Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Radiohead Animation


Right off the bat, I don't like the fact that the character is singing along to the music. It's only been 45 seconds so far, but I anticipate it becoming very distracting and annoying. I'm worried if this is going to be too silly considering the subject matter of the song.

I really like the way everything is building itself from the ground up, it's an interesting tactic to not introduce all the scenery at once and have it fill itself in as the song progresses. I get the "I don't belong here" line and how it pertains to the work environment, but everything else so far has been largely irrelevant and too comical to take seriously. Not that it HAS to fit it perfectly in every single instance, but I really fail to see the connection.

Oh, he's jumping out the window. Again, I understand the critique of office life, but I really think everything about this animation has been far too silly looking to be effective in conveying any sort of serious message.

In summation, I like the style of the animation, I just think it was a terrible song choice. I love Radiohead and I'm familiar with the song, and I tried to put any preconceived biases aside before watching it, but in the end I'm just not satisfied. I think the animation was effective as a whole, but not with this particular song.

Monday, March 1, 2010

IDD Peer Review - Max Svec

In Max Svec's animation for "we much prefer candlelight," I most enjoyed how simple and well-executed the animation was. The colors and detail were vibrant, I liked in particular the detail on the lightbulb and the lightswitch as well as the animation of the flame in the last few frames. The animation is successful, but were I to offer any sort of criticism I'd say that the typography and the layout of the text could use a little tightening up. However, it looks like he animated each letter separately on "candlelight," which gives an impressive effect.