Second Term
Jib Jab
Creators: Gregg Spiridellis, Evan Spiridellis
Length: 2 minutes
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Second Term is a funny cartoon celebrating the new presidency of President George Bush in the United States. The third in a series addressing the presidency, Second Term is probably the best of all political cartoons created by Jib Jab. In this story, President Bush, his supporters and detractors reflect on the fact that President Bush will continue his presidency for another four years.
Although the Spiridellis brothers try to be objective. They portray the Bush presidency and his close supporters as a rag tag of hillbillies. The shot where an off stage crew removes Collin Powell from the group is priceless. Other great shots are the deceived looks on the face of Hollywood pundits, international leaders and Jacques Chirac. The story ends positively as the President promise to unite all his detractors.
Jib Jab is continuing to fine tune its animation techniques. Movements are smoother with more secondary animation added. The soundtrack, created especially for the project, is impressive and memorable. One problem is that the quality of the graphics has so improved, that the animation has problem running smoothly even on a high-powered computer. This is a small price to pay for quality.
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