A shame "The Listener" (the first animation made by Chris Landreth) doesn't have its own page on the Internet Movie Database, leaving me with no choice but to write this review on the page of the Liquid Television episode where it was featured instead. (Another early work by him, named "Data Driven: The Story of Franz K" is also missing from this website)
From the very beginning of his career, Landreth already showed a pretty original artistic vision for his CGI shorts, displaying a very creative use of imagery which still feels fresh disregard of the dated technology.
A brief, but fascinating experience which does a lot with very little elements. Kinda wish more 3D animators dared to be more experimental with their work instead of just aiming for realism and generic cuteness, but then again, it's an understandable consequence of thinking all animation is exclusively a children's medium, something very limiting for the creators involved.
From the very beginning of his career, Landreth already showed a pretty original artistic vision for his CGI shorts, displaying a very creative use of imagery which still feels fresh disregard of the dated technology.
A brief, but fascinating experience which does a lot with very little elements. Kinda wish more 3D animators dared to be more experimental with their work instead of just aiming for realism and generic cuteness, but then again, it's an understandable consequence of thinking all animation is exclusively a children's medium, something very limiting for the creators involved.
