So the encounters film festival hit Bristol the other week and I decided to check out Tim Minchin's Desert Island Flicks, which shoulld have been more suitably named; Tim Minchin's animator friend's Desert Island Flicks, as the evening seemed to be more centered the animator himself and his choices rather than Minchin's input, who remained rather nervously quiet throughout the evening. They bagan the evening with 5 clips of different animations the animator present found inspiring, for me and my friends, being animation enthusiasts, this was no problem however I can sympathise with other members of the audience who just wanted to get down to it and watch 'Storm' beacuse the did seem to drag it out a bit! However overall it was a fun evening and good performance (even if it was in need of a bit shuffling around :p) But most importantly the animation was really good 'Storm' is Minchins 9 minute rant on what he wished he'd said when face with an egocentric aloof woman he met at a dinner party, DC Turner (animator) approached this subject in flash and pulled it off pretty well!
sadly since the release of the film they've taken it of Youtube, but here's the trailer, and I'll also post the whole of Tim Minchins rant as its a must listen! :)
