Sigg Jones

Sigg Jones from Asterokid on Vimeo.

Today in English class, the class watched a video titled: “Sigg Jones”. Basically, the video was a five-minute-long fight scene, however it had more depth and complexity that your standard kick, punch, kick, block… The interesting thing about the video was that it had very little dialogue. However, in this summary I am going to discuss the characters themselves.

Sigg Jones only had two main characters, since it was a short film. Sigg Jones is a huge, heavily-muscled paid fighter. From what we see in the beginning of the video, Sigg Jones doesn’t seem too intelligent, since he doesn’t really talk, but rather grunts in acknowledgment and agreement. From the way the crowd was cheering, awaiting the fig show Sigg Jones was sure to put on. However, the real hero of the story is his manager, a slight, skinny, pale, geeky kind of character. In their fight scene, the manager is most definitely the underdog; however he is wise enough to learn how to utilize his super-awesome shoes’ powerful abilities to help him win the fight.

I think I really like this video, tell me what you think!

"The Second Wind" Video

Second Wind from Ian Worrel on Vimeo.

            “The Second Wind” was a very well-done video. The settings had very geometric feel to them, however the characters and their props had very soft, curved lines. I appreciated the art in this video, and how the creator used line styles, and colors to present a specific mood. When the pinwheel and the large cat fight with the wind, the entire picture was in varying shades of red, reflecting the cat’s rage. I also noticed the small details, such as how the man’s eye color changed from green, to blue, to grey. Attention to detail is one of my favorite qualities in an artist’s work. Finally, the changes in line shape added another dimension to the film. As the cat grew more and more agitated, the lines making up it’s form became straighter, and shorter, making it seem that the cat’s fur was standing straight up! Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this video, and would recommend it to anyone!