On November 3rd, Jason had the honor and privilege to hop around REDCAP, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for a special treat. Presented by REDCAP and the Center for Visual Music, this event collected some of the best artists in this genre to showcase their creations. What Jason witnessed and experienced was a beautiful collection of visual animation and light art that helped fuel some awesome ideas for future games to come! Mixing, light, sound, and animation is what Monstrous is all about, so this was an opportunity not to miss!
Here is a brief write up of the event:
"This ravishing "play of light" explores rhythmic abstractions in the cinematic tradition of Oskar Fischinger and visual music animation. The centerpiece of the program is the Los Angeles debut of Joost Rekveld's #37 (Netherlands, 2009, 31 min., 35mm CinemaScope), a stunningly beautiful study of the propagation and diffraction of light through crystalline structures. Sure to bend more than a few minds, the lineup also offers award-winning animated shorts from around the world, most of which are screening in L.A. for the first time. Featured artists include Scott Draves, Robert Seidel, Steven Woloshen, Bärbel Neubauer, Thorsten Fleisch, Bret Battey, Michael Scroggins, Samantha Krukowski, Mondi, Devon Damonte, Scott Nyerges, Vivek Patel, Yusuke Nakajima and more. Plus the final film by the late CGI wizard Richard "Doc" Baily. With Joost Rekveld in person.Images above courtesy Joost Rekveld and Scott Draves.
Lichtspiel showcases a variety of
animation techniques, from handmade camera-less (hand-painted, taped and
scratched) films to traditional drawn animation to live-object animation to
microphotography and state-of-the-art 3D computer graphics. Visual music styles
are just as varied, with some artists like Draves and Baily writing computer
code to realize their visions, while others draw inspiration from the
pioneering work of Fischinger or the cosmic meditations of Jordan
Belson."
The complete write up can be found here.
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