Eyes for Expression
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
on a talk over the phone with one of my friends, she said we had that book
translated into Thai. think i saw it somewhere but it didn't give me much of
impression or i'd have remembered or jotted it down.
i said in my last post that this pictorial story wasn't for kids. but my friend
said it was done deliberately, upon the author's interview(?), because he
wanted the children to know the world hasn't got only bright side. life isn't
always a pleasure and it's not that 'they live happily together forever' as in
the fairy tale. so, if you're different or do something weirdly, it doesn't mean
you're not "a good kid".
sounds! though i don't totally agree. they still do need adults to read with.
anyway, it's interesting to know the reason behind for the the 'eyes' thing.
i google and found one which doesn't answer directly to the question but it
leads to another idea and i like it. maybe the reason is originally from his
work - animation [Tim Burton talking about Animation.]
"To give life to something that doesnt have it is cool....
....
The characters that were designed for Nightmare had the added burden of not
having any eyeballs. The first rule of animation is: Eyes for Expression. But a
lot of the characters either dont have any eyes, or their eyes are sewn shut. I
thought if we could give life to these characters that have no eyes, it would be
great."
yeah.. and that's cool too.
p.s. we got a NY party yesterday - went to Go-Kart racing and have dinner &
games & Karaoke! hope i can post a few shots next time when time allowed.
The Boy with nails in his Eyes
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & other Stories
[Tim Burton]
The Boy with Nails in his Eyes
put up his aluminium tree.
It looked pretty strange
because he couldn't really see.
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