A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything

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Animation copyright James (Jamie) Francis Bell aka. "DispleasedEskimo" 2010.
UPDATE: It (the final piece) got full marks! YAY :D
This is the final piece for my AS art course, a flipbook made entirely out of biro pens. It's something like 2100 pages long, and about 50 jotter books. I'd say I worked on and off it for roughly 3 weeks.
Song is French Cancan by Jaques Offenbach.
Additional sounds credited to Valve, specifically from their game Team Fortress 2.
Other stuff is from the 300 trailer and O Little Town of Bethlehem.
This animation has now been put onto clothes with a design I made. So, if you want to help me get all my necessary meals and whatnot, why not head on over to displeasedeskim...

[@zSOULZx]

this guy went to my school xD saw this video 3 years ago and it had like 1 million views. well done jamie even though we never met

[@horaciosi]

"There's always a bigger fish"

[@mikoajmarszaek8919]

Amazing Monthy Python reference at the end! xD

[@AlapakiLee]

The foot

[@Jughead29500]

Hahaha, this is one of the best animations I've seen in a long time! I love the Monty Python reference at the end too! This is amazing, great job! Thanks so much.

[@lucaspepa]

That was one of the most amazing uses of paper animation ive seen in my life. you sir, deserve hapiness and success.

[@Deathwish026]

surely everyone deserves that weather they can draw on paper or not lmao

[@poorslip4754]

THIS IS SPARTA

[@suzumiyaharuhihk]

All I know is... He plays TF2! xD

[@pelimam]

True actually

[@RyunosukeNaruhodo]

@@pelimam G'day all :)

[@RyunosukeNaruhodo]

@lucas hannecker vasques good day to you, mate. Hahahaha - spy

[@loshanagan]

"INCOMING" *Faceplam* *Explosion* haha I loved that part!

[@vnauvu333]

THE GAME OF SPORE

[@lucydoig8066]

dude, you are a legend, I remember getting shown this first art lesson at school :)

[@tklots4708]

This was my favorite video when I was like 9. 11 years later I found it again. Now I am a massive tf2 addict and I was not expecting all of that

[@tatsu2142]

It's so amazing! He is really 17 years old?

[@cookiejars6141]

Beta version of "History Of The Whole World i guess"

[@mihajlopetkovic388]

Better version*

[@imemadhu]

The best part of this video is the theme. Seriously, the story telling and drawings is excellent and has a huge funny tone...excellent work of art! Deserves a billion views!

[@yo_tengo_una_boca6764]

My felicitations for your incredibly well-made animation!

[@matthewgomerez1790]

The meaning of life is a big foot

[@jylee6091]

It's amazing, so great! What am I doing while I was 17?

[@strange9922]

i’m here to remind you that you posted this

[@3rdKindOfPerson]

Bless you Displeased Eskimo, I keep coming back to watch a few of your videos even after all these years. Hope life is going well.

[@master998117]

The best video to ever exist in this platform, it was like this in 2010, it is now, and it will be forever

[@lordmcswain1436]

A lot of stuff from tf2

[@digitaldiamonds2229]

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mediocreindigo9422]

I like the first Christmas part. You are really, really, really good at this. I'm amazed.

[@hschlechter]

seeing these posts makes me so honoured to be an artist... the controvery sparked by something as amazingly beautiful and simplistic as this video... Loving it. Artist man or woman... great stuff... i commend your patience too... great work...

[@gokuashnaruto]

Where's the creationism one? I know it'd be short, but...

[@digital-underworld]

a lot of tf2 sounds here

[@skatinghippo366]

how could a single human being dislike this i mean this is just an amazing work of art

[@chloegrimont4956]

I love and appreciate the creativity people can achieve when they take their time with something.

[@gtr8059]

How long did you made this?

[@itslava6349]

RAYMOND TRAN he didn't make this it's someone work in the description

[@The1TrueWaterwarrior]

part of the reason this is so nice and often times funny is because of the sound effects and the animations working in fabulous sync- good job

[@historybundle9828]

since the 2010 I come here to watch this shit one time per year, lol

[@seltblade]

I respect the kind of people who makes these kinds of videos

[@x7VenGeaNcE7x]

As far as anamation goess this has got to be one of the most epic yet simple pieces of animation i ever seen! absolutely fucking epic bro well done also HIGH 5 for VALVe Sound effects and King Leonidis!

