ANIMATED SHORTS

[aimeekitty]

ANIMATED SHORTS
I borrowed dvds of the oscar-nominated short animated films and sat down and watched those, plus some old personal favorite shorts, and whatever interesting ones I could find on youtube.

Peter and the Wolf... (one of the oscar films this year) again visually stunning. I really liked the personalities of the duck and the bird in it... but I really want to see something more exuberant right now.

Madame Tutli Putli (another one of the oscar nominated films this year) was stunning and definitely provoking. But it hurt my heart due to recent events... I actually couldn't watch parts of it. All the same, I drew a quickie of madame while watching it:


There's much beauty and many really fascinating ideas in nominated films... but I don't see many that have really that give me that warm feeling I like. So many of them are so serious or so dark. I'd like to see more films that are uplifting and have more traditional animation. Many uplifting or funny films don't have the style of animation that I like. It's rare to find one that has everything I like... but here's some examples
two of my all-time favorite shorts:
Eric Goldberg's Rhapsody in Blue
and Miyazaki's On Your Mark

Another film I've always adored is Labyrinth (from the "Neo Tokyo" dvd release) This is the kind of exuberant animation I love. It's a darker story, but I never get bored of watching these characters move.
..... if you are aware of more films in this vein, please let me know. It's hard to find really neat short films. I'm tempted to ask a few of my friends for Calarts Producer's show favorites, there's always a couple interesting ones in there. The trouble is going through all the not so great ones to get to the few gems. You come out feeling ragged after watching so many different films.

I'm going to go watch some more films now and do some drawings.


I will leave you with some uplifting films... with the hope that you will send me some.
Wake Up Cat
and Mitten:

Comments

[jezeroth.livejournal.com]

I almost screamed out of joy in the theater when I saw that the style of Rhapsody in Blue was in Hirschfeld's style. Jez = CRYING at the time.

[april-art.livejournal.com]

Awwww... Loved "The Mitten"!!! So cute. Wake Up Cat was funny. Those were fun to watch.

'Sorry I can't recommend any--but good luck in your hunt!

[kittythepook.livejournal.com]

I've always been very fond of Kiwi!

A warning though, it's very bittersweet at the end.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

[little-teacup.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGI_cVCmSaE

It's a cute little short...

[trippystate.livejournal.com]

oh man i really really enjoyed Peter and the Wolf!! gorgeous and i adored the duck and the bird, wolf as well.

i found the entire version here: http://www.veoh.com/videos/v859359QexseY7W?c=SuzieTempleton

and on the side are the other two shorts she did "Dog" and "Stanley"

[dibei-chan.livejournal.com]

The Mitten = cute, Wake Up Cat = my cat (sans violence), Labyrinth = surreal coolness, On Your Mark = Miyazaki angel W007N355, and Rhapsody in Blue = big city awesomeness.

*nods*

seen the kiwi one and the one from little_teacup is fun.

*sigh* i gotta learn more about animating.. must explore flash and poser.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

most of these films were handdrawn or used stopmotion (ie real sculpted items that were shot frame by frame)

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

Uplifting, traditional... I posted this one earlier this week, as a matter of fact:



Which was written and directed for Sesame street by Bud Luckey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Luckey), who currently works for Pixar doing direction, character design, and shorts like this:



Granted, that's not cell animation, but I feel it's traditional insofar as content... It tells a story, with music and whimsy, and (hopefully) leaves you with a happy feeling.

Pixar has been using a lot of 2D alumni in their 3D work, and I think it's been greatly enhanced by the fact. Cartoons are about stories again, and less about "Ooo, lookit-- Motion!"

[(Anonymous)]

yes, i do want to explore good old fashion hand drawn and stop-motion animation.. but i want to explore more avenues.. and the only animating capable programs i have available to me are Flash and Poser.. o wait. =o_o= i forgot, and it's a bit tougher.. but, you can use Photoshop and Illustrator too. =^_^'=

[dibei-chan.livejournal.com]

that was me.. sorry. =>.<=

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

you can draw by hand and then composite in programs like premiere, after effects, final cut etc.

[angelidollinda.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDqAu6vV6us This is from a TV series based on a series of children's books about Japanese manners called "Shiba Wanko no Kororo". It's about celebrating New Years in Japan. ^_^