The first animation I’ve chosen represents the artist’s hand. It is a short film all the way back from 1906, and it features the director’s hand, Walter R. Booth, using stop action to create a man and a woman. It is popularly described as the first British animated film in history.

For my second animation, it represents the Indexical. I initially had some trouble finding an animation for this type, however I stumbled upon an awesome stop motion animator on YouTube called Guldies. They have a lot of videos and I ended up watching a good amount of them. I eventually picked out their animation called FANTASIA. As like their account as a whole, the animation is very surreal and at times weird, but the constant mix of dedication and beautiful craftsmanship convey a sense of understanding of their craft and passion for what they do. There is even a shot in the animation where the entire table is shown, along with the lights lighting it up, which contributes to the animation’s overall production even more.

The last animation I chose represents the Illusion of Life. It’s a beautiful piece and actually one of my all-time favorite animated shorts. It was created in unreal engine, and the way it tackles environment design so realistically is amazing. It was made by Sava Zivkovic. I am a HUGE fan of sci-fi horror, and this combined with the realistic animation creates a terrifying but entertaining experience that you really have to watch all the way through to appreciate.

Zava has his own Youtube account- check out more of his animations because they’re amazing

CITATIONS:

Wikipedia Contributors. “The Hand of the Artist.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Aug. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hand_of_the_Artist. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.

‌“Sava Zivkovic.” YouTube, www.youtube.com/channel/UC8GZPtMEqzSIVaO0sM8YsWg. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.

‌luisbardamu1. “The Hand of Artist 1906.” YouTube, 5 Apr. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=xigFamzYaw0. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.

‌Poggi, Sofía. “Sound as an Indexical Element in Nonfiction Animation | Animationstudies 2.0.” Animationstudies.org, 2019, blog.animationstudies.org/?p=3250. Accessed 12 Sept. 2024.

‌Movielover. “Movie Lover: Indexicality and Film.” Movie Lover, 29 Apr. 2009, movie-lover1.blogspot.com/2009/04/indexicality-and-film.html.

‌“FANTASIA. A Stop Motion Animation by Guldies.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NgRiVb38p0. Accessed 4 Nov. 2023.

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