Feb 11 2010A Brief History Of Everything, In Flipbook Form
This is a brief history of the universe and life on earth in 3:12 entirely in flipbook form. It was created by student Jamie Bell for an art class and didn't require any nude models despite Jamie insisting he need them. Hey, some people just can't draw without naked ladies present. And I respect that.
This is the final piece for my AS art course, a flipbook made entirely out of biro pens. It's something like 2100 pages long, and about 50 jotter books. I'd say I worked on and off it for roughly 3 weeks.
Good job, Jamie. Every time I try making a flip book I forget what I was doing and, next thing you know, it's 400 pages of, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". Plus penis doodles. A shit-ton of penis doodles.
Thanks to Callin, who was at least pleased to see the world didn't end with a robot apocalypse. That's what they'd like you to believe, Callin. NEVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN!
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Reader Comments
1. dude - February 11, 2010 8:17 PM
Dude!
2. GroxXx - February 11, 2010 8:17 PM
Cool.. I think..
3. WhateverHelpsYouSleepAtNightBtch - February 11, 2010 8:19 PM
awesome
4. Monty, True Pubstar - February 11, 2010 8:28 PM
Love the TF2 sound effects.
5. Billy Rapture - February 11, 2010 8:46 PM
I love it.
I LITERALLY just came watching this.
6. seekercat - February 11, 2010 9:37 PM
something tells me he likes TF2.
7. reality check - February 11, 2010 9:44 PM
the artwork is pretty shitty, and the framing SUCKS BALLS.. try centering next time
animation is ok tho
8. eJ - February 11, 2010 10:05 PM
I like!
9. Jolie Rouge - February 11, 2010 11:07 PM
Team Fortress 2 SFX FTW!
10. BRICKS - February 11, 2010 11:16 PM
It left out the internets though...
11. Nick Sydney - February 12, 2010 12:22 AM
I LOVED THAT!
loved the 'critical hit'
loved the 'this is sparta'
loved the star falling
loved TF2 sounds
ESPECIALLY loved the ending with the Monty Python foot
now if someone could do something in this fashion with the history of video games, then i would die of geek orgasm
12. C. Mulder - February 12, 2010 12:42 AM
It is ideas that make great animation, not technology.
It reminded me to check out the work of Bruce Petty. Thanks for that.
Keep at it.
Cheers
13. I get FREE XBOX 360 GAMES - February 12, 2010 12:43 AM
wow @7 you couldn't do that if your life depended on it, and it was quite awesome so go f yourself.
14. reality check - February 12, 2010 3:37 AM
bullshit kiddo i do plenty more than that
go snuggle up with a juicebox and your free xbox games you pathetic peice of shit
but dont forget to do your homework first like a good little boy
15. reality check - February 12, 2010 6:26 AM
just kidding im a terrible person
16. Sentry is a Spy - February 12, 2010 8:05 AM
Jamie Bell is credit to team!
17. Crush - February 12, 2010 8:20 AM
NIce job. But is that a crank at frame 2:38? Did you slip one in?
18. Dr. Nappy - February 12, 2010 8:52 AM
Wow... that was very well done.
19. titsonsnack - February 12, 2010 10:22 AM
Nice. I totally thought that still frame was some dude's hairy chest though. That's why I watched it.
20. Win - February 12, 2010 10:49 AM
WIN
21. Samsquanch - February 12, 2010 10:59 AM
Cool but it's essentially a copy of this cartoon from the 80s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqFsA7uM7E4
22. Kristi - February 12, 2010 12:15 PM
The mushroom cloud was a hidden penis.
23. Milkman - February 12, 2010 2:41 PM
amazing amount of work the person must have done to put this together with notepad page flipping. bravo
24. Wazanoo - February 13, 2010 9:15 AM
Ummmm, he states that it is a flipbook made entirely out of biro pens. Clearly he is as thick as pig crap, because the flipbook is made out of paper, and the animation was created using biro pens to draw the images.
BIG DIFFERENCE
25. Anima - February 13, 2010 9:25 AM
Awesome job, only flaw with it is that the Space Shuttle with USA on it (at 2:40) flies off and then it pans out from England... we all know this didn't happen.
26. a zombie named Zoey - February 13, 2010 1:41 PM
Was the Team Fortress voice clips I heard?
Anyway, I liked this. Good job student.
27. Mandar3000 - February 15, 2010 12:43 PM
Not a single woman?! They're obviously too unimportant to include in the history of everything. . .