"A creative chaos needs to be maintained"

Watching the documentary on Norstein, one thing that really stuck with me was the artist talking about how there is no strict mathematics to animation and that "a creative chaos needs to be maintained." The idea that there is not and cannot be a formula or limit to the aesthetics of animation seems to repeat itself throughout the screening. Especially in "Big Bang Big Boom," you can see the presence of the paint medium and the artist as the objects moved along the walls-- leaving a trail of paint behind. It's messy and chaotic but you can still understand the narrative and what's happening on screen. Not only are we thinking about the storyline, but also who the artist is and what is he or she doing? We are always aware of the filmmaker in each of these films and thereby already distancing ourselves from the work. I thought that looking at the screening through the lens of auteurship and in the terms of the creative chaos of each artist was interesting, to see how it ties their individual styles together.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 20, 2018 at 11:55 AM

    I totally agree with the sentiment that animation should maintain some underlying chaos to it. The best part about animation is the total control one has over every aspect of it. Animation is great because it allows for total creativity without any limitations, so to keep animation confined to certain strict rules would be to completely undermine its inherent creative nature. Live action on the other hand dosn't allow for the type of creativity animation does, and therefore must be more controlled.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 21, 2018 at 11:10 AM

    I actually was going to write my blog post about auteurship as well. Therefore, I completely agree with you on this. I think in the documentary we get a clear example of that, like you said. It's really neat to see that there is no type of formula to animation and it's your own way of doing things. There isn't a right or wrong answer when it comes to animation and I love that. The creator is able to put their own kind of twist on which is why auteurship is so important!

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