A stop-motion-animated action film with G.I. Joe action figures killing each other with guns, bombs and swords. It takes playing with toys to a whole different level. If you like fun blood and guts - check this short film out!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you've enjoyed the movie for all these years. I actually made this in 1998. A small part of me hopes it inspired a new generation of stop motion animation in some way!
Seems like everyone else is returning to this video for a nostalgia trip, pretty sure if I look hard enough I could find some cringy comments I made when I was like 11 or 12. Hard to believe this video is more than a decade old, makes me feel old.
I watched this back in 2008 and it brings back a lot of memories. It inspired me to create stop motion of my own and don't worry I don't have a single one of them on my channel in case you though I was promoting myself. This is the work of a pure genius.
wow. can't believe it's been over seven years since I first watched this. Looking at it again, it's almost like a stop-motion precursor to all the action channels on RU-vid. Freddiew and Corridor Digital are staples of the RU-vid action experience, but Covert Operatives will always have a nostalgic effect on me. It blew my mind (in literally blowing away the minds of its stars) and triggered an onslaught of my own stopmotion on good ol' Digital Blue Movie creator..memories, man. Memories. :)
Wow, I remember watching this in my childhood and I collected Gi joes before I saw this, and it motivated me to get all the ones you collected and this animation is still so amazing and so greatly done. So much time and effort payed off.
On Thursday 9/20, Denver had a GI Joe StopMo Film Fest. It was great getting to see "Covert Operatives" on the "big" screen. Congrats on winning best film with 3-3/4" action figures and on being one of the audience favorites.
Oh man, this was one of the first videos I saw on RU-vid. RU-vid Classic right here! Hey Jeff, how old were you when you made this video, if you don't mind.
Actually... Covert Operatives was made in 1998. And it was first on the internet in the year 2000 on a site called ifilm before youtube. So it was one of the very first videos when there were only a few sites streaming short films back in the day! Pretty cool!
Sammeet Nimgole Wow, I feel like an old guy now! haha. I'm glad I helped inspire you to get into stop motion. That's really cool! I have a few other stop motions. Go to my website. It's Jeffgurwood dot com. Check out Last Randy Standing and Indyanimation. I'm also starting a new one now that will be ready in about a year! haha
I have no words for how much I love this film. This was probably one of the first videos I was graced with upon finding RU-vid when I was in elementary school and I can’t believe I found it today, like 13 some odd years later. Gotta say, it’s even better than before. Don’t FUCK with the Covert Operatives.
Wow Thanks so much for the kind words! Sorry it took me a year to respond. I don't check this page often but when I do I love seeing these comments! Thanks!
Just came back for mum daily dose! 10 years and going! I still remember watching this when I was 10. It really made me want to do stop motion with my toys.
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you love my movie so much. It actually took me about 9 months to make this movie including building all the sets and everything. And yes, I have seen Robot Chicken. You're right it is good stopmotion.
This film is great especially the part when they come off the elevator and I remember seeing this when I first joined RU-vid. I am surprised it is not at a million hits.
This is even better than I remember. I tried to do something like this and failed under the weight of my own ambition. So I understand how hard this was on some level. Amazing, especially for standard def. The humor and music are great and I love the lighting.
Thanks man! This took me like 7 months to make back in the day. It was shot on 16mm film which may be why it still looks good. If you want to see some behind the scenes pics visit my website which is just my name dot com. Thanks again!
This is one of my most FAVORITE-est movies of all time! I used to watch it on ifilm all the time. "Computers 'n Stuff"...so many quotable lines. Michael St. Vincent's PSA rules!!! The Foriegn Investor and Phillip rule! And I fuckin' LOVE the Covert Operatives punk theme music! On top of that, the stop animation is done really well with great attention to detail. Thanks for making the best, bloodiest, stop motion action figure animation ever!
You probably watched Covert Operatives on Ifilm. It's still up on that site. Since you've watched it last it's climbed to over 600,000 views and it's in their top 20 short films of all time. Thanks for being a fan for all these years!
This vid along with the last randy standing were the first two stopmotion vids I ever saw...Thnx to that I now have a greater appreciation for the innovative and unparralled thinking that stop motion animators put into their work...big ups to you XD
I've been trying to remember what this short was, for the last hour. I was about to fill out a "Tip of my tongue" reddit post, when eventually the musical ear worm released the "Covert Operative" song from my memory. I remember first seeing this between 2000-2001, on some website/forum/wherever it was. Great Video, with a lot of man hours to animate.
I looked at this like 100 years ago and I looked at it like 100 times and showed to all my friends (Still do), to me this is a classic. It wasn't on youtube then though, some other platform. I like it so much.
Impressive...Most impressive... I applaud the patience required for sucj a movie...I had no patience when it came to making my movie...so stop animation was a no go...but enuff about me...This movie is wonderfully done. A perfect mix of action and comedy. Congrats, this is true gold.
I think we discovered this video while starting the shooting of our video clip for Zombie Zombie. It's great that it exists because what is done here has not to be done anymore... I wish Hasbro agreed...
