3D Animations
The Power of Suggestion
2006
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In this digital animation, the soundtrack to a 1950s ephemeral movie about psychological word association is used to suggest an implicit intention behind each explicit question.
The public domain ephemeral movie clips were found in the Prelinger Archives within the Internet Archives (Archive.org). This voluminous resource is where I find unique snapshots from an era of innocence and absurdity.
Though this work was made many years prior to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, it appears to be a harbinger of the future, where machines can solve the emotional problems of humans from an objective standpoint.
I like the caveat at the end.
Screenings
Connecticut Film Festival
New Canaan, Greenwich, and New Haven, Connecticut, U S A
May 2008
Bridge Fest
Vancouver, Canada
May 2008
Sacramento International Film Festival
Sacramento, U S A
March 2008
Ellensburg Film Festival
Ellensburg, Washington, U S A
October 2007
Renderyard Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
October 2007
The New Jersey International Film Festival
New Brunswick, U S A
September 2007
Charlotte Film Festival
Charlotte, North Carolina, U S A
September 2007
Illinois International Film Festival
St. Charles, Illinois, U S A
September 2007
Best Animated Family Short
Edmonton International Film Festival
Edmonton, Canada
September 2007