David Firth, also known for being the creator of the eerie animated series "Salad Fingers" is a profuse animator whose style is similar to mine, or to be more accurate, the other way around. I had forgotten about his work for a while up until a fellow peer pointed out that my last animation (The Other Side) reminded him of Firth's style, something I do not negate although it might be a subconscious inspiration. Among the many animations that he has, I adore his "Take This Pill" where he depicts the big Pharma through a vile visual anecdote, a satire if you will. One of the main reasons why I love this animation is the vernacular language used to point out the miserable cycle of individuals' dependency on pharmaceuticals to treat only the symptoms of a condition whilst promoting extended use (which has been speculated to strike heavy addictions and hormonal imbalances). The animation also portrays the notion that these pills become a part of our identity, where people develop fears of not taking their daily meds (anxiety issues, as well), one example being the scene where pain is personified as a "chap", and then revered by humans which inadvertently assist the pharmaceutical industry. However, another reason why I love this animation is the style in which it is created, as I pointed out prior. David Firth's use of de-saturated colors and grayscale patterns adds to the eerie and freakish feeling one receives when watching his animations, along with his character design for this animation in particular where the characters resemble bugs (body composition and appearance as anthropods). Brushing up on such works by David Firth gave me the incentive to analyze and appropriate his style to mine, pick up a few tips to improve my 2D animation, such as the simplicity of animating mouth movement to sync up with sentences. Truly, an inspiring and eclectic animator, even with stop-motion works, something to analyze later on!"Take This Pill" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfAul2isPfo
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