Recent Animation: A Scanner Darkly

Recently I watched A scanner Darkly (2006) which was filmed digitally and then turned into an animation over a period of 18 months, this is also the case with another of Linklater's work "waking life" which I am also interested in watching in the future.

The way in which the piece was animated was very effective in enhancing the aesthetic of the piece, especially as the main theme of the piece was the war on drugs, and the protagonist's addiction so, the animation really added to the questionable psychological emphasis of the film.

This is the first film I've seen which uses animation over live action filming, which was very interesting and opened my eyes to the vast possibilities of animation and how this might continue to develop in the future.

Probably a bit too advanced for me to try and attempt in my work, but I very much admire the style and the way this method depicts well known actors in an animated fashion, the aesthetics of this is very pleasing.