Remember When Weird Animation Took Over YouTube? Hear Our Fruitless Thoughts...
Welcome, Andrew Chesworth and Aaron Quist, to the MAKE Originals channel! To catch you up, these talented artists were part of the MAKE crew back when MAKE Originals didn’t even exist and everything was done for shits and giggles (still is, but we pretend to be professional... sometimes, lol).
They’re the co-directors of the wildly popular MAKE Originals short, 'Fruitless Efforts,' which went viral when weird animation ruled not just YouTube, but the entire internet.
It's finally time for ANSWERS to your questionable questions! Not like it’s taken nearly a decade to gather this kind of reflective intel...
Intro: 00:28
The Origin Story: 00:50
Who Came First: Apple, Grape, or Banana? (Character Exploration) 01:30
Art Style Inspiration: 03:10
Animation Concept: 04:39
"Why Is This Funny?" (Storyboards): 05:10
Is This 2D or 3D Animation? 05:43
The Story Explained: 07:00
Timing Makes the Gags: 08:25
Spill the Juice: 08:55
"It's in My Mouth": 09:10
"That Grape Sound You Hear": 10:20
"When Barky Sniffs Banana": 10:55
What Legacy? 12:00
Fruitless Efforts Poster Plug: 13:50
Outro: 14:00
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