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Johnny Kelly: Procrastination

“Procrastination is playing imaginary computer games with your furniture.” Quite possibly my favorite line/visual so far in 2008.

I cannot say enough good things about this brilliant and ceaselessly surprising short from Johnny Kelly (Nexus Productions). It’s a marathon of visual permutations that never gets tiring, even after repeat viewings.

Johnny created “Procrastination” for his MA in animation at the Royal College of Art. It also won the Jerwood Moving Image Award.

Posted on 8 April 2008 by justin
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Comment by monovich
2008-04-08 12:03:24

guilty on all counts including the very activity I’m engaged in.

What an amazing piece.

 
Comment by brandj
2008-04-08 12:33:45

Gorgeous. Getting off the internets now.

 
Comment by briangossett
2008-04-08 12:48:43

uh-mazing!

 
Comment by Alessandro
2008-04-08 12:55:22

great all around, loved the self-referential quality, and the ending was just brilliant. “Procrastination is… not knowing how to finish something.” i’d say he found the perfect way.

 
Comment by skeletor
2008-04-08 12:56:13

Go wan the Irish! Yeeehoo!

 
Comment by barret
2008-04-08 13:15:32

wow. This is so goods, words fail to describe it.
I’m almost crying here.

 
Comment by boca
2008-04-08 13:42:39

Way to go Johnny, I knew it was only a matter of time before it got around!!! His previous animated short “Shelly” is also pretty sweet (and it was a finalist in the Animation category at the 2007 ADAA).
Cheers!

Boca

 
Comment by Slot
2008-04-08 15:15:24

Hi. This is an amazing piece in any case. But I think I saw something a little like this by Lev Yilmaz in youtube. http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk

Tho the concepts looks quite the same to me (voice over, theme, etc…) , the motion work by Johnny is farther superior.

Congrats!

 
Comment by motionographer
2008-04-08 16:29:19

This piece is visually exciting at moments. Unfortunately it combines a well-worn subject matter with melodrama. I’m sure no one will agree with me on this one, but it’s heavy-handed tone makes it feel cheesy to me.

 
Comment by justin
2008-04-08 16:43:53

Just for the record: the last commenter (”motionographer”) is not Motionographer. Probably pretty obvious, but I just wanted to make sure. K, thanks. :-)

 
Comment by motionographer
2008-04-08 16:55:31

Whoops, I didn’t realize there might be confusion. I will stop commenting using this handle.

 
Comment by justin
2008-04-08 17:06:15

Hahaha

 
Comment by a_lurv
2008-04-08 20:26:33

“Procrastination is petting something”…rriiiggght. Well I guess you could call it that.

 
Comment by Paul Ducco
2008-04-08 22:20:14

Motionographer is procrastination.

Great piece.

 
Comment by Lilian
2008-04-09 03:26:06

Hmph! pairing your socks is good useful fruitful labour! i disagree.

 
Comment by zeniamai
2008-04-10 03:04:47

(Tear) “Procrastination is drinking a cup of tea”. “Procrastination is planning a fire exit.” I’m guilty for most of it… Truly an amazing piece.

 

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