Link: http://www.joshuajmorgan.com/blog/josh.php/2005/11/11/self_portrait_at_newgrounds_com

It took me over a year since I originally made the damn thing, but I finally got around to fixing up my Self-Portrait so I could submit it to NewGrounds.com.

If you're reading this here blog, then chances are you've already seen it, but please head on over to NewGrounds.com and VOTE for my Self-Portrait:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/277346

I originally conceived Self-Portrait as a 15 second short during the Fall 2002 (my first quarter as a Grad student at UCLA), but I decided to make a different 15 second film. I returned to the idea, however, when I wanted to make an intro for this website. After teaching myself Flash, the film was completed in the Spring 2004, and it went on to win a "Spotlight Award" the following year.

I recently rediscovered NewGrounds.com and I'm so glad I finally decided to submit Self-Portrait because it's fascinating to see how polarized people's reactions are. I never intended it to be funny so I'm still surprised that some people find it humorous (it's always gotten a big laugh at all the festivals it's screened in).

UPDATE: 11-17-2005

Self-Portrait made the FRONT PAGE at NewGrounds.com.

So far it's been viewed over 27,000 times and it's currently ranked # 5,801 for Popularity (that's pretty high considering my Stick Fighter game is only ranked # 20,776)

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