the silence beneath the bark / le silence sous l'écorce from
joanna lurie on
Vimeo.
Hello Friends!
As I have been holed up in my room doing assignments for the past two months I have felt the need to take a short break to allow myself some time to recover emotionally, mentally and physically. There were various things that happened and the end of semester for me, was slightly traumatizing and soul crushing. I'd like to write about my experiences a little bit later but for now I don't think I'm quite prepared to dive back in and relieve everything so soon after it's over. I came across this gorgeous animated short film today and thought it would be nice to share it with you all; as well as a nice way to say hello after quite a period of being absent.
The Silence beneath the bark is the creation of French animator Joanna Luire, which I think she released in 2010 (?). The film captured my attention with its magical use of music and the contrasting elements of vibrant character design being set against the abstract background. The curious and inquisitive nature of the characters is almost reminiscent to that of childlike innocence and there's something about their interactions that just makes you smile.
I'll leave the film to be open for your interpretation, however, if you would like to learn the artists' intent behind the concept you can check out the link below.
Documentary about "The Silence Beneath the Bark" with Joanna Lurie (English Dub)
Till next time!
Maisy XXX
I have writers constipation at the moment.
The Illusionist - Montage from Roughhouse Animation on Vimeo.
It's not writers block because I have tonnes of things which I want to write about and topics for posts planned I just can't get the words out of my head, therefore I shall call it writers constipation!
I've been sitting out here for about 3 hours trying to get the juices going for an update on the last two weeks but I guess when there's no flow....erm... there's no flow!
I've decided that the best thing to do right now is just go away and come back another day when I don't feel so congested. Sigh... I can foresee irony in my future, I have a big exam this week and will probably start to feel really bloggy right before my exam, when I should be studying. Hehehe.
I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.
I can promise that there will be a Book Look this Wednesday though, I've scheduled it and everything so that'll definately be happening.
In the meantime I thought I would leave you with snippets of one of my favourite animated films called L'Illusioniste (The Illusionist). The first one is a small montage and the second one is a tongue-in-cheek scene from the film about the Brittish boy band that makes appearences throughout the film.
I've also included a short film made by Toniko Patoja in his first year of studies, called "Serenade to Miette". It may seem a little rough but I think it's nice to be able to see the animation in it's infant stages. It makes for a good reminder of how much time, effort, labour and love goes into a few minutes.
Enjoy!
L'Illusioniste - Britoons from Roughhouse Animation on Vimeo.
Serenade to Miette from Toniko Pantoja on Vimeo.
If you would like to see more of Toniko Pantoja's work you can Click Here!!!
If you would like to learn more about L'Illusionniste you can Click Here!!!
Or you can purchase it on iTunes Here!!!
Once again Enjoy!
Maisy xxx
