Uncanny Valley

An interesting article on anthropomorphism waiting to be read, here. I think modern CG is currently stuck in that trough at the moment, so there is always the question of whether to try and push through towards real or hang back in the safety of cartoony-ness. I'd say "The Incredibles" characters have way more soul than those in the new Final Fantasy movie ("Advent Children"), with the later looking impressive in stills, and very reanimated zombie-doll in the movie. It does look great technically, don't get me wrong, but is a bit creepy, nonetheless.

Give me cartoony-ness any day!


Trivia: I went to art college in a valley. It wasn't particularly uncanny though. More .... rainy.