I regret to report that the Committee Chairman of our Annual Chewy Choice Award banquet committee has reported a few setbacks. But everything is moving along nicely now.
Showcases
After the dust settles from the Chewy Choice Awards banquet, the submissions guidelines for Tim's Befuddled Universe will be revised once again. ``Oh no!'' you groan. Well, I think I am going to finally get it nearly Ok this time. The new guidelines will focus on Tim's MAILBOX and Showcases. Watch for details.
Christopher Hanna
Background
Christopher Hanna is a graphic artist from Salt Lake City. I met Christopher on Myspace. As I recall, I first saw Karl's Toenails while bumming around Myspace, and later realized it was Christopher's handiwork.
Genesis of Karl's Toenails
I asked Christopher how he got involved in this project. My summary of his answer follows.
Christopher was listening to one of Ricky Gervais' podcasts, when Gervais and a colleague related the story of Karl's Toenails. Afterwards Ricky Gervais encouraged his listeners to start a viral campaign with images of Karl with a toenail on his head. That is what gave Christopher the idea of creating an animation about Karl and his Toenail.
Christopher took the original Ricky Gervais podcast segment, which was seven plus minutes long, and he edited it down to two minutes, then created the animation to go with the background dialog.
When the short film was completed, Christopher uploaded it on YouTube, and, since that time, this little film's group of fans has continued to grow.
A copy of Karl's Toenails is provided for your pleasure below. Enjoy.
