Lies, Truth and Art
September 4, 2006
I wish I could constantly surf the internet looking for the best videos.
But to do that I have to take time away from what I should be doing: making my own media.
Some procrastination is okay. After all, Leonardo da Vinci was a great procrastinator and one of the greatest minds this world has ever met.
Actually, is it really procastinating to look at other people’s short films for inspiration? I mean, who am I to judge me? As a video craftsman, arguably everything that I see and do can be considered part of the process of creating.
It is up to me to make sure that I am not lying to myself and that I at least produce something. Although what is a lie when it comes to art? Pablo Picasso said that, “El arte es una mentira que revela la verdad.” Or: “Art is a lie that tells the truth.”
So I kept my promise to you. I gave you some lies, some truth and now some art:
For me, La Chute de l’ange was like being in the front row seat of someone else’s dream. Directed by Geoffroy Barbet-Massin of Mikros Studios.
This is a sad story about what it means to do work that has no soul and no fun. But it is a great flash animation.
“There She Is!” takes some time to load, but it is a funny story about falling in love, so it is worth the wait.
I just think this guy is great. He tells simple stories with simple animation. Written and scored by Jerry Zucker. Animated and directed by Orrin Zucker.
I have noisy neighbors, who are evil, so if you do too then you can relate to this.
This is what happens when your computer pretends to go to sleep.
What are your cells doing inside your body? Now you know thanks to lead animator, John Liebler and his team at XVIVO, a scientific animation company near Hartford, CT.
