Eric Power is an independent filmmaker based in Austin, TX, who is best known for intricate, cut-paper animated short films. He created two such shorts as channel IDs for the Boing Boing in-flight entertainment TV channel on Virgin America Airlines , which you can watch while flying in their planes starting in about a week (channel 10!). I’m a big fan of Eric’s work, and am always amazed at how obsessively, intricately genius his craft is. Eric has a Kickstarter up to raise funds to do his first feature-length animated film in this cut paper style, “ Path of Blood .” Knowing how much time and crazy obsessive effort goes into his creative process, I can only say: I fully support this Kickstarter. And I’m not alone: it is endorsed by Ninja and Yeti as well. The earlier short film version of “Path of Blood” embedded above was mostly silent, but Eric explains the feature film will involve a “large cast of interesting individuals” and “plenty of engaging and bloody action.” The film will also push my cut paper animation to new heights. The level of detail the finished film will showcase is going to be staggering. Everything you’ve seen of my cut paper work so far has only been a precursor to what I feel is possible within the medium and I am very excited to put my skills to the test. Pitch in here , even if it’s only $5! If you have any doubt of this guy’s awesomeness, watch his wonderful vintage-video-game-themed “ Mario on Paper ” short below, which we’ve also featured on the Boing Boing Video Virgin America in-flight channel. What’s not to love? (via Joe Sabia )

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Path of Blood: Eric Power raising funds for paper-cut animated feature film

This is The Matrix ‘lobby scene’ with the music and sound effects replaced with those made by some guy’s mouth and a multi-track recording . It’s…something. Something that made me make a strange face while I was watching it. Get it?! I was air-fellating, it was weird! Hit the jump for more PYEWS! than you could shake a raygun at and be all ‘put the money in the bag and nobody gets hurt’.

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The Matrix: Now With Acapella Sound Effects

You know that movie ‘ Up ‘ by Pixar? The one about the crotchety old man and chubby boyscout ? Yeah, I haven’t actually seen it (somebody said it’d be too sad for me AND I’M DELICATE LIKE EXPLOSIVE GEL). Well, to promote their upcoming television series ‘How Hard Can It Be?’, National Geographic built a functional replica of the ‘Up’ house to — get this — see how hard it could be. SOFT LOOKS PRETTY SOFT. …March 5 at dawn, National Geographic Channel and a team of scientists, engineers, and two world-class balloon pilots successfully launched a 16′ X 16′ house 18′ tall with 300 8′ colored weather balloons from a private airfield east of Los Angeles, and set a new world record for the largest balloon cluster flight ever attempted. The entire experimental aircraft was more than 10 stories high, reached an altitude of over 10,000 feet, and flew for approximately one hour. The filming of the event, from a private airstrip, will be part of a new National Geographic Channel series called How Hard Can it Be? , which will premiere in fall 2011. MYTHBUSTERS KNOCKOFF. And it only took eight years to come up with the idea! Smooth, National Geographic executives. And by smooth I mean rough, like wiping your ass with a handful of sand and gravel. That said, I’ll still watch it. And not just because I can only stand so much ginger facial hair and berets, but…actually that is mostly why. Plus it’s hard making room on my DVR with so much Real Housewives and Jersey Shore. Hit the jump for several more pictures and a video news report of the I believe I can fly in action.

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National Geographic Builds House From ‘Up’, Launches Into The Wild-Blue Yonder

This is a video from the same makers as the ‘If God of War was a Wes Anderson Movie’ and ‘ Inglourious Plummers ‘ flicks. It’s the story of Link and Zelda as told as an 80’s coming of age film ( The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Say Anything , etc.). Admittedly, it was pretty well made and they even roughed up the footage to give it that “holy shit the VCR is eating my tape” feel. WHICH YOU YOUNGER WHIPPER-SNAPPLES CAN’T EVEN APPRECIATE. Also, car windows that aren’t electric . You know how long it took me to perfect a roll-up that would look electric to hot chicks watching from the outside? Forever. Literally, I never got it. I think they all thought I was masturbating. Hit the jump for the worthwhile video. Tingle’s in it, just sayin’!

