The Brothers Quay are identical twins. They originally
worked as professionals in illustration but then went on to animating. They are
now known for creating unique animation films which gets categorised under
surrealism. Their films tend to have no spoken dialogue but the sound effects
and music are extremely emphasised. They are also known for creating music
videos using their unique stop motion effects.
The brothers quay's work is very experimental. They have been
very influenced by jan Svankmajor, to an extent that they made a film about him.
This shows how older work has been developed into the modern world. Below, is a
clip of their most popular film.
As you can see the film is very surreal. Objects appear to
look like they’re moving by the illusion of movement, created using stop
motion. Also puppets and Claymation appear to be in the film which makes the
film come to life. As in the majority of all stop motions, The Brothers Quay
have moved each object ever so slightly, in each picture, then played the
series of pictures all at once, in order to give off the effect that they are
moving. The setting is dark and gloomy, to create a haunting and mysterious atmosphere.
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