feel this emotional for a special effect since Sméagol.

Anod to Ray Harryhausen here,and all the practical effects artists ,that made [and still make] such memorable films ,like this one ,real characters ,yet not one word spoken,loved it.

I have to say that it's great Phil and Mid-90s-Liquid-Metal-Man are still getting jobs. Two very underutilized actors if you ask me, which you most expressly did not.

There are no words to describe how well put together this was. One of the best short films i've seen in a while.

u guys did such a good job! this is an outstanding short film

This is funny, sad, entertaining, well-timed, short, beautiful THIS IS PERFECT!!

I wish I could offer this skeleton a job.

Love how the "creator" is "Larger then Life...like GOD"...as our main Character then transitions from his Film Creation Size, to Real Life Scale :)

i had a full range of emotion for that damn skeleton. 10/10

i completely lost it at the guard and dinosaur with the extension cord 😂😂😂

I really love how they made this, I think the small dragon is one of my favourite characters because he's made out of paint, ink and acetate, just like the regular cel-animation which was then replaced with graphics-tablet animation.

This had more emotion put and gained into/out of it than all the disney reboots combined

A skeleton from Jason and the Argonauts, the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, the silver oscar-figure CGI from Terminator 2, the creature from the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and a cell animation, I can't recognise the reference from, are meeting in a bar... Classic.

I remember Sword & Sandle movies back in the day. This was executed so brilliantly! Wish they had these kinds of shorts before movies instead of commercials.