A link to share with your little ones. I might post more of these if you like them. This particular one I just love. Even if produced by a French production company, Futurikon - (link in french, sorry) the message of the film is, I think, universal.
“Minuscule revolves around the day-to-day existence of insects. Although the series calls to mind a wildlife documentary, it’s a documentary in which the insects are presented in burlesque situations, with a fair amount of philosophical contemplation thrown in. You might call it a cross between Tex Avery and Microcosmos, or grassroots slapstick. Or a docu-cartoon series.”
Simple, sharp, fun and extremely well executed. It flies us right into the imaginary world children see every day. I like to keep contact with that kind of imagination, a bit like focusing to see shapes in the clouds, as it acts like a breeze of freshness into my thoughts. Bzzzzzzzzzz!
(Thanks for the link, Yann!)
Awesome! Thank you SO much for finding and sharing this. I love this kind of thing!
Posted by: Tim Jackson | January 19, 2007 at 01:34 AM
That is one feisty ladybug! I love the scene when she leads the flies through the logs --- it is so reminiscent of those Star Wars chase scenes through the valleys on the Death Star.
I'll stop blabbing details. I don't want to wreck it for those who haven't seen it yet. Really well done!
Posted by: KG | January 19, 2007 at 04:02 AM
Just brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Gavin Heaton | January 19, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Great video. I tend to not be patient with videos; however, I watched this from beginning to end. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Lewis Green | January 19, 2007 at 04:06 PM
- Hey Tim,
Great to see you liked it, really! Thank you for your comment. : )
- KG,
Don't ask me why, but I just knew you were going to like it. Probably because you fly too, right! (... remember, with an umbrella!) ; )
- Gavin,
Welcome, mate!
- Lewis,
Wow! That's good Lewis. I'll take as a challenge to share more films worth watching to the end.
Posted by: mindblob | January 19, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Hi Luc, yes, I loved it! I do like bugs, as long as they're cute like the ones in this film. Thanks for sharing this.
Posted by: Sharon Sarmiento | January 19, 2007 at 08:54 PM
Now if Lewis can watch the whole video it must really be good. Two quick thoughts:
1. All things being equal, they aren't. Some media are better than others to convey a message. In this case entertainment works better through the cute imagery, which awake the child in us and connect with the whole life is in the little details sentiment.
2. It's amazing what happens when we change our perspective on things. Because the video pulls us in, we forget time, sit back, and enjoy the story.
Posted by: Valeria Maltoni | January 19, 2007 at 09:29 PM
Sharon,
It was funny to notice that you changed your blog design in parallel (just before my post actually) and went for a "nature feel" with a very nice banner entitled "I'm a little bug". By the way... your new design feels like a breeze of freshness. Very nice indeed!
Valeria,
Unexpected and pertinent comment. Didn't think anyone would digg the sign systems (visual language) of this film. Talking about perspective, from a semiotics point of view, I think sometimes there are things that denotation/connotation just can't explain. Not to mention: the ingredients of "success" for a film. It's what I call the magic of a production. As you said, I recall "being pulled in, forgetting about time, sitting back, and enjoying till the very end of it". There is something universal in the effect encountered. Probably because the invisible links between the ingredients are just... empathy and talent.
Posted by: mindblob | January 19, 2007 at 11:27 PM
Miniscule yet mighty. I adore this--beautifully done. Thank you for this :-).
Posted by: CK | January 20, 2007 at 02:42 AM
Tout nouveau, tout beau.
The audio gave my sound system a real work out, too.
Posted by: Vince Williams | February 01, 2007 at 06:51 PM