catching the big fish

the rich symbolism

the suspense

starting in the middle and not expositing the rules of the crazy world they live in, so we the viewer are as baffled as utena, our POV character

not explaining it clearly to the audience, not making it easily digestible to the audience

you have to pay attention. you have to look for clues. in order to understand it fully, you really have to watch it more than once

the references to specific art movements (that leave a deep impression even if you're not familiar with them, even if you've never seen Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)), references to Japanese theater and shadow-puppetry.

pulling off such a sophisticated, stylish story on a shoestring budget. leaning into not being able to afford that many frames by intentionally using repetition of scenes, and scenes with limited movement

so good. so relevant to this day.

and then getting a budget to do a movie version of it, where they retold the story in its enterity rather than doing some goofy one-off side quest story. (or a sequel. a sequel is impossible. a sequel is a different show.)

i am ~schgain on there

i would like to draw couples/small groups dancing this year

it really is.

it's okay though I'm not looking for art trades right now, but one way to support me is to get people to see my game

my game costs 6 dollars on steam, if I get at least 17 people to buy it by the end of the month, it'll amass a total of ~100 USD and steam will return this money to me

i can't emphasize enough how it's important for me to get people talking about and interacting with VizuL

game devving is my only source of income that i have on my own, so please circulate my craft and let more people know about it, thank you,

young archimedes: and other atomic inspired soundscapes, a retrofuturistic playlist made especially for my institute scientist, dr. yvette carmichael-holdren!

enjoy over an hour of modern and early electronic music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, featuring selections from the BBC radiophonic workshop and raymond scott, the father of electronic music.

i was inspired by UPA animation and illustrated science manuals from the 50s and 60s for the cover. you can listen to young archimedes on spotify or youtube!