Last week I watched an animated short film called Alarm. This film depicts the morning of a tired man as he struggles to get out of bed and awaken himself. The animation used in the film is very fluid. The CG background art used in the film is very realistic with its use of perspective, proportion, shadow and highlight. In contrast, the character in the film has a bit more of a stylistically cartoony flare, however he blends with his environment very well. The animators did a very nice job at creating realistic weight and tension in this film. The idea of the story and the way it is carried out is very simple, but very funny. The character in the film fully opens his eyes only once, when he is frightened awake by the sound of the television, exaggerating the extent to which he is tired. Following this, most of the film's comedy stems from the fact the character does not want to wake up, but alarms on multiple devices (and other noises) continue to disturb his sleep. He even goes so far as to shoot his alarm clock which only adds to the humor of the film. Overall I think it was very well executed in terms of both story and animation and I would definitely recommend it to friends.
Watch it Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc-vINJmhNk
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