10 Second Weirds: A Series by Orion J. Zed

Well… it’s official: the Super-Short concept has evolved into the animation equivalent of a WarioWare microgame. If you like the idea of an entire story told in roughly ten seconds, or if you just need an extremely quick dose of fun, humour, and/or absurdity, then these weird little YMMV things are for you!

(Oh, and these are something I intend to do on a trial basis this year. It isn’t quite a New Year’s Resolution, more of a personal challenge within my means. And all created entirely using a mobile smart telephone device! )

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#001: Cartoon Frog Screaming on a Box

Couldn’t decide between posting an animation or a screaming animal vid, so I did both. Enjoy your ten-second dose of weird.

#002: Cartoon Muffins in the Oven

One of my favourite Dad jokes in the form of a ten-second animatic. A must-watch for fans of comically neurotic baked goods.

#003: Cartoon Knight vs. Bigger Bad

Hubris, meet Irony. Irony, Hubris. I think you two are REALLY gonna hit it off…

#004: Cartoon Boulders Talking Dirty

And they’ve been rockin’ it ever since their first carbon date…

#005: Cartoon Seedling Starting to Sprout

Gaaaaaaaaardening…

#006: Cartoon Knight vs. Tiny Fish

A Paragon of Virtue, Valiance, and Vectory vs. a shrimpy lil’ fishface? Forgadabout it…

LMAO! Don't mess with a Pufferfish!

@KeAfan7 If you enjoyed that, just wait’ll next time.

Good shorts!

@Otaku Thanks, heehee!

@KeAfan7 @Otaku Which is your favourite thus far?

@OrionJZed They are all amazing "Bermuda" shorts. See what I did there?

@OrionJZed The frog and fish shorts are the best lol.

@Kain Ha! I get it… uh… I don’t get it. 🫤

@Aqua Cherry Blossom FUN FACT: My first ever theatrical role was “Red-Eyed Green Tree Frog” in my class’ rendition of The Night Before Christmas.

I have yet to play a fish, however…

#07: Cartoon Mayonnaise in a Jar

“314,159,265 takes, and this was the best one… uggghhhhh… let’s just use it in a Ten Second Weird and call it a wrap!”

—Producer, “Doughemian Wrapsody”

#08: Cartoon Scientist’s Idea Pitch

Even experts are prone to rookie mistakes…

#09: Cartoon Knight: Another Castle

Never unexpect the expected…

#10: The Tenth Second Weird - A Clip Show


Aaaaaaaaand that’s a wrap!

…okay, no more puns. I pumice. 🪨
(Yeah, I didn’t last 10 seconds, did I?)

@OrionJZed You're ending these videos? They were so good though.

@Kain Only this first batch.

FUN FACT: Each of these was created entirely on my iPhone, from animation to recording; even that rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody” uses my own untrained amateur vocals!