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Genre is a film of genre Animation directed by Don Hertzfeldt released in USA on 1 january 1996
Genre (1996)
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Add to a movie listGenre is a 1996 Live-action/animated short film by animator Don Hertzfeldt, his second student film, preceded by Ah, L'Amour (1995).
The 16mm short combines traditional animation, pixilation, and stop-motion animation to present a cartoon rabbit careening through a variety of rapidly changing film genres as his animator struggles to come up with a good idea.
The short is Hertzfeldt's least favorite of his work, but it nevertheless was an animation festival hit that went on to receive 17 awards.
In 1997, it was shown on an episode of MTV's Cartoon Sushi.
^ Don Hertzfeldt. bitter films volume one: 1995-2005 (booklet liner notes) (DVD).
Synopsis
The plot centers around a hand drawn rabbit, being told what to do by the animator. (similar to Duck Amuck.) The rabbit's activities depend on what genre appears on the screen. (Example, for "horror movie", the rabbit is stabbed repeatedly by a second rabbit.) Occasionally, the animators hand will appear on the screen (Example, at the start, the rabbit is trying to run away from the movie, only to be pulled back by the animator's hand.)Comments
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