[@AdequatelyExplained]

Watched this video 3 years ago, inspired me to do more stop motion. I looked and looked but couldn't remember the name. Found it today. Thanks Guys

[@bloodydjehuty]

this is by far one of the most entertaining things I have seen come from that glowing box I call a screen

[@hello9349]

Man this is back in my recommended and I guess I subbed to this guy years ago when I first saw this vid lmaooooo

[@TheCorpseFactory]

Funny, creative, well drawn, and containing sound clips from TF2. I haven't seen a video this well done in a long time, kudos to you good sir!

[@kahlilcalebb.hontanosas8863]

THIS. IS. A. MASTERPIECE.

[@tropictitan8531]

The history of the entire world in a nutshell

[@TheDreamForgotten]

this is just the best video ever. period. the winner

[@EliorFein]

oh wow this stop motion is so much more inspiring than infinite flash videos I have seen !

[@FoxyLobo]

this is the best thing I ever saw art used for

[@Quackoid]

I love how you did all this in the corner of a notepad.

[@MrEinsteinsassistant]

At 2:35 I was about to get on to you about the equation. Also, good work on the forever expanding space.

[@jenniferlundberg6973]

This.... just changed my life.

[@strange9922]

does it affect it even to this day?

[@GracefulAssasinXI]

I don't think I'll ever really need to take a history class ever again now that I've watched this video.

[@musguera]

hahaha I liked the Monty Python reference in the end with the foot and the fart sound

[@buciorjakub]

"in the beginning the universe was created, this made a lot of people angry and is considered a bad move"

[@mootroidXproductions]

That was AMAZING

[@fenderman21guitar]

gotta love the team fortress 2 sound effects

[@lvl99paint]

This has everything! TF2 sounds, cool pictures AND a monty python foot. Bravo.

[@nlicky]

Woah. Really good piece of art you drew. Tons of work, so good job on getting through this! I think it's a mix of Spore and Civilization, with some random violence and TF2 actions. I like it! Really interesting pieces and segments, especially the 300 Leonidas kick.

[@xJennyJayx]

Okaay this has to be my fav of all time flipbook. Must of took ages ....

[@m0onst9er]

1:45 sets off the epic chain of events throughout the rest of the video

[@Chromatic_Death]

LOL. I love how all the sounds are from Tf2! Great job!

[@AndrewRockYoutube]

Really amazing from start to finish.... Andrew

[@kuckian]

Amazing.

[@DEUS_VULT_INFIDEL]

That was BY FAR the most EPIC THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!

[@chuckanderson8144]

Why is mankind's history always represented with his acts of destruction rather than this creative achievements

[@SooZoodimp]

And that is what for we are going to the school

[@nathansultimatechannel9307]

(0:13) Big Bang (0:15) Formation of Earth (modern Earth did not look like this back then) (0:19) First life (0:34) First animals (some of these species I've never heard of) (0:41) Fish (0:46) Colonization of land, first reptiles (0:57) Dinosaurs (1:03) K-T Meteor Strike (1:08) First birds (1:13) Evolution of humans (1:20) Invention of fire (1:28) Hunter-gatherers (Mammoths actually got beaten by the humans) (1:35) Pyramids of Giza (1:40) The wars between Sparta and Athens (just like the movie 300) (1:45) Birth of Jesus (1:57) Death of Julius Caesar (2:02) Vikings (2:05) Medieval times (2:11) Colonial wars (2:16) Age of Exploration (2:18) Industrial Revolution (2:24) World War I (2:33) Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity (2:36) Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2:39) Spaceship Challenger (2:42) A view of the entire universe zoomed out Not exactly everything, but good video by the way.

[@bruhiimbored6061]

Amazing

[@AndrewYianne]

I can watch this a million times and never get bored lol

[@vasilyp]

very very creative at least! also funny and satyrical about movies and the church and others and it shows you put your heart into this project! i especially liked the way it ended!

