Computer Animation Arts

Sometimes when you hear a song or a piece of music, a complete animation gets made in your head. Sting's The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance is one of those songs.  You'll have to go here to listen to it - and I encourage you to do so - because I'm willing to bet its classic 'fish out of water' narrative and evocative Parisian lilt will put you in mind of Pixar in an instant.  It feels like it was written for animation with its Paperman meets Sylvain Chomet -vibe. I've included the lyrics below where you'll quickly appreciate the elements that give this song the classic bone-structure of an animated film.   Much can be learned from Sting's sweet little story in terms of working-up ideas for animated shorts, not least the effect of putting cultural opposites together in the name of love... "The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance" In the streets around here there was nobody tougher than me, I was quick ...