'Decoration' Short Sci-Fi Baroque Animation

Bloody Bunny · 09-21-2012, 05:25 PM

Dear Friends!

Sorry I don't really post much here lately, although I still always see 3dmm as my 'spiritual home' as an animator/artist.

Here's my Royal College of Art graduation Animation called 'Decoration'

It's a Sci-Fi Baroque fairy tale about a vase that inhabits the body of a little girl and re-stages the death of her hamster with living tissue.

Here's what some people have said:

“Admirable fidelity to a certifiably bugnuts vision...” (Jason Sondhi, Curator of Vimeo and Short of the Week)
“... frankly bizarre....” (Gavin Lucas , www.creativereview.co.uk)
“...a horribly visceral animation” (Polly Brock , www.epigram.org.uk)

I'd love to hear what y'all think too! Somehow making this reminded me a LOT of making Aaarnishoz. It's pretty gory really. I'd be really honored if anyone felt like sharing it or posting it to a blog or anything... I'll send you a tropical cake one day to say thanks...

Much love,

Ben

Compcat · 09-21-2012, 08:36 PM

Wow, that was great. I really like the ideas (about loving something to death), the whole baroque sort of quality, the animation (of course), and that damn good narration. Awesome work, man.

Adam Clough · 09-23-2012, 03:17 AM

You've really outdone yourself on the flesh effects. I have no idea how you've done any of that.

Bjorny · 09-23-2012, 02:23 PM

posting to make sure I watch this when I'm not at a stupid café

Bloody Bunny · 09-23-2012, 07:49 PM

Thanks for the awesome comments!

Compcat - surprisingly, only a few people actually pick up on the fact that it's about 'loving something to death'. I've even had people ask 'what has the hamster got to do with the rest of the film...?'

However, I think the most 'metaphorically' minded people seem to pick it up instantly.

Adam - the flesh effects were (for the most part) a macro piece of footage of my lip moving that I then treated with loads of FX in After Effects, and some 3d stuff too. For my next film I'm want to use Maya to and realflow to get some super juicy gore stuff going!

Thanks for watching!

Pizza The Hut · 09-23-2012, 09:14 PM

I thought maybe the vase WAS cancer and "loved" the girl to death at the end, cause you hear the heart monitor... could be wrong though.

09-21-2012, 05:25 PM	#1
Bloody Bunny Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 123	'Decoration' Short Sci-Fi Baroque Animation Dear Friends! Sorry I don't really post much here lately, although I still always see 3dmm as my 'spiritual home' as an animator/artist. Here's my Royal College of Art graduation Animation called 'Decoration' It's a Sci-Fi Baroque fairy tale about a vase that inhabits the body of a little girl and re-stages the death of her hamster with living tissue. Here's what some people have said: “Admirable fidelity to a certifiably bugnuts vision...” (Jason Sondhi, Curator of Vimeo and Short of the Week) “... frankly bizarre....” (Gavin Lucas , www.creativereview.co.uk) “...a horribly visceral animation” (Polly Brock , www.epigram.org.uk) I'd love to hear what y'all think too! Somehow making this reminded me a LOT of making Aaarnishoz. It's pretty gory really. I'd be really honored if anyone felt like sharing it or posting it to a blog or anything... I'll send you a tropical cake one day to say thanks... Much love, Ben

09-21-2012, 08:36 PM	#2
Compcat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,810	Wow, that was great. I really like the ideas (about loving something to death), the whole baroque sort of quality, the animation (of course), and that damn good narration. Awesome work, man.
Compcat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,810

09-23-2012, 02:23 PM	#4
Bjorny Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,217	posting to make sure I watch this when I'm not at a stupid café
Bjorny Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,217

09-23-2012, 03:17 AM	#3
Adam Clough Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,975	You've really outdone yourself on the flesh effects. I have no idea how you've done any of that.

09-23-2012, 07:49 PM	#5
Bloody Bunny Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 123	Thanks for the awesome comments! Compcat - surprisingly, only a few people actually pick up on the fact that it's about 'loving something to death'. I've even had people ask 'what has the hamster got to do with the rest of the film...?' However, I think the most 'metaphorically' minded people seem to pick it up instantly. Adam - the flesh effects were (for the most part) a macro piece of footage of my lip moving that I then treated with loads of FX in After Effects, and some 3d stuff too. For my next film I'm want to use Maya to and realflow to get some super juicy gore stuff going! Thanks for watching!

09-23-2012, 09:14 PM	#6
Pizza The Hut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,633	I thought maybe the vase WAS cancer and "loved" the girl to death at the end, cause you hear the heart monitor... could be wrong though.