21 April, 2010

I Met the Walrus

This 2008 production- based off an interview with a reel to reel tape deck, is about a 14 year old Beetle Fan named Jerry Levitan, interviewing John Lennon in Toronto whilst he was in the middle of his 'bed-in' phase. 38 years later, an award winning short film was produced. The incorporation of hand drawn with digital illustrations and photos, were able to create this spellbinding animation. The animation shows the visual movement of what is being said by John Lennon, he hangs on every word and you can see how all the ideas and suggestions were swirling through his head.

This is a great method of portraying how a child imagines, sees things in an all together different light than when you grow older. What I like, is despite the 38year old gap between the recording and the development of the animation, they have remembered the thoughts behind it.

This is a good way of illustrating how a thought pattern can occur. Something that could be looked into when creating my own animation.

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