The French Kiss
Why is it in the realm of Computer animation the French are absolutely brilliant? Rayman's Rabbid Rabbits are from the land of unshaven underarms, and they're absolutely brilliantly hilarious!
I rediscovered some Miniscule shorts (they're titled Miniscule, that's not my description of them) today and was reminded how brilliant simplicity is - especially in animation. There's no talking, just cartoony figures set against a real-world background (I'm fascinated with this technique, the implications are deep and metaphorical and we're really not going to get into it because I'll sound like a tool) that convey a story that's hilarious and interesting.
This one is touchingly sweet-
They'd done by Futurikon Studios in France; and while I'm unfamiliar with all of their other work - mad props are much deserved for their creation of this short collection. I'll post more at a later date - it'll at the very least give the one or two who peruse this space a reason to come back, assuming you find them as hilariously wonderful as I do.
When I was home for Christmas my nephew whom is probably 4 or 5 was enamored by these shorts (they're played on the Disney channel of all places!); and it warmed my heart to watch him be enthralled by something that wasn't cramming message down his eye sockets, nor telling him what the story was. 5 minutes of character animation can do just as much in the way of story telling as a spoken narrative. Stuff like this gives me hope that Pixar's Wall-E this summer will indeed be a hit with the youngin's of whom us older folk so often underestimate.
I rediscovered some Miniscule shorts (they're titled Miniscule, that's not my description of them) today and was reminded how brilliant simplicity is - especially in animation. There's no talking, just cartoony figures set against a real-world background (I'm fascinated with this technique, the implications are deep and metaphorical and we're really not going to get into it because I'll sound like a tool) that convey a story that's hilarious and interesting.
This one is touchingly sweet-
Click to viewThey'd done by Futurikon Studios in France; and while I'm unfamiliar with all of their other work - mad props are much deserved for their creation of this short collection. I'll post more at a later date - it'll at the very least give the one or two who peruse this space a reason to come back, assuming you find them as hilariously wonderful as I do.
When I was home for Christmas my nephew whom is probably 4 or 5 was enamored by these shorts (they're played on the Disney channel of all places!); and it warmed my heart to watch him be enthralled by something that wasn't cramming message down his eye sockets, nor telling him what the story was. 5 minutes of character animation can do just as much in the way of story telling as a spoken narrative. Stuff like this gives me hope that Pixar's Wall-E this summer will indeed be a hit with the youngin's of whom us older folk so often underestimate.