[@tacoman673]

tf2 sound effects FTW xD also it was freaking incredible :O

[@lebambale]

it seems that each BOOM creates something new :DD for me the beginning and the end looks perfect because of the ideas how to zoom in and shrink back Earth. It was unexpected! ;)

[@ShilonianKeith]

SO AWESOME! :) SO LOVE IT! UHHHh!!! So many words I can describe more words about your animations. Out standing.

[@cyberslitheen]

You've got to love the subtle use of TF2 sounds.

[@GreenforeverLeaf]

I love how you incorporated the TF2 sound effects.

[@lilbigmichael9528]

This is beautiful

[@fun1k]

Every day you learn something new.

[@wrang2755]

Best flip book ever

[@TheIvanNewb]

But one of the most brilliant wastes of paper I've ever seen :D

[@latronqui]

our whole universe was in a hot dense state, then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started (wait a minute)

[@TuMadreCon]

I like how all the sound effects were from team fortress two.

[@HighPriestofLemuria]

Dakka, you sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@zach2992]

The different types of hominids really made me happy.

[@tuncone]

how you managed to do this on a corner of a page is amazing.

[@Peddie32]

Just...great. Thank you very much! One of the very few videos the term "epic" can really be used for.

[@jtb123iloveyou]

lol my history teacher in 7th grade last year showed my class this video and it was awesome! lol i love when he says "this is SPARTA!!" anyway thats so cool u most have worked real hard on this

[@Adu767]

Oh god, Monty Python reference at the end... You, sir, are amazing.

[@Snowfats]

I like how the three wise men were bunny hopping counter strike style

[@clyrus]

who the hell does not like this? it's awesome work.

[@Kiesel11]

XD isaw this video three years ago, now i came back and realized how much tf2 sound effects were used :D still an awesome video

[@r96943100]

Without violence no development... genius!!!

[@TheStrongestBaka]

I like how the video has 4M views but in the description the guy's just happy about getting full marks. Gotta wonder about what he's up to in 2018.

[@adibell]

I'm his brother. He couldn't monetise the video because of the music/sound effects, so not much came from KZbin 'stardom'. He struggled with becoming a paid animator, had a very difficult time with mental health, now works in a small shop and lives with mum. Sadly fame isn't a formula for continued success. Don't spend your life comparing yourself to the achievements you see from people on the internet, you'll only ever aim at the unrealistic. Spend more time caring about the people around you.

[@MissCartoonist]

This is still one of the best things.

[@oasjfldjfal]

It's truly disheartening to witness the number of incredibly talented KZbin content creators who have discontinued their creative journeys. Perhaps they faced unforeseen family or professional commitments - I may never know the full story. Nevertheless, I fervently wish they had persevered.

[@Coyote1012]

I love the music selection!!

[@MutantMike90]

The Creastionists are going to go nuts in the first 20 seconds of your film

[@rocirudy]

WOW this video is so awsome, and 2100 pages awsome you totally ROCK! :)

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

lol, the trumpes must have been dying in the last long notes xDDDDD

[@Lphil8]

WOW THAT WAS AMZAZING. IT'S LIKE THE MATRIX.

[@Bono363]

That was INSANEEEE!!! OMG i watch it over and over soo awesome. Funny tooo. Love the music too =D

[@Top-Bun]

I seriously cannot describe what I have witnessed...

[@yusaku03]

Love the TF2 sound effects. Great video!

[@owennewo14]

This deserved more than full marks IMO. Phenomenal!! ^_^

[@mistermaster7492]

despite of my last comment, i think this is amazing! there's a lot of work in this, that's obvious. BTW: NOM sound WTF!

[@ConXile]

Very entertaining haha! I was sad that it was only 3 minutes. Hope some new stuff is coming :P

[@SeanTehUrg]

I like how albert just blows up for no reason 2:35

[@MrsDrRockzo]

TEAM FORTRESS 2 EFFECTS OH MY GOD

[@delivermethatcomedy]

This was absolutely brilliant.