Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Week 5: Jan Svankmajer - tma/svetlo/tma (Darkness/Light/Darkness)

I think this may be my favorite piece that I have watched so far. The entire stop-motion animation takes place in a small, empty room, and different body parts enter the room one at a time. It starts off with just one hand and two eyeballs, and then another hand, a pair of ears, and so on. The body parts rearrange themselves as each new one enters the room, and it gives the viewer a fun way to see how body parts would work if they were put together differently. There is a real struggle to get the bigger body parts (such as the head) in the room, and I like how each limb reacts in a unique way. The limbs and organs have a distinct personality, and when two or more parts join together, they turn into one united being. The development of the body and the pace of the animation are perfectly timed, and the lights being turned out after there is a whole body is a nice touch. Almost like the work that needed to be done is done, and its time for the man to rest peacefully.

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