I wonder if narration is a must for everyone to appreciate this type of art. Looking back at all the things we've watched and then thinking about the abstract animators like Norman McLaren. I think his stuff is interesting but some of his other things throw me out of the loop. I think it's like watching a fast slide show without any real start, middle, end. It's interesting, yet I need something for my mind to grasp.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Narrative wk. 4
So far we haven't gotten to any fully narrative animation, besides the cut out last week. Narrative has always been the basic teachings of anyone who is going to be a storyteller. I guess the animations we did see did have a story, but not of their own. Many were real and then the creator would then do the drawings. Then again, sound didn't enter the age of creation for the animations to gain their full freedom. With animation that freedom can be easily achieved and the characters can do anything that creator wants them to do. The chapter talks about the diegetic world, and really it's open for all possibilities.
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Well, much like most other fine arts, there's room for purely aesthetic creations. I admit, I'm not particularly fond of experimental film or animation, but sometimes people create works that are very engaging.
ReplyDeleteThough I honestly don't think that any non narrative experimental film that is purely aesthetic needs to go longer than 10 minutes. I still can't wrap my mind around why someone would want to watch shifting colors, random scenes, or bugs on celluloid for more than ten minutes.
I agree that I need something for my "mind to grasp". There has to be a hook that gets me into it. I am really not interested in lines that move across the screen. However, I do agree that there are some very engaging and beautiful works that are "experimental".
ReplyDeleteThe short nature of these films though are a great thing. Without several, if not all of the points that Well's brings up, I think many people would lose interest.
I agree with what you wrote in the second paragraph. I've never really thought about animation before this class, and it's tough to get a true understanding of all of this without narration.
ReplyDeleteWhen we watched 'Gertie the Dinosaur', I was really impressed with the director's visual style, but I was also kind of kept at bay. I mean there was a story, but it was kind of shallow and showy, like the cartoon was made only to highlight the possibilities of animation instead of tell a great story. I guess that animation had to have some kind of rudimentary moments, but it gets boring quick because of the lack of deep storyline. It seems like you may be feeling the same way.
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