Following in the footsteps of such online discoveries as David Firth (fat-pie.com), Joel Veitch (rathergood.com) and Leo Bridle (leobridlefilms.co.uk), here comes Reynolds, a relative unknown whose latest piece "Burial at Sea" was uploaded to YouTube this week.

Though the 3-minute piece has only been seen about 500 times, it's been highlighted by a few video-aggregating websites as a work to watch. Indeed, the film's deft mix of hand-drawn animation, stop-motion undersea creatures and lyrical, undulating soundtrack (written and performed by Reynolds, Richard Boxley and Holly Parkes) is an elegant creation, reminiscent of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, but a lot more tranquil.

An animator in residence at the Light House Media Centre, Reynolds has his own website, which includes links to a few more gems, all showing the promise of an up-and-comer, particularly "Spaghetti Terrestis," a clever animated pseudo-documentary about the life of the spaghetti worm and the way it reacts to vibrations from the "worm charmer."

After doing a little more research on the web, there's also "Amoeba, Amoeba," a crazy, flash animation video-game that's equal parts Mortal Kombat and British prank. Over 18 months in the making, the game comes with a warning: "This game contains a pretty twisted sense of humour and is not for childrens or sensitive types!" If you're neither, give it go. You won't be disappointed.