Lizzi Akana and her 'Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin'
I'm sure I have mentioned Akana a few times before now in my previous blogs, but I just can't seem to get enough of her. Her work is compelling, surreal and just all together intriguing, it's no wonder I can't get enough of her work, she's a role model for all wannabe female 2D animators.
Looking here at this animated short, it's interesting to say the least. ‘Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin’ shows a weird world of foods and balloons where something is always missing and much is to be desired. It portrays a day in the life of the limbless, headless, faceless and brainless and paints a surrealistic picture that is strangely addicting to me. This brilliantly made animated short was just one of few that truly held my attention from beginning to end. The story itself oozes creativity but with the quirky characters and beautifully animated scenes it is with no surprise to me that this runway hit won multiple awards. Produced as Akana’s senior project, each frame was hand drawn, scanned individually, painted in Photoshop, then composited in After Effects, an example of dedication and hard work.
Looking here at this animated short, it's interesting to say the least. ‘Marvelous, Keen Loony Bin’ shows a weird world of foods and balloons where something is always missing and much is to be desired. It portrays a day in the life of the limbless, headless, faceless and brainless and paints a surrealistic picture that is strangely addicting to me. This brilliantly made animated short was just one of few that truly held my attention from beginning to end. The story itself oozes creativity but with the quirky characters and beautifully animated scenes it is with no surprise to me that this runway hit won multiple awards. Produced as Akana’s senior project, each frame was hand drawn, scanned individually, painted in Photoshop, then composited in After Effects, an example of dedication and hard work.
A repeat watch, I find the audio to fit nicely with the scenes and the whole feel of the film to exempt a sort of humorous yet endearing edge. It’s quirky nature whirlwinds us into a bizarre world that lacks one’s crucial element to living yet life goes on. And it is with its dreamlike style of drawing that really gets me going, I want to take note of how something so simplistic can translate so well. I tend to find myself sketching characters that lack originality and life and thinking up stories that make too much sense. Perhaps its time to dig a bit deeper and think a little more out of the box.
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