“Elle Demeure” A new music video for Ana Dess directed by Hélène Ducrocq of KaAM Collective

Ducrocq creates a spare and stylish look to perfectly match the feel of the music. The song “Elle Demeure” (fr. translation ‘remains’) tells the story of a house, whose walls tell a story of the woman who lived within. Once a wild lone wolf, she marries, endures tragedies and finds escape through music.
Ducrocq turns the house into a stack of papers to denote the turning pages of a book, much like the passing days that make up a lifetime spent in a home. She uses a stratastencil technique for the tunneling shots as you’ll see in the making of video. These shots smoothly flow with the vocals and recounting of events through time. She then uses quick scene and motion changes to punctuate the piano. A great example of artful visualization of both music and content.

The making of video with footage of the stratastencil process (the interview is in french but the visuals are universal:)

BBC Knowledge from Grandchildren on Vimeo.

Director to watch; Sean Pecknold has once again created an inventive stop motion film with elegance and charm. This time for The BBC Knowledge Channel. Make sure to check out the behind the scenes photos from his site.

Burning through the animation festival circuit, Max Winston’s “I Live In The Woods!” picks up awards and kudos. Cal Arts grad Max Winston’s thesis film is a high energy stop motion feast of colors and colorful characters. Max bravely and seamlessly weaves together on-set stop motion with live actors and exterior shots, creating a short film with an unexpected and fresh esthetic.

Check out “I Live In The Woods” site

Check out a time-lapse making of.