Short Film Review: DISMISSING THE ENVELOPE. Directed by Steven Wright Clarkson

Synopsis:

A young girl enters the painting world of four prominent artists

Review by Andy Karvelis:

“Curiouser and curiouser” cried Alice “Now I’m opening out like the largest telescope that ever was!” Dismissing the Envelope reminds me so much of Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole and ending up in Wonderland where nonsense is the most sense and only sense there is.

Completely A.I. driven, this film takes you on a morphfully, twisting journey into a kaleidoscope world of art. It’s impressive how seamless the computer generated images and motion tracking follow this winding pathway from one painting into another and another and another and..you get the idea. Our Alice, (who I think) is the likeness of Shreyas Iyer, is not only the person we are following through Wonderland, but the only one listed in the credits. Hmmm…curiouser and curiouser.

The music added another layer of trippiness to the film because it had this dissonance that never really resolved. It was unclear if the music was A.I. generated as well but it definitely was a unique choice for a unique film.

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