Jun
8
2006
Luke Gustafson’s Headlessness
Luke Gustafson wants to haunt your dreams. Sure this 3:30 minute music video ‘Headlessness’ is a bit repetitive, but damn if that head-splitting sequence near the end isn’t worth the wait. Where and who are you, Luke?
June 8th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Luke is one of the talented animation directors at Smiley guy studios.You should interview him Aaron.He’s been in the Canadian animation biz for a while, working on ed ed and eddy at AKA and pioneering flash stuff.
June 9th, 2006 at 8:26 am
This shares some strong similarities to Revolver. But I mean that as a complement. The animation is quite a refined use of flash. Especially without the use of tweening for much of the movement. Quite nice.
June 13th, 2006 at 2:55 am
well… i’d just like to say thanks alot for posting my film. oh, this is Luke Gustafson, the film maker of “Headlessness”. and i just discovered that ‘Cold Hard Flash’ has posted/linked my film.
perhaps a little history might help clarify the films content…beyond it being a ‘trip’ (which i hope it is to all viewers anyways. :]).
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SO it started as a series of automatic drawings on ‘Animation Paper’ BEFORE i discovered ‘Flash’.(’automatic drawings’ being a reference to dadaism/surealism and early psychological exploration during the 1920s _and onward_. the beatnik era if you will).
“Automatic drawings” meaning to draw without consideration of content or linear conscience. Bottom line: to ‘let your mind go’.
Funny then that the film eventually became an outlet to explore the ‘limitations of flash’.
Ultimately it was a rebellion against the symbol heavy, tween convenience of the program. BUT taking advantage where it would apply (like cycling and shape tweening).
In the end, after 3 years on and off of working on the film, i decided to end it and simply recycle/reuse shots i had developed during the ‘not working in the industry’ periods of my career.
i’m very greatful for the ‘revolver’ reference made. as it is a respected film in our (short film enthusiasts) arena.
the content, in its final conception, references (in a small way) Alejandro Jodorowsky’s film “Holy Mountain”. focusing primarily on the pilgramage aspect.
i hope this provides some insight to interested viewers and again am grateful for the viewership i have recieved via Cold Hard Flash!
Again I hope this provides some small insight to those viewers whom are interested in the what lies behind the ‘curtain’…
thank you
LUke
August 29th, 2006 at 5:30 am
It really strokes my ego in this neo passionistic kind of way. I relate to your struggle to identify with yourself your negativity towards todays consumeristic society. it reminds me of Dali. A mind who could come up with this breathtaking film truly deserves to be as recognized as Tron.
-Magnifico Karen
September 2nd, 2006 at 10:17 pm
Damn. I was told to check this out by a college of mine… but…
…This isn’t very good….. If you can make turd like this a get a director position at smiley guy than maybe I should poop, smear it on a mirror and become their president!
This doesn’t even show the basic principles of animation. It looks like a badly done student film. And it looks rushed. No offense… but I hope you improved your animation skill some before becoming a director!
Basically… I’m pretty unimpressed with this short, but it does show you have potiential.
October 2nd, 2006 at 2:24 am
haha!
ralph bakshi said “i would’ve made the characters legs flying off and shit.”
the films also an award winner if you can believe it.
best experimental short/squamish film festival
selected for competion/brooklyn underground film festival
LUke
October 6th, 2006 at 5:55 am
Hey Anonymous,
I hear Smiley Guys is hiring! Bring your poopy mirror!
Sincerely,
Anonymous
November 2nd, 2006 at 2:49 am
“I melt your velveeta brain with my flaming broadsword of art” – Crad Kilodney (writer of “Lightning Struck My Dick” and other greats)
not so anonymous,
thee DR. MINZ