A documentary about Yuko who is obsessed about strawberries. I like it because Yuko's daughter who directed the film successfully portrays Yuko's quirky strawberry fettish. The crayon animation also helps to illustrate Yuko's imaginative ideas about strawberries and makes it more entertaining to the audience. The documentary is not just comedic, but also informative about the Japanese's vice of everyday objects fetishism.
The Chaperone 3D is humorous adaptation of a personal story of a serious incident which a motor gang break into a school dance. The story was told in a first person perspective by a school teacher who are chaperoning during the incident. I noticed that a lot of documentary animation uses mixed media to highlight the mood in the story, and they were used interestingly in The Chaperone 3D to emphasise emotion that is lacking from the rotoscoped movements. The choice of retro aesthetic such as Piñata explosions and puppets animation fits in well with the tone of voice the director wants to convey. It gives off a celebratory feeling towards their victory and manages to recreate an atmosphere which is the opposite of the catastrophic result of the incident.
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The animation takes bits and bobs from interviews of famous artists from the beatnik generation. The visual of the animation is minimalistic and attractive. It heavily relies on the print textures, yet it does not deters it to explain the rather abstract ideas introduced in the narration.
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