Directed and Animated by Ryan Woodward
I was asked to analyse the short film
series 'Thought of You' and to give answers to questions, such as what the
feelings does the animation evoke and what role does Arcs play and how does it
affect the whole clip. (I decided to upload the same animation but with a
different background track just because I personally like this version more.)
Everybody is very familiar with the fact that dance has always been a personification of the inner world of a character. And that is exactly what happens in this clip - through their movements, the characters tell a story in a really beautiful and unique way. Arcs enhances the impression over the audience by demonstrating the movement itself and how fast or slow it is.
Very slow movements can be spotted often, too (00:29, 01:16, 01:55) - these moments make the audience impatient. They play the role of a different type of Anticipation, whose main role is not to prepare us for the next action, but to make us look forward to it.
The animation also includes lots of exaggerated moments which make it seem more like a dream than anything else (00:47, 01:25 and 01:52). However, these are the moments that make it seem more realistic because they are the ones that resonate with the audience. Also, they show the dancers' mood and help him express the feelings he has for the other character.
How do I interpret the story?
I think that the two characters represent two different worlds which want to be together but cannot. That is why they keep chasing each other. During the dance the two characters share, they gradually start entering each others' worlds, in order to be together. But in the end they remain separated.
Everybody is very familiar with the fact that dance has always been a personification of the inner world of a character. And that is exactly what happens in this clip - through their movements, the characters tell a story in a really beautiful and unique way. Arcs enhances the impression over the audience by demonstrating the movement itself and how fast or slow it is.
Very slow movements can be spotted often, too (00:29, 01:16, 01:55) - these moments make the audience impatient. They play the role of a different type of Anticipation, whose main role is not to prepare us for the next action, but to make us look forward to it.
The animation also includes lots of exaggerated moments which make it seem more like a dream than anything else (00:47, 01:25 and 01:52). However, these are the moments that make it seem more realistic because they are the ones that resonate with the audience. Also, they show the dancers' mood and help him express the feelings he has for the other character.
How do I interpret the story?
I think that the two characters represent two different worlds which want to be together but cannot. That is why they keep chasing each other. During the dance the two characters share, they gradually start entering each others' worlds, in order to be together. But in the end they remain separated.
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