Najboljši filmi Festivala računalniške animacije SIGGRAPH / Best of SIGGRAPH‘s Computer Animation Festival

RAVNOTEŽJE / EQUILIBRIO
Tomas Salles (NYU/CADA)
ZDA/USA, 2007, DVD, 1'17''

Moški se zapre v temačno telovadnico, kjer divje krepi mišice zgornjega dela svojega telesa. Ko se napihne do velikanskih razsežnosti, se poruši njegovo ravnotežje.

A male character confined in a dark gym works out to develop his upper body muscles, and as he grows to enormous proportions his body stability changes.

SRBEŽ / THE ITCH
Joel Green (NCCA Bournemouth University)
VB/UK, 2006, DVD, 1'44''

Kratka animacija o čudaškem obdobju v življenju glavnega lika. Nekega dne ugotovi, da ga zasleduje majhen, na pogled čisto običajen moški, ki ga začne trepljati s svojo sprehajalno palico. Novega in nezaželenega spremljevalca se ne more znebiti, pa naj se še tako trudi.

A short animation about a strange period in the main character's life. One day he finds himself being followed home by a small plain looking man who starts tapping him with a walking stick. No matter what he does, he cannot get rid of his new unwelcome companion.

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Ichiro Iwano (Iwano Design)
Japonska/Japan, 2007, DVD, 7'15''

Mož dela v vojaški bazi; pravkar je dokončal modelček letala za sina, ki praznuje rojstni dan. A ko se delovni dan bliža koncu, zazvoni telefon ...
To je zgodba o paradoksni situaciji, ko tipični oče želi svoji družini le srečo in mir, medtem ko ga na delu vsak dan obkrožajo orožja za množično uničenje. Živimo v kompleksni družbi, kjer sta sreča in strah vedno prepletena.

A man works at a missile base. Today is his son's birthday, and he has just finished making him a model plane. But as the day's work is coming to an end, the telephone rings...
This is a story of the paradoxical situation in witch a typical father wishes peace and happiness for his family, while working with weapons of mass destruction. We live in a complex society where happiness and anxiety are interwoven.

90°
Jules Janaud, Raphael Martinez-Bachel, François Roisin (Supinfocom)
Francija/France, 2006, DVD, 8'45''

Junak išče svojo glavo med kvadrati in krogi konstruktivističnega univerzuma.

From square to circle, a character looks for his head in a constructivist world.

APORT / FETCH
Dana Dorian (Axis Animation)
VB/UK, 2006, DVD, 1'16''

Colin s svojim psom Cumberlandom odide v park, da bi vadila aport, a Cumberland ima drugačne načrte.

Colin takes his dog Cumberland to the park for a game of fetch, but Cumberland has other ideas.

ZAČETEK / BEGINNING
Takehisa Igarashi (Tohoku University of Art and Design)
Japonska/Japan, 2006, DVD, 2'48''

Z razvojem računalniške grafične tehnologije postaja razlika med resničnim in virtualnim prostorom vse bolj nejasna. To nam omogoča svobodnejše izražanje, ker pa ljudje še vedno zahtevajo jasne ločnice, morajo tako računalniška grafika kot resnične podobe ohraniti jasno identiteto.

The difference between real and virtual space is becoming vague because of advanced computer graphics technology. This allows us more expression, however, people still want a clear separation, thus computer graphics and real images must each retain a strong identity.

LOVCI NA KODE / CODEHUNTERS
Ben Hibon (Axis Animation)
VB/UK, 2006, DVD, 6'45''

Zgodba štirih junakov, združenih v boju proti zločinskim tolpam, pokvarjenim policajem, besnečim pošastim in tiranskemu Kanu, ki vladajo propadajočemu pristaniškemu mestu Lhek. Film je postavljen v bližajočo se prihodnost, uporablja pa sijajno mešanico animacijskih tehnik z Vzhoda in Zahoda.

Codehunters tells the story of four heroes: Shen, Lawan, Zom and Nhi as they join forces to battle corrupt gangs, dirty paycops, rampaging monsters and the tyrannical Khann in the crumbling port city of Lhek. The piece is set in the not too distant future and uses a stunning mix of eastern and western animation techniques.

M.C. ESCHER KONTRAST — MINIMALNA IZDAJA / M.C. ESCHER CONTRAST — MINIMUM EDITION
Kazumasa Otsuki (CAD Center Corporation)
Japonska/Japan, 2006, DVD, 5'09''

Življenje bo obstajalo, dokler bodo naši čuti zaznavali kontrast. Celotni večdimenzionalni svetovi na enem samem listu papirja. Iluzija neskončnosti s pomočjo brezmejnega ponavljanja pravilnih oblik. Ne boste se mogli upreti popotovanju v skrivnostni svet M. C. Escherja (1898—1872). Avtor, ki so ga sodobniki ožigosali kot heretika, velja danes za znanilca sodobne računalniške grafike.

Life will last only until our senses can perceive contrasts. Entire multi-dimensional universes on a single sheet of paper, infinity evoked by an endless repetition of regular shapes. You will be irresistibly drawn into the mysterious world of M.C. Escher (1898-1972) - branded a heretic by the art establishment of his time, today he is seen as the precursor of contemporary computer graphics art.

