Animation &Commentary &Daily post 29 Aug 2013 01:47 am
I can’t tell you how pleased I am to have received the biography of master designer, Maurice Noble by author, Tod Polson. The book has been one I’ve anticipated of for quite some time. I must admit a bit of disappointment in the number of illustrations throughout, but there’s still plenty there to write about, and I will take two posts combined to review this important book.
Late Nite Mystery
While in the hospital a week ago, I didn’t sleep very much. One channel in NYC, CBS, has been replaced by Time Warner and they’re predominantly showing older children’s fare late night. A number of the Pixar features including Cars, A Bug’s Story and a few other unimportant pieces were shown along with several independently produced odd films.
Only one feature really stood out for me. It looked like a Mexican version of Alice in Wonderland almost as though it were drawn by Bunuel and combined with some eccentric live action. It blended very eccentric cg animation with live action, and 2d art that was beautifully drawn and felt purely original. At one point a screen full of characters that looked as though they’d been drawn by the early Picasso, moved across the frame. The black line art was almost blown out by the overexposed whites, and it certainly was purposefully done.
Small groups of simply dressed people move through the screen, and they all looked like poor Mexicans.
I’ve searched to find the title of the movie, but haven’t had any luck. I’m sure it had a French title. If this sounds at all familiar, let me know. I’d like to own a copy and would like to write more coherently about the movie.
Almond Milk
I’ve really taken to a couple of simply drawn animated spots by Blacklist / Studio AKA. The art directors are: Lindsey Butterwick, Danica Conneely, and Michael Fiore. The spot seems to be be cgi trying to cover the look of 2D animation, and they’re very successful, to me. Gently composed commercials that always feel positive and happy.
They also seem to there no matter what channel you turn to.
on 29 Aug 2013 at 4:21 am 1.slowtiger said …
First thing I noticed: the Almond spot has the same rhythm (in the music, but he movements reflect this) as the trailer for “A Morning Stroll” (the trailer, not the film!).
Yes, very nice stuff.
on 29 Aug 2013 at 2:07 pm 2.Tom Minton said …
The Almond Breeze spot leaves the viewer wanting to see more. Why is that so hard for just about every other contemporary commercial to grasp?