Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Academy Award®-nominee Richard Linklater, director, writer and producer of the Netflix film 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' as well as co-producer and Head of Animation Tommy Pallotta.

The film, presented in a uniquely elaborate 2D animation style that combines rotoscoping with traditional processes (brought to life by the talents of Submarine and Minnow Mountain), stars Jack Black as a man fondly narrating memories of his youth in Houston, Texas during the summer of 1969 in the lead-up to the moon landing, interweaving the enormity of mankind’s great leap and the fantasies it conjures in his young mind with comparatively mundane yet equally entertaining snapshots that celebrate the simple joys of family life and Americana. 

The story draws upon the personal memories of Richard himself, whose films include Slacker, Dazed and Confused, the decades-spanning Before trilogy and Boyhood as well as Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, both of which implemented their own variations on the rotoscoping technique, owed to his ongoing collaboration with Tommy and their shared passion for implementing animation as a valid and powerful storytelling method. 

Having dropped on Netflix last Spring to much enthusiasm and positive reviews, the film is presently in contention for the 2023 Best Animated Feature Academy Award, following an initial struggle to be deemed eligible, a battle won that will hopefully set a new precedent for future editions of the ceremony and the industry at large.

Produced and presented by Ben Mitchell

Animation One-To-Ones

Animation One-To-Ones 19 - Richard Linklater & Tommy Pallotta

“There are two kinds of sufferers in this world: those who suffer from a lack of life and those who suffer from an overabundance of life. I’ve always found myself in the second category. When you come to think of it, almost all human behavior and activity is not essentially any different from animal behavior. The most advanced technologies and craftsmanship bring us, at best, up to the super-chimpanzee level. Actually, the gap between, say, Plato or Nietzsche and the average human is greater than the gap between that chimpanzee and the average human. The realm of the real spirit, the true artist, the saint, the philosopher, is rarely achieved.

Why so few? Why is world history and evolution not stories of progress but rather this endless and futile addition of zeroes. No greater values have developed. Hell, the Greeks 3,000 years ago were just as advanced as we are. So what are these barriers that keep people from reaching anywhere near their real potential? The answer to that can be found in another question, and that’s this: Which is the most universal human characteristic – fear or laziness?”

-Louis Mackey 
Waking Life (2001)

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Lurkin' through an unfamiliar, yet unforeboding space. The source of all that mankind finds mysterious. Just take in the vibe and move accordingly.

Woah Dere

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Justins Philosophie ist eine der Freiheit, Liebe, Empathie und Ellenbogenlosigkeit. Eine von Kooperation anstatt Konkurrenz. Miteinander statt Gegeneinander. Sowohl hinter dem Pult als auch in der Musik und im Alltag.
In seinen Sets versucht er Genres zu transzendieren indem er den Einklang von ohrenscheinlich unvereinbaren Werken erforscht. Zweifelsohne nicht immer mit Erfolg, aber wenn es gelingt entstehen ungeahnte klangliche Symbiosen.
"Ich träume vom Leben und lebe im Traum. Ich nehme verschwimmende Grenzen wahr. Habe ich schon mal gelebt? Existiere ich überhaupt? Was ist Bewusstsein? Wer weiß das schon?
Lasse ab von den Fragen und verliere mich in der Schönheit."

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First single off the next album "Bad 2 Da Bone."
Beat by Bender & Skitzo.
Mixed & Mastered by Bender.
Recorded at the SH HQ.
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Barbone The Bandit - Bang Boom (Prod. Bender & Skitzo)

Recorded Live DJ Set, July 22 2023 down the Rabbithole at Su Casa, Shambhala 2023

Sunny Acres Dj Set Down the Rabbithole at Su Casa Saturday Night @ Shambhala 2023

One hour recording from Hame's performance at Cochilo Waking Life 2022

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Podcast Series 30 • Hame

Hi! Wir sind Loud Couture, ein Kleines Kollektiv aus Hannover, das Bock hat, mit euch zu feiern. Uns verbindet eine Leidenschaft für Musik, die wir über Jahre hinweg auf Partys, Festivals und Homesessions vollständig ausleben und genießen konnten.

Join Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson, Laura-Beth Cowley and guests for Skwigly's animation podcasts, where interviews with world famous industry legends and skilled craftspeople go alongside cheery conversations about the world of animation. You can select from our sub-categories: Skwigly Film Club, Intimate Animation, Independent Animation and the main Skwigly Animation Podcast.

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Subtle yet expansive, introspective yet universal, we create a space with the support of likeminded people, to both collectively and individually explore the depth and richness of infinite existence.

Using space and architecture as the canvas, our visual aspect complements using organic projection mapping.

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