Week 3_Response_William

    For this response, I have chosen "Thin Flower" by Jade Morris.

    In a unique twist for most Collage Animations, "Thin Flower" actually has original music to accompany it. This not only allows the visuals and music to complement each other more effectively, it also "sharpens" the vision of the creator. Instead of creating a collage that complements an already existing song, Jade can now deliver visuals that accompany the metaphors and meanings of the song lyrics themselves.

    When it comes to identifying those meanings and metaphors, I personally got a bit lost. The dominant things I saw were medical items, body parts, food, and legs. So, if I had to take a guess, it might be commenting on people and their self-image. 

    Similar to last week, I appreciate a somewhat analogue feel in my Collage Animation, and "Thin Flower" delivers on that front. The black background is certainly a piece of construction paper, given the lighting changes on the sides between frames. That, along with the jagged movement of props, gave me a very "stop-motion" sensation with the visuals.

    I had a previous gripe with the "Rasputin" video, where it did not go full circle with the TV appearing at the start and the end. Luckily, "Thin Flower" does not have this issue. It starts with the pill, then cookie, then George Washington. At the end, it concludes with George Washington, then cookie, then the pill, perfectly rounding out the video and providing a bit of symmetry at the same time. 

    To conclude, while I couldn't fully quantify all of the prop choices myself, "Thin Flower" won me over with its analogue flare, a determined pace that avoided being aimless, and a true sense of individual passion from its creator in both auditory and optic senses.