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Visual Bits #214> Intricate Paper Art
Dancing Pieces of Paper in Stop-Motion
Scraps of paper come to life, dancing and transforming in Steven Briand’s captivating short films. Also known as Burayan, the Paris based director uses combinations of live action and stop motion to create seamlessly flowing pieces of video art. Here we bring you two of his newest pieces, Friction and Protéigon. [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Twins: An Exploration of Relativity
Two twin brothers, not drawn completely alike, help us understand Einstein’s famous Twin Paradox. One twin takes off at near light speed for the dark depths of space, the other a creature of comfort, stays home to drink tea. Tracing their diverging lives this clever animation by Yuanjian Luo explores the often misunderstood logic behind such concepts as time dilation and nonequivalent reference frames… it’s an amusing, understandable and heart warming ride.
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Star Wars Trilogy Retold Using Paper
Star Wars has been given the paper art treatment! Watch the original Star Wars trilogy retold using animated construction paper, and set to the lovely song Tatooine by Jeremy Messersmith.
For more on Jeremy Messersmith and a free “pay-whatever-you-want” digital download of Tatooine, check out jeremymessersmith.com.
The paper Star Wars trilogy was animated and directed by Eric Power.
