Tim Minchin's Poem, Storm

Storm from KerShoot on Vimeo.

This is a flash animation that I have decided to write about just to show I'm not negative about all flash animations, because I think this one is really successful and works well because it doesn't follow the generic style of many of them out there. A key feature that is present in this one, that is also present in the Bendito's Machine IV, is the use of Silhouette's and again textured backgrounds. I think that the character style does strike me as being very cartoon network-esque but i don't think that is a negative thing because it has sophistication in the narrative and through the camera shots. There are some very high quality zooms and pans and the staging regularly abides to the rule of thirds so if anything the cartoon style adds to the fun element of it. I really like how it flickers between block colours when they are at the dinner party and then when it goes to visuals of what they are talking about it's a lot more textured. I think this combination of the two styles provides the extra detail that's missing in the characters so gives it the professional look and makes it stand out from other flash animations.