Category Archives: Pica Towers

“Good News” I enjoyed the noises the setting and atmosphere provided.  It made the movie feel more real – and a little more intense.  It definitely put me on edge.  Of course the film is in black and white, so … Continue reading →

This was a fairly interesting, and by interesting I mean creepy as hell, blog post topic for this week. What I gathered was there is mass murdering, serial killing robot person wreaking havoc on quiet community in an isolated tower … Continue reading →

When I watched “Good News” I thought it was funny when the thing with the book was at the door jumping up and down with excitement and the door got slammed on its face.  The first half told a good … Continue reading →

These videos were…interesting. They were pretty dark and depressing, but did a good job with executing surprising plot twists. I’m not sure exactly what the story line here was but I understood the violent commentary and maybe some religious undertones … Continue reading →

Well, those were different. Whether that’s a good or bad thing, I have yet to decide. But ignoring the dark nature of the pieces and from a pure animation standpoint, those short films were amazing. The lack of color and … Continue reading →

These short films were extremely cool! The gritty style added tension to the short films, especially The Good News.  The use of no dialogue also added an extra tension that dialogue sometimes can not convey. The animations were unconventional with … Continue reading →

These short animated pieces were very well done with a mix of strong sound effects, sedated colors, gritty styling, and simple drawn characters.  There is no dialogue, but an effective use of light, shadows, and camera angles to create drama … Continue reading →

4am is a wonderful time to start watching and critiquing anything in my mind.  The Pica Towers represent the natural wonderment of curious exploration.  Each of the main characters that we follow through the shorts has a certain power/weakness to … Continue reading →

I am a little confused as to the 3 short videos that I watched this week. I thought that the actual animations were clever, but as far as content, I was left a bit in the dark. The characters were … Continue reading →

I like these videos. I normally like a lot of color, but I liked the darkness to this. No dialogue, but still somewhat humorous. I figured someone would die in “Pizza Sangre” which means blood pizza. I was hoping for … Continue reading →