{"id":1840,"date":"2009-06-08T09:15:31","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T16:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2009-06-08T15:18:28","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T22:18:28","slug":"animation-the-terrible-thing-from-alpha-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/2009\/06\/08\/animation-the-terrible-thing-from-alpha-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Animation: The Terrible Thing From Alpha-9!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-video\"><object width=\"480\" height=\"400\" data=\"http:\/\/p.castfire.com\/2p7bO\/video\/105353\/terrible-thing-mov_2009-06-04-102657.flv\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"cf79c4aoi\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"cf79c4aon\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/p.castfire.com\/2p7bO\/video\/105353\/terrible-thing-mov_2009-06-04-102657.flv\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartoonbrew.com\/brewtv\/alpha9.html\"><em>Cartoon Brew TV<\/em><\/a> is showing this student animation called <em>The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!<\/em>\u00a0 It was directed by Jake Armstrong as his thesis for the School of Visual Arts.\u00a0 It&#8217;s got a very free drawing style and combines a great sci-fi sensibility with gentle humor. 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