THE MACHINE
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39. THE MACHINE
2 years ago
DIRECTOR Rob Shaw
ANIMATION STUDIO Bent Image Lab
"The Machine" is an animated fable following the path of an innocently forged mechanical creature. As his independence and knowledge of the world grows on his journey, as does his desire to conquer all that we encounters, from the pastures of a farmer to the realm of man's entire world.
The story is in itself a mechanized apparition, the characters and scenery exisiting inside of an early 20th century nickel arcade and being driven forward by the gears of this machine.
The main character, the innocently created, human like mechanism whose power knows no bounds, thinks of himself as invincible, that no man or spirit could ever overpower him. Yet, the irony is that he himself is only a small part of a greater device, and in this case, a mechanized stage for passers by to waste a nickel in.
This film was shot over many hours at Bent Image Lab over the course of several months in 2008-2009. Animated using stop-motion puppets and sets, then composited together in After Effects, the film has a mixed media presence to it that is accentuated by the machine's own collage like form.
CREDITS:
Film by Rob Shaw
Narrator
Andrea Schuch
Voice recorded by
Angela Poschet
Animators
Rob Shaw
Sarah Hulin
Sound Design
Brian Kinkley
Music
Sirrobrob
Color Correction
Orland Nutt
Additional effects
Fred Ruff
ANIMATION STUDIO Bent Image Lab
"The Machine" is an animated fable following the path of an innocently forged mechanical creature. As his independence and knowledge of the world grows on his journey, as does his desire to conquer all that we encounters, from the pastures of a farmer to the realm of man's entire world.
The story is in itself a mechanized apparition, the characters and scenery exisiting inside of an early 20th century nickel arcade and being driven forward by the gears of this machine.
The main character, the innocently created, human like mechanism whose power knows no bounds, thinks of himself as invincible, that no man or spirit could ever overpower him. Yet, the irony is that he himself is only a small part of a greater device, and in this case, a mechanized stage for passers by to waste a nickel in.
This film was shot over many hours at Bent Image Lab over the course of several months in 2008-2009. Animated using stop-motion puppets and sets, then composited together in After Effects, the film has a mixed media presence to it that is accentuated by the machine's own collage like form.
CREDITS:
Film by Rob Shaw
Narrator
Andrea Schuch
Voice recorded by
Angela Poschet
Animators
Rob Shaw
Sarah Hulin
Sound Design
Brian Kinkley
Music
Sirrobrob
Color Correction
Orland Nutt
Additional effects
Fred Ruff
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Loved it, it scared me but I loved it!
It all works. Including the unusual choice of narrator. With her slightly mechanistic quality with a surprising accent, makes the whole piece utterly fresh.
interesting choice of narrative voice though
Also, Kayne West seems to agree :)
kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=242973_-1__0_~0_-1_11_2009_0_0&em3298=&em3282=&em3281=&em3161=