The storyline of this film completely blew me away I could definitely see a comparison to western animation through this eastern style. I was told in a seminar by Ed Hooks that Miyazaki was asked what the difference between east and western animation? He began to clap his hands and said "the difference between them is the sound inn between the clap which we call mwa, western animations are afraid of adding the in between bits to their consistent point". I could defiantly see what he was say withing the film as there was so many points of the film which excited me and I could see that Miyazaki almost see's beyond a beginning a middle and an end. I can't say I was bored for even a second whilst watching as round every twist and turn I was exhilarated path, as nothing in Miyazaki world was ever what It first seem to be.
Visually the film was enchanting demonstrating a bright an bold colours, stylised using a watercolour look for the backgrounds, his characters drawn in a distinct Japanese style with large eyes with a tiny or extremely large mouth depending on the emotion the character is experiencing. I also like the fact that Miyazaki has kept to the traditional 2D style and feel absolutly no need to result to computer animation which seem rather rare these days as 2D seems to be dying In the west which I feel is an absolute shame.
This is a short by Tim Burton about a seven year old boy called Vincient Malloy (top left picture) that wants to be like Vincient Price (top right). He spends hes day pretending that he is this dark sadistic lonley tortured soul, reading novels of Sir Edgar Alan Poe that is possed by his house slowly dying as he morns the death of his late wife. when really hes an over dramatic little boy. So although this animation is quite dark its also quite comical as just when you feel drawn into vincient dark and excentric world you are snapped right back out of it as the real world interupts abruptly showing you the reality of the present world.
The differnts between Victor's real and imaginary worlds are clearly demonstrated through lighting in the pictures above. The real world you notice shows far lighter tones effectivly appearing more alive, where as victors imaginary world is far more dark and dramatically mobid revealing its self to be practically dead.
I looked at the range of differnt camrea angle Burton had use to create the illusion of this wounded reality, which seems off scale twisting and turning giving you the feeling that there is nothing in your visions way that can be trusted causing you to feel some what disattached. You almost feel as if its closing in on you creating a certain claustrophobia, clasping tighter and tighter with every word and every movement convincing you of it mood, which is why the ironey is so amusing when you are snapped back to the lighter bright current world . The use of a spot light on victor is offen the trend how ever other lighting is used on his face accomponied by a shadow which show a great defined quality.
