10 Jun 2013

A Film About Poo ★★★★☆



Review of 'A Film About Poo' which can be found here on Vimeo.

Length: 01:30
Written & directed by Emily Howells & Anne Wilkins
Genre: Animation
Date: 2009
Rating: ★★★

Logline: Musical animation about the do's and don'ts of doo doo.

There's a nice mixture of styles in this quirky cartoon, which tells us to wash our hands after dropping the kids off at the pool. Stop motion, hand drawn sketches, text, paper craft, and graphic art all blend together well to make this continually visually interesting. 

A catchy little acoustic guitar ditty accompanies the imagery, which is both appealingly harmonic and humorous. Similar to the animation, there's variation between singing and talking which gives a good change of tempo and tone. The home recorded sound quality and innocently delivered lyrics goes hand in hand with the childish fun of the animation and they compliment each other well. 

It's very simple in concept and will no doubt be appreciated by both adults and kids. Lyrically, this feels underwhelming and could perhaps have been written stronger but musically it hits the right note. The collection of styles on screen is a nice way to show off the animation skills, there's a good flow of movement without it ever feeling overcrowded. Good effort. 

Best Bit: Breeks round ankles. 

Worst Bit: Lyrics not always perfectly clear. 

Final thought: A few little germs never killed anybody. 

Read a condensed review of this film on Twitter here.

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