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Zelda Reimagined As 80’s High School Movie

Note: Video is after the jump for fear of accidentally FATALITY-ING your ass all over the front page. This is a video making its way around the interwebs that appears to be an 8-minute trailer for an upcoming Mortal Kombat movie. BUT THAT AIN’T THE CASE. It’s actually believed to be some viral marketing for a new Mortal Kombat game . But is it? I have no idea. It is incredibly well made though. Plus Reptile eats people’s heads. Sick! Kidding, it’s not any worse than a dog licking it’s own a-hole. *ahem* CHLOE! Gimme kissies. Eight minutes of worthwhile billable time awaits you after the jump. FINISH IT!

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WTF Did I Just Watch: Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

Always thought you’d make a good Han Solo ? You’re the only one. It’s true, your mom thought you should audition for Jar Jar . But now you can fulfill your dreams anyway with JibJab’s ‘Star Wars: Starring You’. You just go to the website, upload some pictures of you and your friends (or a bunch of penises0, and next thing you know, BOOM, you’re saving the galaxy and shit. Whee! Now get out there and motorboat Leia’s golden boobies for me! Kidding, that doesn’t really happen outside your dreams. Or the picture I just drew. See? I gave you big lips. Star Wars Starring You [jibjab] Thanks to Melonie, Jackie and Ken, who got in a fist fight over who would be Lando Calrissian. Well, I guess there’s only one way to solve this: I’ll be Lando.

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Star Wars: Now Starring You And Your Friends

A History of the Sky is a project by Ken Murphy in which he plans to collect 365 days worth of time-lapse video from the sky above San Francisco , and then slap them all together in a video mosaic , each cell representing one day, in chronological order. Impressive Ken, but have you considered using a Dewey Decimal order instead? A History of the Sky reveals the rhythms of weather, the lengthening and shortening of days, and other atmospheric events on an immediate aesthetic level: the clouds, fog, wind, and rain form a rich visual texture, and sunrises and sunsets cascade across the screen. This is a work in progress. Currently, an image of the sky is being captured every 10 seconds from a camera installed on the roof of the Exploratorium, on the edge of San Francisco Bay. Each day’s images are assembled into a time-lapse movie. The final piece will consist of a large mosaic of 365 movies, each representing one day of the year, arranged in order by date. The days all play back in parallel, so that at any given moment, one is looking at the same time of day across all of the days. The video after the jump is of the 125 days Ken has collected so far, and I’ve got to admit: it’s mesmerizing. Mesmerizing in a “holy shit I think those clouds just told me to kill my neighbor” kind of way. Mr. Kirby? But he’s so nice! Fetch my shovel. Hit it for the video and links to the project pages.

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It’s Just So Beautiful: A History Of The Sky

Remember Star Wars Uncut , the online project in which 473 people recreated 15-second clips from Star Wars: A New Hope with cardboard costumes and/or LEGO and the world’s shittiest CGI? Well the project has been completed, and there’s a five minute trailer after the jump. And I’m not talking a double wide either. Get it? Mobile home joke! Hit it for the video.

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Yay!: Star Wars Uncut Reaches Completion

This is a little 0:26 clip of a movie that should be made that includes two of my favorite things. Can you guess what they are before watching? I’d tell you what they are here but you’re just gonna have to see for yourself. Because I don’t ruin secrets . EXCEPT YOU WERE ADOPTED AND ARE ACTUALLY THE CHOSEN ONE! Kidding, kidding. You haven’t been chosen for anything except last player in kickball. Youtube Thanks to StrangeQuark, fun to hang out with but less debonair than CharmQuark.

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My Favorite Things: OMG Make This Movie

Because it’s Friday and I love you, here’s Princess Leia in her golden bikini . But not just any Princess Leia , THE Princess Leia. Plus another one! Here you can see Carrie Fisher in her metal bikini alonside Tracy Eddon, her stunt double in Return of the Jedi. Both are suntanning between takes on the deck of Jabba’s Sail Barge Click the jump to see an even better picture of the duo. Aaaaand I’m going to assume everybody immediately hit the jump and save myself from having to write anything else here boner boner boner. Tell me you hit it already.

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2 Princess Leias Sunbathing In Golden Bikinis