purpose

I was thinking about Scott McCloud's book "Understanding Comics" the other day.
I quite like the chapter "The Six Steps". Its a good breakdown of the comic making process.
Or a structured template within which to analyse a piece of work.
A comic. An animation. Other stuff.

Spent alot of time looking at the Art Spiegelman (comics artist. Maus) exhibition today.
It is really interesting to see his work process and to hear him talk
about it. (There is a cdROM plus a great documentary vid on display
as a part of the exhibition.
Lots of 'arty' close-ups of his nose.)

Still thinking about the content of improvised animations.
The purpose.
Watched a whole lot of Marv Newland (+other folk, will insert names and other info later) animations.
They are quite silly and lovely.
Watched some Norman McLaren.
More thoughts later.
There is a little monster breathing down my neck and I have to get off this computer!