Animation, Art, and Other Shiny Things
This is the 1953 animation from UPA (who also did The Tell Tale Heart and Rooty Toot Toot) and shouldn’t be confused with the 1969 DePatie-Freleng version animated for the Thurber story-based tv show My World and Welcome to It.
In 1951 animation studio United Productions of America (UPA) announced a forthcoming feature to be faithfully compiled from Thurber’s work, titled Men, Women and Dogs. However, the only part of the ambitious production that was eventually released was the UPA cartoon The Unicorn in the Garden (1953) via
You can read the short story this is based on here.
via UNSW (Univ of New South Wales College of Fine Arts)
Directed By Elliot Dear at Blinkink.
In this animated short from Richard Condie (who also animated The Big Snit, a classic itself), an old fool meets a young fool at a crossroads in the 14th century. The old fool stays behind while the young fool skips blindly down the wrong road. The old fool must then teach his young apprentice about the consequences of taking the wrong road. A quirky tale told without words.
(have i mentioned how much i love the national film board of canada?)
He visits a city. The city already forgot him. The city is still sinking in his dream. The flickering segments of real life and illusion. Only the lighthouse has his memory. But the memory will maybe vanish.
Stop motion animation with paper cut outs and paint on glass. Kangmin Kim also animated the well received short 38-39˚c.
Created by Thomas Dufour, Quentin Retif, Benjamin Weislo and Marc-Antoine Cesari.
As Mr Watts well notes, without the journey the destination means very little.
Produced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame. Animated by Chris Brian and Todd Benson.
h/t Miss Cellania
From the album OFF/ON by FORMA. An excellent candidate for the Friday night (occasionally regular) rogue music video. While the ‘video mulch’ is somewhat jarring, the music track has a great layered dreamy quality that reminds me of Alan Parsons and Tangerine Dream. I think I’ll be hunting down this album.
Video mulch (!?) by Luke Wyatt
Animator Craig Welch gives us a glimpse into the surreal world of a man who’s obsession is the dispassionate study, and control, of the world around him.
Via the National Film Board of Canada.
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