thinglets: A Chaotic Seizure Made of Jam

I'm glad that I watched the short animated film JAM as I thought it was really cool. I'm extremely glad it was under three minutes long as I felt like I was under the effect of some strong hallucinogens after the first minute or so.

The opening 20 seconds kind of reminds me of Larry Marder's Beanworld Chow. I don't know that this is for everyone, but if you want to test your faculties, it's certainly fun.

thinglets: 7 Minute Horror Film

Short and creepy (in a good way) Norwegian horror film that melds elements of one's worst fears on a service like Chatroulette (minus genitalia). I'm almost at the point where I think film festivals should have a crowdsourced night where everyone picks their favourite 10 minute or shorter film to screen and no one knows what the content will be beforehand. In building up these continued testaments to independent, and sometimes individual, filmmakers, there is a seeming middle finger popped to Hollywood.

Congrats to the creators of this work. Films can be like songs: enjoyed over a short time and repeatedly.

thinglets: The Music Scene

If you are a fan of Gerald Scarfe's animation work in The Wall by Pink Floyd, you'll probably find The Music Scene very appealing. Certainly not the same level of drama to the soundtrack as one would find with Floyd, but a stirring visual metaphor that leads you on a five minute journey of an omnipresent medium pushing it's will on the world before collapsing under its own intent.

Very cool visuals that would be enhanced by any hallucinogenics you may wish to consume... perhaps, however, the medium is quite the hallucinogenic in itself.