Chapman Brothers : Fucken Hell

          This piece of work has a very different approach from traditional definitions of an animation. The whole piece reminded me of dioramas. Although there were no movements and every scene looked like stills from movies, the use of the music brought the figures to life. I attempted to watch the video without sounds and it definitely did not have the same effect. It seemed like every different scene came straight out of a movie at the end of a battle scene or at the conclusion of gruesome war. I guess that's why this piece was titled "Fucken Hell". The approach to capture these figurines and miniature environments by panning and occasional close-ups of the characters worked very well for me. This just added more of a cinematic feel to this piece.