Alt Title
The Ballad of Viktor GRC-01
Publication Date
5-2-2024
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
VanValkenburg, Amanda
Second Advisor
Rea, Michael
Third Advisor
Trankina, Francis
Degree Name
M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts)
Department
School of Art and Design
Disciplines
Audio Arts and Acoustics | Illustration | Interdisciplinary Arts and Media
Abstract
My dystopian short film "The Ballad of Viktor GRC-01" seeks to tap into the essence of animation as a humanist art form, a distorted mirror to reality rendered in pencil. The mark making and compositions more closely resemble German expressionist woodcuts, or early 20th century comic strips with stark contrasting monochromatic ink blotches and screen tones.
Character dynamics are implied through staging and body language as opposed to dialogue, and based off the assumption of the audience being willing to fill in their own gaps of meaning in the ambiguity, not dissimilar to a receptive audience to abstract modern art. The soundtrack, composed of synthesized local field recordings and vintage drum machine and keyboard samples, evokes a human spirit imbued into technology as well as being a throwback to the soundtracks of the science fiction and thriller cinema of the 1980s.
Recommended Citation
Krueger, Dean, "I'm Not a Robot" (2024). Graduate Artistry Projects and Performances. 9.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-artistry/9
Included in
Audio Arts and Acoustics Commons, Illustration Commons, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons
Comments
Video link:
Part I "A Shitty Work Day": https://youtu.be/ngwOxPyDuwg
Part II "GateHoppers": https://youtu.be/DulaAas8ehg
Part III "2TB of Pain": https://youtu.be/X8PM8hxI54U