Total Animation Edition

Stumbled across three short animated films all with a dark theme this week, and on this snowy day, seemed a good time to spread the gospel.

First up is a stopmotion animation by a German cat named Alex Schulz. This one explores psycho-themes laid down by Jung and Hesse.

Inner Steppe from Alex Schulz on Vimeo.

The second one is very similar in feel as it's also stop motion but instead of clay and foamcore, all the action is paper made. From New Zealand.

The third is the most disturbing and if you have an aversion to violence-related imagery... do not watch. I include this all computer generated film precisely because I don't fully understand why, through all the gory gruesomeness, it still has an incredible beauty about it. In that way it reminds me of the battle scenes in a Kurosawa's Ran. I am not a gamer, so I don't get how this game might be worth buying. Still, the advert is a marvel.

Dead Island Trailer from Visually Pithy on Vimeo.