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Entropy micro-short

Not sure i get it, but i like it :).

I've been trying to understand physics--both astro- and, specifically, quantum--lately, and entropy is a big big deal: the movement from high-entropy states to low-entropy states, and vice versa, is hard to get one's brain around. As is, of course, quantum mechanics itself.

(And, parenthetically, I've learned enough, now, to take sides: I am a Bohmian! And hekk you Sean Carrol and the many worlds you rode in on. :)) But anyway.

I really like the idea and the execution of your "micro-shorts."--a minute or so film where every second shows care and thoughtfulness. Some of the other ones, in the Vimeo link, as well as the longer ones, are kind of stunning. I respond to this kind of stuff--a unique POV, and what seems to me to be a real artist's sensibility.

Anyway, thanks for posting this. Really nice work.
 
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Just watched Epicycle, from the link above. Dang! The colors, the sound, and the images in this surrealistic dip are cool. And there's an intellectual component, here, that gets me: something like the pointless, claustrophobic, mechanistic nature of life and universe--I don't know.

Brief Candle. Another micro with, again, great music and visuals, and again, with a point, not immediately graspable without the title, but unquestionably there.

Full Fathom Five. It seems I should have--but somehow never had--known about Robert Johnson, a lutist who composed stuff for Shakespeare. The song is beautiful, as is your playful animation. Thanks. :)
 
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Spike said:
Not sure i get it, but i like it :).

I've been trying to understand physics--both astro- and, specifically, quantum--lately, and entropy is a big big deal: the movement from high-entropy states to low-entropy states, and vice versa, is hard to get one's brain around. As is, of course, quantum mechanics itself.

(And, parenthetically, I've learned enough, now, to take sides: I am a Bohmian! And hekk you Sean Carrol and the many worlds you rode in on. :)) But anyway.

I really like the idea and the execution of your "micro-shorts."--a minute or so film where every second shows care and thoughtfulness. Some of the other ones, in the Vimeo link, as well as the longer ones, are kind of stunning. I respond to this kind of stuff--a unique POV, and what seems to me to be a real artist's sensibility.

Anyway, thanks for posting this. Really nice work.
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Hey - thanks for checking it out! I love doing micro-shorts...being constrained to a certain (very short) runtime boils everything down to essentials!
 
Spike said:
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Just watched Epicycle, from the link above. Dang! The colors, the sound, and the images in this surrealistic dip are cool. And there's an intellectual component, here, that gets me: something like the pointless, claustrophobic mechanism of life and universe--I don't know.

Brief Candle. Another micro with, again, great music and visuals, and again, with a point, not immediately graspable without the title, but unquestionably there.

Full Fathom Five. It seems I should have--but somehow never had--known about Robert Johnson, a lutist who composed stuff for Shakespeare. The song is beautiful, as is your playful animation. Thanks. :)
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Wow! Thanks for diving into some of my other stuff! "Epicycle" was a LOT of work but it never seemed like work if you know what I mean. I'm pretty proud of that one and it's doing really well at festivals right now (mostly experimental and animation fests). 😁
 
Re. Epicycles (and entropy) I thought of this, a bit from a script I wrote where a guy, in a mall, is having an hallucinatory episode. It reminds me of your film.

INT. CO-OP MALL, FLASHBACK - DAY

A person steps in front of Jack, and, roomba-like, backs up and continues in another direction.

Around Jack, people, expressionless, walking in circles.

Jack takes a deep breath and exhales, slowly, for an uncomfortably long time, a cloud of condensation.

A loud groan and then a crack. Clouds of dust drift down. A strand of cobweb lands accross Jack's face. He absently brushes it off. Then a few more.

The people around him are now animated manikins. Grotesque. The mall itself, now, dirty, unattended, litter-strewn.

Seen from above, they surround Jack, orbiting, like clockwork, in a complex Ptolemaic constellation of circles upon circles.

He sees a clean white wall, pushes through more strands of cobweb, and makes his way to it. He sits, his back aginst the wall, and slumps, unmoving.
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Really nice work! The sound design is good. In animation, it really makes a lot of sense to do these smaller pieces to get experience with specific techniques.

In this one I really liked the use of lower contrast and transparent layering to create an unconventional aesthetic. Looking forward to your next film!
 
Nate North said:
Really nice work! The sound design is good. In animation, it really makes a lot of sense to do these smaller pieces to get experience with specific techniques.

In this one I really liked the use of lower contrast and transparent layering to create an unconventional aesthetic. Looking forward to your next film!
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Thanks! I came up with the technical idea about a week ago and just played around with it. That was fun! Oh - and hopefully the next one will be ready ina couple of weeks. It's longer (the one I posted the stills for recently). Just waiting on the music.
 
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