The Tick (1994)
The success of The Simpsons opened the way for experimentation in TV animation
Based on Ben Edlund’s absurdist superhero spoof comic The Tick (which he created in college) was adapted into and animated series for Fox in 1994
The Critic (1994)
The Critic was created by Simpsons writers Al Jean and Mike Reiss and produced by Simpsons producer James L Brooks
About a self important, overweight critic who hates contemporary films
Duckman (1994)
Created by Everett Peck and based on characters from his surreal comic
Duckman aimed at an adult audience
Voice by Jason Alexander (George from Seinfeld sitcom)
The Big Story (1994)
Tim Watts and David Stoten created the stop-motion short film The Big Story (1994)
An argument between a young Kirk Douglas and old Kirk Douglas
Quentin Tarantino liked the film so much he requested it be screened before Pulp Fiction (1994)
Nominated for an Oscar and won BAFTA in 1995 for best animated short
Watts and Stoten went on to work on other films and prepared storyboards for The Corpse Bride (Tim Burton)
Dave Borthwick (UK)
Created The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1995)
Similar style to Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer music video – Uses a mixture of Pixillation and stop-motion
An adaption of the Tom Thumb story which satirizes animal experimentation, pollution and the class system
The End of the World in Four Seasons (1995)
Paul Driessen, interested in visually told, nonlinear and multiple narratives, often experimented with split screens and parallel stories
Created The End of the World in Four Seasons which features eight interlocking stories in eight split screens
A few viewings may be required to piece together the narrative
Toy Story (1995)
The first animated feature to be completely generated on computer
Produced as a partnership between John Lasseter’s Pixar and Disney
Animators followed the principles of character animation, as developed by Disney, and applied them to CG characters
Paved the way for future computer-animated features
Short review of The End of the World in Four Seasons
His work uses a lot of split screen and multiple screens which makes it confusing to watch. This film uses 8 connecting stories told using 8 screens and was directed by Paul Driessen, who is interested in visually told, nonlinear and multiple narratives, often experimented with split screens and parallel stories. A few viewings may be required to piece together the narrative.
This is a complex short where the music of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is used. With appropriate colours, seasonal stories are told in the small frames. Every now and then, the isolated events cross their borders and the scenes start interacting which each other and tie the events together.
His work uses a lot of split screen and multiple screens which makes it confusing to watch. This film uses 8 connecting stories told using 8 screens and was directed by Paul Driessen, who is interested in visually told, nonlinear and multiple narratives, often experimented with split screens and parallel stories. A few viewings may be required to piece together the narrative.
This is a complex short where the music of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is used. With appropriate colours, seasonal stories are told in the small frames. Every now and then, the isolated events cross their borders and the scenes start interacting which each other and tie the events together.
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