Props to Zeke for turning me onto some amazing pre-After Effects/Final Cut Pro animation work found in these two shorts circa 1990. The first one, called Gisele Kerozene by French director Jan Kounen, looks like any chase sequence only sped up. What makes it interesting is that the forward motion was actually created by the characters kicking their legs up in place and then moving forward. No other effects. Those whacky French. Which leads me to freaky Germans. The Oscar-winning short Balance from West Germany is kinda out there. Pick your metaphor in this one, but two that definitely come to mind are the ideas of teamwork and survival. The characters also made me FF >> to the work of Chris Cunningham and Tim Burton, two more animation freaks.Tags: Gisele Kerozene, Balance, Jan Kounen, Tim Burton, Chris Cunningham