Here is my latest animation at True/Slant. Good times!
Also a good time: True/Slant articles will start appearing on Google News in mid-August! I’ll keep you posted on how that works…
Archive for July, 2009
New animation: Palin’s still saying goodbye
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Bateman Top 12-1/2 music chart
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Here’s what’s in heavy rotation on my iPod for the week ending 27 July 2009:
This week/last week/artist/title
1 (3) Wilco: You Never Know
2 (4) Iron & Wine: Peng! 33 (Stereolab cover)
3 (9) Wilco: You & I (with Feist)
4 (8) Moby: Study War
5 (10) King Khan & His Shrines: No Regrets
6 (11) Real Estate: Green River
7 (12) The Gossip: Heavy Cross
8 (13) Rancid: New Orleans (acoustic version)
9 (14) Times New Viking: No Time, No Hope
10 (15) Black Francis: All In My Mind (Love & Rockets cover)
11 (16) The Very Best: Rain Dance (with MIA)
12 (17) 24-Carat Black: untitled
13 (18) Deer Tick: Ashamed
14 (19) Grizzly Bear: Cheerleader
15 (20) Tortoise: High Class Slim Came Floatin’ In
16 — Vivian Girls: When I’m Gone
17 — Sonic Youth: No Way
18 — Atlas Sound: Walkabout (with Panda Bear)
19 — Rainbow Bridge: Big Wave Rider
20 — Bikini Kill: New Radio
New animation: Lou Dobbs, nutjob
Friday, July 24th, 2009My latest animation over at True/Slant takes actual audio from Lou Dobbs’ radio show; seems he’s had a few too many tall ones of the birther Kool-Aid. Watch the animation here.
Stupid, Stupid Stamps
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Here’s my latest project: a blog where I make fun of my massive stamp collection–I always knew that getting that Stamp Collecting merit badge was going to come in handy someday!
So go check out and bookmark Stupid, Stupid Stamps as ASAP as possible.
Next week: Atom Age Vampire at the Woods Hole Film Festival!
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Next Thursday, my first feature film is playing at its first film festival! I’m both very excited and very nervous. Yay! If you’re anywhere in the general area of Cape Cod, I hope you’ll come down for the screening on July 30 at 9PM. The info is here.
Also, Atom Age Vampire is available on DVD right now for just ten bucks, here. I’ll probably send you some extra goodies, as well.
Also also, contact me if you want to screen Atom Age Vampire–the more the merrier!
This week’s Salon.com animation
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Sen. Jim Demint (R-Idiotville) made some crazy comments last week about trying to “break” the president, and making health care his “Waterloo.” So, of course, I took the audio and animated it:
10,000 3×5: 8% done
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
The 10,000 3×5 project is now over 8% done–that’s over 800 drawings. See the latest ones here.
And don’t forget most drawings are available for purchase, and come framed in a dollar-store frame! Details at the link above.
New animation: JFK’s big moon speech
Monday, July 20th, 2009In honor of today’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing, today’s animation over at True/Slant uses actual audio from John F. Kennedy’s famous speech that set the space program in motion. You can watch it here. Enjoy!
Atom Age Vampire: Trailer #1
Sunday, July 19th, 2009Hot off the Internet equivalent of the press, here’s the newest trailer for my feature film debut, Atom Age Vampire!
Atom Age Vampire: Trailer #1 from scottbateman on Vimeo.
Two fun facts:
- Atom Age Vampire is an official selection at this year’s Woods Hole FIlm Festival! It’s screening on July 30 at 9PM–here is the info.
- Atom Age Vampire is available on DVD for just ten bucks, here.
Scott Bateman Animation Show, July 2
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Janeane Garofalo, Jamie Kilstein, Pete Holmes & myself
Amazing comedy photoblogger Keith Huang (Improv Is Good For You) took some wonderful photos of my most recent live Scott Bateman Animation Show at the Peoples Improv Theater in New York City. Though this one photo pretty much encapsulates the entire show, go check the rest of the photos out here. Thanks, Keith!