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Impressive collection of short computer animations
This collection of sixteen short computer animation films is very impressive. My wife is an art major with an emphasis in graphics arts and she was also amazed at the quality of the animation. As someone who goes back to making images with the basic four colors and with pixels that looked like small dominoes, I paid very close attention to details such as the shadows, not only in the main, but also on faces and other small crevices. In most cases the details were there, closely mimicking life.
The sixteen films also tell stories, some of which are old, but all are told with great originality and creativity. Themes such as attempts to achieve freedom, the endless cycle of birth and death; religion as an uplifting and unifying force and simple play all appear in a film. My children, ages 10 and 11, also watched much of the tape with me and they were as fascinated as I was.
If I ever teach computer graphics again, I will start and end the class by showing this tape as a before and after example. At the start, I will use it to demonstrate what can be done and at the end, use it to point out what they can now do after learning the principles covered in the course. It should also be required viewing for all art majors.

Published in Mathematics and Computer Education, reprinted with permission.

I Really Enjoyed It
I really enjoyed this video.The graphics were cool and I enjoyed how some of the stories were told by just music.My favorites are ping(which really made me laugh),teaspoon,apples and oranges,tightrope,fat cat on a diet and butterflies in the rain. I really suggest if like something different to buy this video,It's worth it.

Not for KIDS! Disappointed...
A few comments: has a scene in the beginning few clips full of very direct sexual connotation...lots of clips where the main character is killed or smashed. Two of the clips are available on a free sample video from 3dStudioMAX which I already had anyway. Poorly animated and textured clip about the passe little joke where a guy falls off a tower and hits the bucket full of tools on the way up, then it lands on him on the way down. A long boring clip about a primitive tribal alien clan. Over all...lots of filler stuff. A few decent renders and character setups, but don't waste your money!

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