Animation at Hay - probably last post

As well as the five that I've posted about so far (Yellow Sticky Notes, The Pearce Sisters, Pigeon Impossible, El Empleo and John and Karen) there were five others at the event which I haven't managed to find online.

Fog (if I recall correctly) was an odd story about a mountain village being revived by capturing sheep that fly in the sky. The exploitation of the sheep brings affluence to the village, but then the sheep depart leaving the village depressed again.

I can't recall the title of the film about a daughter who waited for her father to return from a rowing trip. A very sad but beautiful animation.

Another animation which I don't recall the title of appeared to be a music video. A matchstick man travelled from a house, and ends up on a boat at sea. If anyone can find this animation from the description I'd like to know as I'd like to see it again. That actually goes for all four of these.

Finally was Operator. Our here calls directory enquiries to get God's number and is put through. A lovely little conceit. Very nice little short that raises interesting questions and makes you smile.

Hay festival animations 5: John and Karen

This is a beautiful and sweet little animation.



However, much as I enjoyed it and especially the little details (the biscuit bending, the reflections, Karen walking round at the crucial moment), I was left wondering if there was anything in it once you got over the cuteness. Nicely observed however, and both John and Karen feel suprisingly real.

Other 4mations animations are also on Youtube.

More on Hay animation: Pearce Sisters from Aardman

Not your typical Aardman animation, and in fact quite... dark.

Have a look at the Pearce Sisters, which was one of the shorts at the Hay festival. Aardman have disabled embedding, so I'll wait here while you go and have a look.

Hum-ti-him...

Done?

I love the style. I also like the fact that the central characters show moments of tenderness. The dark humour is also very successful.

Animation at Hay 2: Pigeon Impossible

I have no comments beyond watch it and if you don't laugh then I am sad.



The creator has put some podcasts up on YouTube too.

El Empleo: animation shorts at Hay

One of the evening events I went to when I was at Hay was a selection of short animations. It was a varied selection, and I'd like to highlight a few of the films as I thought they were fascinating.

The first is El Empleo which appears to be on Youtube:



The IMDB page gives background info. It is also available online from a French TV company.

I like the gentle pacing and gentle satire of the film.