Mellow Brick Road

Congratulations to Reed Gauthier

for winning the ‘Mellow Brick Road’ video competition.

Reed is a freelance animator and illustrator with some exceptional talent. If you’re a fan of cartoons like Samurai Jack and anything Disney, you’re going to love his work. Check out his portfolio here!

A big thanks to the many artists out there who entered the competition! I received some truly amazing pieces of work. You can find a listing of the top five entries below, and you can watch all 44 entries here on YouTube.

lolitsmatt

Votes: 345

Tom, Jerry and Samurai Jack play the lead roles in this video, with dances and musical clips that are impeccably well timed. The video introduces each clip at a comfortable pace, and features sequences of vocal clips that fit the vocals of the track superbly well. This entrant has a love affair with old cartoons and some serious skill in the cutting room.

Busychanel

Votes: 514

Here’s an ingenious work of art that stands out from the crowd. The illustrations are charming and the moving cut-out format really works well. There’s never a dull moment in this video, and it works very closely with Mellow Brick Road. I can see this working well at a live show, too.

goldpikpikcarrots

Votes: 1,050

This entry seems to hit the mark in all areas. It follows the track beautifully, the dancing is synchronised, and the clips used for each sound in the track are absolutely spot on. The video is tight and compelling from start to finish. Couldn’t have done it better myself!

activeobjectx

Votes: 1,576

If you’ve ever seen me playing live, this expressive animation is guaranteed to split your sides. For such a simplistic piece of work, this video really comes alive. The sound effects in Mellow Brick Road are ingeniously illustrated, and the vocal sequences are an absolute riot.

Ifurget

Votes: 1,635

This animation is a perfect blend of minimalism and effective storytelling. It looks like something straight off Cartoon Network. The video manages to capture the entire Wizard Of Oz storyline, and seems to follow the structure of Mellow Brick Road quite nicely. This piece blew me away from start to finish.



  1. [...] View the Top 5 entries here: http://www.pogomix.net/mellow-brick-road [...]

  2. [...] ‘Mellow Brick Road’ video competition  Congratulations to Reed Gauthier for winning the ‘Mellow Brick Road’ video competition. Reed is a freelance animator and illustrator with some exceptional talent. If you’re a fan of cartoons like Samurai Jack and anything Disney, you’re going to love his work. Check out his portfolio here! A big thanks to the many artists out there who entered the competition! I received some truly amazing pieces of work. You can find a listing of the top five entries below, and you can watch all 44 entries here on YouTube. [...]

  3. Haha, I’m just glad I ended on an even number XD

    Congrats to Ifurget!! Wonderful job!

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  5. [...] Mellow Brick Road, a Wizard Of Oz Remix with video by Reed Gauthier and music by Pogo. Email [...]

  6. Nick Simmer says:

    WHY DID HE THINKED THIS? WE WILL HAVE A SHOWDOWN POGO!

  7. Nick Simmer says:

    CUSE YOU IFURGET!!!!!! YOU MADE ME A LOSER!! I VOTED FOR ACTIVEOBJECTX FOR NOTHING?????!
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! THIS MEANS WAR!

  8. CTB says:

    curses I really hoped activeobjectx would win.

    But still congrats to Ifurget

  9. Anonymous says:

    DARN, WHY DIDN’T ACTIVE WIN? ;_; Ifurget still has a good video though.

  10. Deston says:

    Yep kinda surprised to see who won, really thought it would go to activeobjectx!

  11. BSHFTW says:

    Damn, I voted for activeobjectx. The winning video is still fantastic though.

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