Week 4: Stan Vanderbeek - Science Friction

Science Friction is a cut-out animation that I feel is ahead of its 1959 production date. The animation is very complex and jumps from image to image rather quickly. It is a good representation and criticism of the American conformist culture that was present around the Cold War. The music is fast paced to compliment the rapid movement of the animation. I really like the way Vanderbeek combines different images (such as a dogs head on a human body), and he is extremely successful at keeping the viewers attention. The combination of real life film, cut-out art and hand drawn animation work together better than I could have ever thought possible.