"Something Left, Something Taken"
This is a remarkable little animated short with a unique visual design that rewards a full-screen view. It's also probably the most adorable film ever made about the Zodiac killer, which may sound like some kind of weirdly-backhanded compliment but really isn't: although the short doesn't use traditional stop-motion techniques, the creators constructed and photographed puppets and models made of various materials--fabric, pencil erasers, cardboard, yarn, etc.--and then digitally animated the images in Adobe After Effects. The result really is visually interesting and worth a look (and I recommend you visit the creators' blog at the link in the previous sentence--the behind-the-scenes view really does enhance one's appreciation of what's been created here).
Seriously, take a look. It's really, really good stuff.
Max Porter's and Ru Kuwahata's "Something Left, Something Taken":
Seriously, take a look. It's really, really good stuff.
Max Porter's and Ru Kuwahata's "Something Left, Something Taken":
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