In his own words-
Miss you John Lennon!

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrator James Braithwaite have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack. A spellbinding vessel for Lennon's boundless wit and timeless message, I Met the Walrus was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short.

Amazing!
I have been very interested in audio recordings lately. They are so much easier then video and this is a great way to expand upon an idea as the interview continues

Spot on animation, creative in a way that adds to the words instead of taking away.This was something I found on the blog The EphemeristI just found that blog earlier this week and I an really enjoying it. so anyway…what am I going to do in the name of peace todaylive for peace, go to work for peaceis it really that easy, that whatever we do or don’t do, if we have the mindset that it is for peace,will that change the pool of energy that is right here and nowBlogged with the Flock BrowserTags: Walrus, John Lennon, The Ephemerist, peace

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon's every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries the terrifyingly genius pen work of James Braithwaite with masterful digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon's boundless wit, and timeless message.

Interview with John Lennon

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fan named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview. This was in the midst of Lennon’s “bed-in” phase, during which John and Yoko were staying in hotel beds in an effort to promote peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries traditional pen sketches by James Braithwaite with digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit, and timeless message. 

I Met the Walrus - Josh Raskin - Courtesy of Very Short List.

This is incredible work. If you know how they did some of the effects in this movie, then comment, and let each other know. more about "Academy Award Winning Animation for 2008", posted with vodpod