Second in command: Asia Image continues with our series of profiles of the top three winning entries of the Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Awards 2004 concluded in May. This month, a look at the second prize films in the Open and Professional categories.(Panasonic digital filmmaker awards 2004)

No Mouse, This One

A most unlikely short film about a computer mouse that futilely attempts to become a real mouse (yes, the furry type), thereby denying its true calling as a tool of technology to serve humankind caught the eyes of the judges at the recent Panasonic Digital Filmmakers Awards 2004, and clinched for its maker Justin Yuen second prize in the Open category.

There is nothing mousey or timid, however, about the ambitions of The Copy or its maker, Yuen, who is currently a young student attending junior college in Singapore. With no professional resources to speak ...