abstract stories

As mentioned in a previous post, ep 19 is being delayed a little because of the music. I think I will have something ready by the end of next week.
The animation I have planed is somewhat rudimentary. It is certainly more abstract then normal, but I am trying some new techniques which I hope will pan out in a few eps to come.
I’ve been thinking about story more: I feel that even pure abstraction has the capacity to tell a story. Some people in the world have the capacity to tell such stories even in a still image. This is still something that is largely beyond me: my artistic skills are quite rudimentary. But by working on this stuff on a regular basis I do feel that I’m developing some skills regardless. And, every now and then, in something like an ep 9, I get something close to a story.

A quick self assessment:

Ep 18 is up and its not my best work. Often the idea for something starts one way, in the realization there are too many compromises. Too many technical hitches. Too little time. I didn’t to the concept, the found poetry the justice it deserved. There, are, however, some interesting technical skills that I learn't on the way to completing this project, which I’m pretty proud of.