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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Snapped: Steampunk Minion Edition
The Good News Interesting point of view, very steampunk meets despicable me. The use of black and white only enhances the dark and foreboding effect, not to mention the murder but the style itself lends to a certain feel while … Continue reading
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Pica Tower Short Films
The pica tower short films are intriguing, and clever to say the least. The characters are great yet, have no speaking roles whatsoever, but you find connections with them through their moments. Each character almost has a comedic feel, even … Continue reading
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Pica Towers – Wylie
This was an interesting little set of videos. The entire Pica Towers project just reeks of Tim Burton in the best possible way. The animation style, narrative tone, and character types all have that “dark, mysterious” aura about them. I … Continue reading
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While I appreciate the technical qualities that these videos included, I thought it could have told a much more interesting story throughout the three animations. There was great camera movement, especially in the second clip, but the narrative was lacking. … Continue reading
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The Good News: I thought the designer did a great job at representing and showing emotion on the metal robots even though they don’t have human faces or natural parts associated with a normal face. Even though everything was presented … Continue reading
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The animators do a really good job using black and white to their advantage. It gives you the feeling right off the bat of old timey factories. While there is no speaking I think it’s also interesting because the lack … Continue reading
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Short Films
Movement Study was an interesting short film, that documented various people in front of a white screen moving. It was from the waist up and they were preforming various forms of interpretive music to the song. At the end it … Continue reading
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“We’re not smart enough to figure out how to live in this world, so we change it”
Hillman Curtis’s short film “Blow Up” not only refers to and emulates the movie poster, but also plays on the title itself through the growing tension between the two main characters. It also features some really thought-provoking dialogue, such as … Continue reading
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All three short films were super cute! I love how the characters were used in each film. Each character was significant part of each and they helped make the film. Also the way the filmed ended also made me feel … Continue reading
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Short films – Jen
The first movie I watched from Hillman Curtis was “Roof.” I felt that this story was told very well with limited visual effects and 3 characters. The film making techniques laid out an easy to understand video for me. We … Continue reading
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