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Pica Towers
I have to commend the designers for the suspense they created in such a short period of time. Something about the music and the distressed affect on the animations really creeped me out and I feel like if I were … Continue reading
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The Good News- Clever use of camera work. I loved the rotation at the beginning. I also love the black/white/gray scale everything has. It is difficult to balance that with emotion but feel like it works well. The final zoom … Continue reading
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Pica Towers
First of all the creators are pretty dark individuals – at least with these short films they are. But I loved the videos, nonetheless. In the first video the narrative presents the character opening the door as perhaps the villain … Continue reading
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Pica Towers
Cool animation style. reminds me of Tim Burton animated movies. Very grim and disturbing via the displays of torture and murder. Like the Saw movies with a single haunting killers with in the tower. Also it seem to be set … Continue reading
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Pica Towers
I loved these videos! The designer did such a good job of developing character and creating suspense. I felt like I could follow and understand the story line, even with no words, and was intrigued to see what happened next … Continue reading
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Pica TV Bots and the Tower of Terror
Intrigue! TV-for-a-face bible-toting robot gets stabbed trying to deliver the good news! Irony! He was trying to escape from one murderer into the arms of another! Ominous, macabre shorts with cartoonish, steampunk bots, each Pica Towers film demonstrates the power … Continue reading
Pica Towers
These three short animations told a very in depth story in a very short amount of time. The dark undertones of these shorts are intensified by leaving many of the key parts up to the audience to formulate in their … Continue reading
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Studio AKA
These three shorts did a great job in telling stories in a very brief amount of time. It’s pretty extraordinary how much character development was able to get completed with out any dialog or color. Whoever designed the characters should … Continue reading
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Picas Towers
The Picas Tower films were some of the darker animated films I’ve seen. And they used a lot of different techniques in order to achieve this. There were three things that stood out to me used in order to capture … Continue reading
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Picas Towers
Picas towers are three very interesting short films. I love the fact that there is little to no talking in the short films. The only sounds you hear are sounds from the tower and closing doors. The only noises the … Continue reading
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