Quiz 2: KISS

Keep It Simple, Stupid. Apparently Michael Bay does not understand this concept. Seriously. Look at them polygons.

After You is a perfect example of what Keith Lango was discussing in his blog. It shows that through dedication and with even the most basic of programs at an artist’s disposal, they can create an excellent short without trying to copy the polish and style of large animation companies. After You is such a simple film, but the animator completely sells the characters’ expressions and nails the humor of the piece. He didn’t have a whole studio behind him or a budget big enough to build a new Titanic; he just had a vision and worked with what he knew.

 The Tin Soldier's reaction when he learned that Michael Bay's Optimus Prime had over 1000 moving parts.

The creator of After You has the same train of thought as Mr. Lango, or at least after Lango learned from his failed film project. He threw out the notion that he should try to replicate Pixar’s quality and instead refocused his efforts on working with what he knew and what he was capable of. He created simple characters that he crafted to the best of his ability and limited the amount of objects within his animation. This cut down on design time and let him get to work on the animation much more quickly, as well as gave him more time to polish the story and humor.

After You is short, simple, and sweet; the perfect one-man animated film.