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Lowkey Depressing
I’m just going to say, WOW!! To have this video assigned was puzzling. Partly because I didn’t clearly understand what was going on but also because it just put me in a dark and gloomy mood! I couldn’t make out … Continue reading
shivers..
This is by far my favorite videos you have every asked us to look at. It is inspiring and engaging and what is really strange is that it is all an animation. It is very inspirational to see how this … Continue reading
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Easily Scared
When watching Pica Towers series by Marc Castre, I was a little nervous. I don’t know why. The creatures are rounded little robots, there is no red blood, not even any heavy breathing. The fact that Castre pulls horror off … Continue reading
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Three Black and White Shorts and Beyond
Black and white, shades of gray. Textures, depth, eyes astray. The minions moved into Henrik Galeen’s 1922 silent film adaptation of Brahm Stoker’s “Nosferatu” – minus the suspense. A world where the cute little good-book-toting visitor knocks on the wrong … Continue reading
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Dark and Quirky Shorts
That was the most animated drama I’ve seen in 3 minutes. The Pica Towers trilogy: The Good News, Hounds of Flesh and Pizza Sangre took me to a dark place but kept myattention. It is important to watch the videos … Continue reading
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Sinister Shorts
The trilogy, Pica Towers can be summed up as mesmerizing. The different components used by Craste and Studio AKA to create mood, tone, aesthetic and narrative all work together to lure the viewer into the dark and captivating moments of … Continue reading
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Scary Minions Up to No Good
Marc Craste’s Pica Towers Trilogy is truly inspiring. He created an powerful storyline without using narration by incorporating simple animated characters with unique personalities, strong audio to build suspense and create a strong telepresence, and compelling filming techniques to emphasize … Continue reading
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Pica Towers
This Weekend, I watched the animated trilogy Pica Towers. My initial impression of the series was that it would be a cutie Pixar style animation, but quickly I realized the the subject matter of the shorts was rather perverse. The … Continue reading
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Scary Movie
After watching the movie I can say I was slightly confused only because I dont watch horror films but I did enjoy the creativity of the video. For starters I really liked the characters used in the videos. I dont … Continue reading
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In Pica Towers, Sound Design is Key
The Pica Towers trilogy is a wonderful series of short films created by Marc Craste and Studio AKA. As short films go, this little mini-series was probably one of my favorite. Craste placed the film completed in black and white, … Continue reading
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