By Max Baker

For my choice of the literal hand in animation, I chose “How to make Jewelry.” The short animation, How to make Jewelry, shows the artists, Guldies (Alex’s), hand. The video is just a minute long and shows the hand making a bracelet. I think the hand was included to help show the story, as the other objects (pickaxe, rocks, beads) were all animated using stop motion. Guldies animations are very cool and I would recommend watching more of them. 


For my choice of animation for the indexical hand was “A KISS IN THE DARKNESS.” A Kiss In the Darkness is a short stop motion animation done by Winsky, an “emerging music project” under the direction of WIllem Kingma. The art style is very gooey and organic, which I thought fit the Indexical Hand. A lot of personality was put into the characters, and while the clay figures might lack refinement or accuracy I think it adds to the character of the piece. I especially appreciate the audio used, the near constant drone of the background noise adds a lot of atmosphere to the film. 


For my choice of animation for the illusion of life hand was “Twins in Paradise” by Vewn.  Vewn is an animator named Victoria. She made this short animation with some others, like Nick Stratton (cool guitarist) who is a part of the band R.I.P. I chose it for Illusion because the story can be deceptive and create illusions which compels the viewer to piece together the story. It’s a very cool short film. I think the use of drugs to simulate distortion of reality shows the audience the artist’s “hand”. It’s used to show the story from the characters perspective, immersing the viewers into their world.

Citing my Sources:

A KISS IN THE DARKNESS – Stop Motion Short Film, uploaded by Winsky, 30 October 2017, https://youtu.be/F640OD_SNU4?si=9iEZn0OQaRlPqgmw

How to make Jewelry. A Stop motion Animation by Guldies, uploaded by Guldies, 11 February 2020, https://youtu.be/2k1Q732q9xY?si=QJyVP0guz5ouYBB0

Twins in Paradise, uploaded by vewn, 17 June 2020, https://youtu.be/IDYxLj3bYds?si=_k3pMEbHsPWCP83D

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