pix from Kenna's visit to the office.
today i saw what is now one of my new favorite stop motion works, komaneko: the curious cat, at the sf international animation festival. it is the first major japanese feature-length stop motion film and is quite endearing.
Komaneko is a burgeoning animator. She creates puppets and sets, then films them stop-motion style. She has a series of adventures with her friends Radi-Bo, a ghost and a Bigfoot-like creature whom she tries to document with her 8mm camera. Featuring a sweet soundtrack with little dialogue, except a few strategically placed “meow, meow, meows,” Komaneko: The Curious Cat depicts new friendships, creativity and the conflicting emotions that accompany a childhood filled with wonder. Director Tsuneo Goda has created Japan’s first major stop-motion animated film. It is a delicate, beautiful and undeniably cute work enlivened through brilliant technique.
i took quick look at Plaxo Pulse this morning as it appears to be the first live implementation of OpenSocial APIs. i've already added my last.fm, livejournal, ad flickr feeds. however, these look to be RSS so far?
