First of all, I need to drop a shout-out to stumbleupon, because this little browser add-on is THE thing to find the most obscure (and awesome) things on the internet. You should totally get in on it. Awesomely addictive and potent as a procrastination device. Getting back to the topic at hand:
I have always loved animation. I really believe that only through animation can you fully express one’s imagination to its fullest, most existential extent. Emotion can run high in animation, and that’s great. I’m going to use two examples today to illustrate the power of animation.
(DISCLAIMER: Animation is more than drawings, it is also 3-D computer animation, and – possibly my favourite – claymation, under which these two examples fall.)
EXAMPLE #1 – More, by Mark Osborne.
This short film is an Academy Award-nominated piece about loneliness and the cost of artificial bliss in life. I implore you to watch it.
The second is an exerpt from the Adventures of Mark Twain, made in 1985. The piece is called “the Mysterious Stranger,” and frankly, it’s scary as hell. From my understanding, the original piece from which it is drawn is an atheist’s idea of God vs. the reality of evil in the world, implying Satan as God. (I’m sure he’d like that). Creepy as Hell.
See? Animation is awesome. Make some.
WK
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I remember watching that Mark Twain movie when I was younger. I thought that section was particularly creepy too and wondered why it was included in the film. Animation isn’t always funny cartoons and happy themes.