So, I was looking to buy some 16 field animation paper, particularly the same type Aaron Blaise uses, and it turns out they ran out of stock, and will never have it back in stock, as there's no demand for it.
This bummed me out becuase I wanted to try it with my animation disc.
So I checked ebay for some and while they didnt have the the ingram bound paper, I managed to find a small stack of actual paper they used at disney in the 90s. I won the auction, and was the only bidder. lol
But yea, this was the listing if you guys want to see.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/357882014669?_ ... R7zB5tbOZg
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Traditionally Animated Short Film "Snow Bear" from Former Disney Animator and Director To Be Available to All This Holiday Weekend
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Aaron Blaise's short Snow Bear is now available in full. I don't know how long it will be up, so if you're interested, I suggest you get to it sooner rather than later. I absolutely loved it. It has great animation, great storytelling, and tugs at the heartstrings without being saccharine. Better than anything Disney has put out in recent years. I highly recommend it.
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Its not going to get taken down, that'd be silly. They already let it run its course on other outlets for the award circuit, its here to stay.
I was pleasantly surprised to see he uploaded this in 4k, the previous upload for paid viewing on vimeo was stuck at a compressed 1080p. This looks better.
I was pleasantly surprised to see he uploaded this in 4k, the previous upload for paid viewing on vimeo was stuck at a compressed 1080p. This looks better.
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Wow. That animation was amazing. The story was cute but like, why wouldn't the polar bear have any others from where it came from?

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I was very impressed with the animation, especially considering Aaron Blaise animated the entire thing himself.
The film is set in the future where polar bears are more scarce as they're going extinct. The PSA at the end states "we could lose most of the world's polar bears by the end of the century unless collective action is taken to slow global warming".Disney Duster wrote: ↑Fri Nov 28, 2025 10:52 pmThe story was cute but like, why wouldn't the polar bear have any others from where it came from?
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Yes, it is even more impressive it was all done by one person, Sotiris! And thanks for the clear up on the setting, that explains it.







