FINE ARTS ORIENTED ANIMATIONS
LIMITED-NARRATIVE
-in limited narrative, there may be a hint at a story or a journey, yet no resolution
-A problem may be approached but not solved
-it may be entirely about a single decision, or just its contemplation
-conventions or stereotypes may be irrellevant, or conventions ignored
-There is a very subtle, if any, level of conflict, or obstacle.
-Can take on a very different experimental structure
-May expoit a niche, does not try to generalize or unify the audience
EXAMPLES:
Automatic Writing, William Kentridge
Milch, Igor Kovalyov
Street of Crocidiles, The Brother Quay
Dimensions of Dialog, Food, Jan Spankmeyer
Holding Your Breath Anthony Lucas
25 Ways to Quit Smoking, Bill Plympton
Grasslands, Eric Darnell
Stream of Consciousness: Dog Star Man
NON-NARRATIVE PIECES (Experimental/Abstract)
-Conflict is regarded as a necessary element of story telling: however, a number of compelling animated shorts contain no conflict whatsoever because they were not intended to tell stories at all. An animated short film author sometimes forgoes story compelling and decides instead to captivate his audience with interesting imagery and movement alone. 1982’s Tango is one such film, which was so visually compelling it earned an Oscar. These fine art pieces are often memorable (and sometimes even considered classic) because their imagery is particularly unique or they demonstrate a significant technical achievement.
-Only Fine Arts Films can be without conflict because the story elements are intentionally absent
-While technical milestones are few and far between, unique visual styles, and expressions have infinite possibilities.
-One can still captivate audiences with the absence of story elements if the imagery alone is significantly compelling or unique.
-Furthermore, any talk of the importance of STORY should not deter you from creating a fine arts piece that is of your desire.
-Just keep clear in your mind what you are aiming to do.
-If you chose not to have conflict or a story, be CLEAR about that.
We will as a class assess and critique your project on a different yet related production level
EXAMPLES:
Rumble, Jules Engel
Mothlight, Stan Brakhage
Lapis, Arabesque, John Whitney
Interstitial Wavescapes, Radient Flux, A child's Dream, David Ehrlich
Tango, Zbigniew Rybczynski, (live action animation) 1982
Flockespeil, Barbel Neubauer
Calculated Movements Larry Cuba
Spook Sport Norman McLaren
Frank Film Frank Mouris, Frankly Caroline