BOTER SOULA / THE GRANDFATHER OF SOUL
Jaime Maestro (Keytoon Animation Studio)
ZDA/USA, 2006, DVD, 2'08''

Ob neizmerno žalostni novici o smrti Jamesa Browna so pri Animacijskem studiu Keytoon s ponosom predstavili kratki animirani film Boter soula. Kratkometražec slavi duha in energijo nepozabne uspešnice Jamesa Browna I Got You s humornim glasbenim spotom, v katerem se starec prepusti ritmom glasbe v zasebnosti svojega doma — ali pa tudi ne.

On the heels of the very sad news of James Brown's passing, Keytoon Animation Studio was proud to present their animated short entitled The Grandfather of Soul. The short celebrates the soul and energy of the unforgettable James Brown hit I Got You with a comical music video of an old man getting his groove on in the privacy of his own home, or so we think.

VRAN / CROW
Marie Hyon, Marco Spier (PSYOP, Inc.)
ZDA/USA, 2006, DVD, 1'40''

PSYOP je s pomočjo izvrstnega dizajna in zamisli ustvaril presunljivo lepo, izredno zgoščeno in detajlno vizualno poezijo, ki svoj resnični vtis najbolje pokaže v HD tehniki. Kratki film je zaradi navideznega minimalizma še toliko bolj nadroben in učinkovit.

Through great design and conception PSYOP created a hauntingly beautiful, highly dense and detailed visual poem which is best viewed in HD for full impact. The spot is all the more detailed and effective because of its seeming minimalism.

VERSUS
François Caffiaux, Romain Noel, Thomas Salas (Supinfocom)
Francija/France, 2006, DVD, 5'50''

Dva samurajska klana se z dveh otokov sredi oceana bojujeta za prevlado na tretjem otočku.

From two islands lost in the ocean, two samurai clans fight for a little island.

MALO VERJETNO / FAT CHANCE
Ben Jones (NCCA Bournemouth University)
VB/UK, 2006, DVD, 1'17''

Komična značajska animacija. Filmska pripoved se razodene skozi dejanja glavnega lika, osamljenega in močno predebelega moškega, ki se redno prepušča fantazijam in sanjarjenju, da bi bilo njegovo življenje malce bolj zanimivo. Hiperaktivna domišljija ga sili k pretiravanju in olepševanju še tistih najbolj vsakdanjih situacij.

A comedy character animation peace. The film's narrative is delivered through the actions of the main character; a lonely and extremely overweight man with fantasies and daydreams that he regularly indulges in to make his life more interesting. This overactive imagination makes him exaggerate and embellish the most mundane of situations he finds himself in.

ČAS JE ZA JERRYJA!: POD ŽAROMETI / IT'S JERRY TIME!: THE BIG TIME
Orrin Zucker (Ozone Inc.)
ZDA/USA, 2007, DVD, 3'48''

Čas je za Jerryja! je izvirna spletna animirana serija, ki črpa iz resničnega življenja in nezgod moškega srednjih let z imenom Jerry, katerega življenje je malce težje, kot naj bi bilo. Avtorja Jerry in Orrin Zucker sta ustvarila prvo poddajo, nominirano za nagrado Emmy.
V tem delu se Jerry spominja svojih začetkov v zabaviščni industriji.

It's Jerry Time! is an original animated web-series based on the true-life misadventures of Jerry, a middle-aged single guy who's life is just a bit tougher than it should be. The series, created by Jerry and Orrin Zucker, was the first podcast to be nominated for an Emmy Award.
In this episode Jerry recalls his early days trying to break in to showbiz.

PTIČJI MOŽ / L'UOMO UCCELLO / BIRD MAN
Alidia Cerbelaud, Sarah Mardine (LISAA)
Francija/France, 2006, DVD, 3'09''

Kaj če bi se Leonardove največje sanje uresničile?

What if Leonardo's greatest dream became reality?

EGO
Louis Blaise, Thomas Lagache, Bastien Roger (Supinfocom)
Francija/France, 2005, DVD, 7'15''

Moški se sooči z odsevom v ogledalu.

A man faces his reflection.

VIDEO 3000
Marc Schleiss, Simon Schleidt, Jochen Haussecker, Jörg Grosshans, Jörg Edelmann (University of Tübingen)
Nemčija/Germany, 2006, DVD, 4'24''

Rolf je navdušen nad novim videorekorderjem modela 'Video 3000'. A ko ga prižge, ugotovi, da je daljinec pokvarjen, saj namesto videa obvladuje resničnost. Med poigravanjem s tipkami 'predvajanje', 'pavza', 'hitro previjanje naprej', 'hitro previjanje nazaj' Rolf odkrije tipko, ki je doslej ni opazil.

Rolf is very happy about his brand-new "Video 3000" VCR. But while starting it he recognizes that the remote control is not working properly, instead of controlling the VCR, it affects the real world. While playing with the available buttons ‘Play', ‘Pause', 'Fast Forward', ‘Fast Rewind', Rolf discovers another button he has so far disregarded.

KONEC / THE END
Maxime Leduc, Michel Samreth, Martin Ruyant (Supinfocom)
Francija/France, 2005, DVD, 6'16''

Ptičje strašilo se spoprijatelji s ptičem.

A scarecrow befriends a bird.