Short shorts

Short Shorts!

In this section was an hour long showcase of various short shorts from different practitioners. so without further ado, here are some of the animations included in this section:

Mute

Director. Job Joris & Marieke/ The Netherlands/ 2013/ 4Mins 22Secs

3D computer 

In a world populated by people without mouths, a gory accident leads to the discovery a mouth can be created by cutting yourself. this unleashes an enthusiastic chain reaction among the population.

with this simple art style and story, could dictate the simple problems that people come across, in this comical representation of life problems.

I enjoyed this animation for its story and its simple style, which made it easier for the viewer to incorporate it into everyday life. although this style doesn't reflect my own style I did see the benefit of simplicity in animation.

Perth + 6 Hours

Director. Wendy Morris/ Belgium,, South Africa/ 2013/ 2Mins 30Secs

Drawing on paper

Perth+6Hrs is a personal reflection on the transience of family, on the fleetingness of childhood, and on the inevitable separations as children grow up and move away. the objects in the film are made by the son of the film-maker. the film is created out of a single drawing.

The realism in this animation was fantastic. its something I would love to work on in my drawings, the way the 2D drawings are made to look like 3D objects. its something that I've always wanted to improve, my perspective. I also like how the director has kept it traditional, charcoal on paper. whilst upcoming animation studios are using 3D cgi and stop motion, she has put a natural twist on traditional animation.

Mario

Director Wendy Morris/ Belgium, South Africa/ 2014/ 3Mins

Marker on glass

In Italian playgrounds a song is chanted that dates back to world war 1. this paint on glass animation tells this dark tale of a soldier who returns home from war to find his girlfriend has left him.

I appreciated the deep meaning behind the animation, but I wasn't too sure about the media used. obviously it worked well with the story behind it, but it is so much different to my chosen techniques that I wasn't a big fan. but as always it showed me how other practitioners work, and how they execute their animations.

One of a kind

Director. Rok Predin/ UK/ 2014/ 3Mins 40Secs

3D computer

starting with a young lad running into a cemetery and what at first looks like a family gathering, the film's narration begins and we learn that the narrative isn't necessarily set from the perspective of the boy. working backwards through time as we move along the table, the cast reverts from modern 21st century man, onto a WW2 soldier, Tudors, Vikings, Romans and caveman and back to the origins of life. Exploring various aspects of history and the human species including war, love & sex, all with a playful, tongue-in-cheek humour.

This animation is some what the same style as mute as previously explored. the simplistic modelling etc. although i prefer the texturing in this animation. but it also shown a different technique in which to execute these simplistic models. for example, the cheeks are separate geometry which would seem can be animated individually to create a very different tone of voice to other mainstream animations. it is something to consider whilst trying to improve my Maya skills.

So there was a few examples of what was shown in the short shorts section, which was very beneficial to see some of the styles used and techniques employed. I have gotten an insight on how to provide different solutions to technical problems. such as using individual geometry to imply physical features.