Sheffield Animator Dale Crosby-Close Launches Bitsville Animated Series
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Garrick Webster
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Summary
Sheffield-based animator Dale Crosby-Close has transitioned from freelance illustration to creating a new animated series called Bitsville, expanding his surreal, deadpan short films into full 10-minute episodes. The series builds on his distinctive humor and charming simplicity that initially gained him a following on YouTube and Instagram, and is helping him grow his fan base with longer-form content.
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· 3 pulledIt's the animated series I've been working on, taking the short bits that I've been making the last year or so, and turning
he was transitioning from freelance illustration and animation work to become a YouTube / Instagram content creator with his short films
which are driven by surreal characters and dialogue, mixed with a charming simplicity
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