Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy"- series

The series was aired in 1981 and is esthetically dated. Much of the film appears to be very low budget with scenes filmed predominantly from one vantage point. Perhaps the best part of the series is the animated guide, which is much cleaner and more direct. There is strong contrast between the set direction and the animation which creates a highly disjunctive viewing.


Wednesday, August 12, 2009

"Fantastic Planet"


excerpt from Rene Laloux's sci-fi animation, 1973, said to be based on soviet occupation of the Czech Republic