Below the fold, the winner of this year's Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
Inspired in equal measures by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation), award-winning author/illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals. Morris Lessmore is old-fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was produced by Moonbot Studios of Shreveport, LA.
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4 comments:
It was good of them to make this available to us. A lovely feel-good film. A nice takeoff of a simple tune, which climaxes into a tearjerking heartfelt moment. More projects ought to have so much thought put into them. Wonderful applications of several animation techniques. Wanna see more like this.....
Nice look and nice animation. Story was boring. Couldn't make it through all 15 minutes.
Congratulations to the independents!
It's a charming film by a very talented crew. Good for Moonbot. And Bill n Brandon if you are reading this, I can't wait to see what you and the RCAD grads come up with next.
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