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.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 12:03 pm |
guilty on all counts including the very activity I’m engaged in.
What an amazing piece.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 12:33 pm |
Gorgeous. Getting off the internets now.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 12:48 pm |
uh-mazing!
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 12:55 pm |
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.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 12:56 pm |
Go wan the Irish! Yeeehoo!
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 1:15 pm |
wow. This is so goods, words fail to describe it.
I’m almost crying here.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 1:42 pm |
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
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 3:15 pm |
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!
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 4:29 pm |
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.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 4:43 pm |
Just for the record: the last commenter (”motionographer”) is not Motionographer. Probably pretty obvious, but I just wanted to make sure. K, thanks.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 4:55 pm |
Whoops, I didn’t realize there might be confusion. I will stop commenting using this handle.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 5:06 pm |
Hahaha
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 8:26 pm |
“Procrastination is petting something”…rriiiggght. Well I guess you could call it that.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 10:20 pm |
Motionographer is procrastination.
Great piece.
Wednesday, April 9th 2008 at 3:26 am |
Hmph! pairing your socks is good useful fruitful labour! i disagree.
Thursday, April 10th 2008 at 3:04 am |
(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.