Quiz

Pfffirate stood out to me in particular out of all the CGI short films we watched. It was a story about a balloon pirate in a ballon world. The struggle starts when a bird made of some sort of metal appears and tries to pop his ship. The pirate tries to kill the bird with balloon canon balls, which eventually hits the bird, causing it to plummet into the ship. Bad choice were made by the pirate that day.

In class that day we were talking about how people are concerned with making a 'Pixar short' that they worry about that more than the story or the characters. This student film plays to the strength of animation by making things look plastic. They also had the pirate not have any joints which relieved many problems that computer animation can cause. By playing to animation's strengths, they created a unique story and used the plastic element to advance the plot. Instead of throwing a lot of money at the project, they found creative ways to still achieve a good story. And that's pretty cool. One of the readings we did also mentioned the reasoning behind making a short film. It shouldn't be a way for you to get a job, you should make the film that you want to make and the rest will come naturally.