quoted 5 lines The five finalists for the Squarepusher video competition has been
> The five finalists for the Squarepusher video competition has been
> published at http://www.warprecords.com/goplastic . Looking forward to
> hear your opinion.
>
> -stefan (did "the exploding psychology" video with my buddy Kaspar)
Wow, they're all really good. My opinions (in no particular order):
PLAISTOW FLEX OUT :- This one is the closest to a cartoon (ie, it had a
plot), but it was all a bit too confusing. The skeleton at the end is cool,
but the whole animation could have been from any song with a similar tempo.
Still, very good.
GO! SPASTIC :- A very good geometric animation. Keeps well with the rhythm
and highlights all the intricacies of the track. It's very grey though.
Spots of colour appear briefly, but I don't know if I like the "all grey"
approach. The geometric animation is very good, but overall I wasn't
engrossed by the content. Not an easy song to animate by any means.
METTENG EXCUSE v1.2 :- I really dug this one. It looks inviting, and there's
some semblance of a plot. It's short, but definitely not lacking. The
ending, with the clocks, is really nice. I like this one.
MY RED HOT CAR :- This felt the most like a music video of the lot. It's
interesting (cuz of the crazies) and very watchable. I like the inbetween
animations and overlays. It's very MTV, but then again so is the song (well,
to a degree anyway). My personal favourite.
THE EXPLODING PSYCOLOGY :- One of the best Winamp-Viz-type-things I've ever
seen. It's obviously very well thought out and expertly programmed. A great
deal of effort has gone into this. However, I lost interest after the first
minute and a half I'm afraid. There was just more of the same, and in the
end it felt just like...well, a visualiser pulgin. Sorry Stefan, it wasn't
my favourite. Still, it's an excellent piece of work. Bravo.
I'm really quite impressed with all the 5 finalists. I think Go! Plastic is
a really difficult album to animate to. I was hoping to see one for "I Wish
You Could Talk", but I guess the song is a bit simple in comparison. Anyway,
they're all very good animations. Well done to anyone involved.
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