Category Archives: Pica Towers

I have no idea what I just watched, short of my own death. Pica Towers is equal parts disturbing and hilarious. The aesthetic of the show is great. All the cute little jelly bean people in their weird fetishist costumes … Continue reading →

This trilogy just goes to show that you can create thought provoking content without all of the bells and whistles. Plot. Check. Simple animation. Check. Your audience leaving in total wonderment. Double check! The Good News This vignette opens dark … Continue reading →

I have no idea what I just watched, short of my own death. Pica Towers is equal parts disturbing and hilarious. I’m not really going to get into the content of the series, because I have no effing clue what … Continue reading →

The first thing I did here actually was to watch all of the videos at the same time (I just clicked all the play buttons).  You get an interesting sort of triptych this way, and whether or not this type … Continue reading →

So, Pica Towers.   Some messed up stuff.   And I don’t just mean the death, violence and murder that occurs throughout the three films, oh no, but the ability to turn adorable television characters into blood, I mean fluid-thirsty … Continue reading →

Pica Towers may be on the strangest series I have ever sat and watched.  I’m not sure that I would have ever come across it had I not been in a  class where watching it was required.  The three clips … Continue reading →

What the hell. When I first watched these short animations I felt perplexed, but wildly amused. They are brilliant on the 3rd take! I think you just have to overcome all the distractions: the cutsie but rusted out, robotic characters, … Continue reading →

I must admit it took me a while to understand what was going on in the three short videos Pica Towers, but one thing that was immediately apparent was the the spooky undertone of the videos.  What Marc Craste does … Continue reading →

First video: I love the use of the Film Noir style.  Some of the shots, like from the floor level, reminded me of shots Orson Wells did in Citizen Kane.  I also like the use of anthropomorphism on the robot, … Continue reading →

These films are completely morbid but from a creative stand-point I am inspired by them. Typically the animation that has had the most impact on me emotionally have been done in a way that elicits positive emotions. Pica Towers brings together so … Continue reading →