Short Circutz was a series of short computer animated videos that were played on YTV.
Most videos were 30 to 120 seconds long, often played between other computer animated shows, such as ReBoot

ReBoot

ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace,...

and Beasties

Beast Wars

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. The videos were all sampled from three film collections: The Mind's Eye

Mind's Eye (series)

The Mind's Eye series consists of several art films rendered using computer-generated imagery of varying levels of sophistication. The series began in 1990. It was produced by Steven Churchill of Odyssey Productions & Miramar Productions...

, its sequel Beyond the Mind's Eye

Mind's Eye (series)

The Mind's Eye series consists of several art films rendered using computer-generated imagery of varying levels of sophistication. The series began in 1990. It was produced by Steven Churchill of Odyssey Productions & Miramar Productions...

and Imaginaria

Imaginaria

Imaginaria is a collection of computer animated short films produced by Miramar Images Inc. The original music was produced by the Austin, Texas, composer , featuring songs by Powell, a longtime producer of family music, and co-writer Chris Martin. Imaginaria was released in 1993, originally on...

. Some of the films were re-edited with alternate music and sometimes songs, in order to appeal to children.

The YTV Viewer Relations Department had this to say, in regards to the reason behind these shorts:

In the past, YTV had only 8 commercial minutes per hour all day, compared to the conventional standard of 12. Often, programs that were acquired for broadcast on YTV had been formatted for the additional commercial time and therefore required interstitials, such as 'Short Circutz', Public Service Announcements or promos to fill left over air time. With the use of 12 commercial minutes per hour, we are now able to air programs as they are formatted without the use of additional fillers.

List of Shorts

Here is an official list of the 32 shorts, from the YTV Viewer Relations Department.

• Virtual Reality
• Seeds Of Life
• Afternoon Adventure
• Brave New World
• Transformers
• Too Far
• Windows
• Nothing But Love
• The Pyramid
• Theatre Of Magic
• Voyage Home
• Creation
• Civilization Rising
• Heart Of The Machine
• Technodance
• Post Modern
• Love Found
• First Flight (Leaving The Bonds Of Earth)
• The Temple
• Imaginaria
  Imaginaria
  Imaginaria is a collection of computer animated short films produced by Miramar Images Inc. The original music was produced by the Austin, Texas, composer , featuring songs by Powell, a longtime producer of family music, and co-writer Chris Martin. Imaginaria was released in 1993, originally on...
  
  
• Anything Is Possible
• Locomotion
• Andre & Wally B
• All Shapes & Sizes
• Digital Duckroom (variant 2)
• Gourmet Records
• Night Magic
• Down The Road
• Lucy & Remo
• Styro The Dog
• Bells & Whistles
• Going Home

Trivia

• Footage from the Laserdisc
  Laserdisc
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   game Cube Quest
  Cube Quest
  Cube Quest is an arcade game released by Simutrek Inc. in 1983. It combines 3-D polygonal graphics with laserdisc-streamed, animated backgrounds -Gameplay:...
  
  is used more often than footage from any other individual clip in the shorts. Some examples include the jungle tunnel in "Creation," the many tunnels in "All Shapes and Sizes" and the flying ship in "All Shapes and Sizes."

• "Andre and Wally B" is available on Pixar
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  Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
  
  's website, as it is the first 3D animated film that John Lasseter
  John Lasseter
  John Alan Lasseter is an American animator, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering....
  
   ever worked on. It was made while he was at Lucasfilm
  Lucasfilm
  Lucasfilm Limited is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco, California. Lucas is the company's current chairman and CEO, and Micheline Chau is the president and COO....
  
  .

• "More Bells & Whistles" is one of the earliest of Wayne Lytle
  Wayne Lytle
  Wayne Lytle is the founder of Animusic, an American musical computer animation company.He created the piece More Bells & Whistles at Cornell University in 1990 and composed Beyond The Walls in 1996.- Background :...
  
  's productions; Lytle now produces more complex variations on the idea with his company, Animusic
  Animusic
  Animusic is an American company specializing in the 3D visualization of MIDI-based music. Founded by Wayne Lytle, it is incorporated in New York and has offices in Texas and California...
  
  .

• Some clips from the shorts are CGI commercials and promos.