Transition (1994-Redux 2005) M Sneath J Moyes

Mike Sneath and Jonathan Moyes built and animated this stopmotion piece in our spare time at NSCAD in 1994.
Violin Solo by Stephanie Girard
We were obviously very influenced by the Tool stopmotion videos ( R.I.P Fred Stuhr )and the Brothers Quay

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• animation
• NSCAD
• stop
• motion
• moyes
• sneath
• brothers
• quay
• tool
• video
• burton
• dark
• svankmajer
• horror
• surreal
• puppets
• armature

[xwermx]

My best friend was the director of the Tool Video's "Sober" and "Prison Sex" Fred Stuhr.We would watch the Brothers Quay Movies days on end.I like the ball and socket puppets in rare form as it shows what you have to work with and lets people know just how intricate the puppets are.Keep up the good work.

[jonmoyes]

Yes, when Mike and I saw Sober, that's when we decided to do some stop-mo. The Quays are great at aesthetic, but Fred really raised it with the quality of his animation. Fred's Hendrix short film is amazing, thanks for posting it, "xwermx".

[jamnotes2008]

artistically brilliant....but I found the story a little sluggish....but maybe that was the mood of the piece....I didn't quite understand the concept behind this film.....music and sound design brilliant....adds real atmosphere/mood......good overal.....and I'm sure if I fully understood the concept and was in the mood to watch something more slow....I would have fully appreciated the film.....good work guys...

[jonmoyes]

Thanks for watching our film, and your comments.

We were inspired by the stories of organ stealing in Brazil. Basically, our character is sorta undead, and travels to a limbo land where he has flashbacks of being robbed of his organs. At the end the character accepts his own death.... and really dies this time! We probably should have made a healthy looking face model for when the lead was a patient. This would have meant more modeling, and we were on a schedule.

[SylentPhantom]

this is awesome Brothers Quay would be proud.

[faust650]

Excellent job! I love the Brothers Quay. What I like about this video is that your style is definitely like the Quays but you also add you own personal touch. You made it your own, not just a carbon copy.

Good on you!

[coldcell]

Great work. The animation is very smooth, unlike a lot of things on youtube. I too was very inspired by Fred. Not much to show for it yet, just learning how to make armatures now. How did you guys figure out how to construct b&s?

There's a couple other contemporaries to Fred/Quays you may not be aware of, look up bfophoto on vimeo, and John Frame Sculpture on youtube.

[MattReynaFilms]

Great work! What cameras did you use to shoot this?

[kimsneath]

I was always impressed by this work Mike.



[Madkre8tor]

nice work. love the moodiness, somewhat gothic.

[causalityofbeing]

I woke up in the middle of the night and I happened to come across this video. now I'm wondering what will I dream when I go back to sleep? Nice post and great work.

[merrsshee]

How did you create the scene when you see the inside of his chest?

[90sComputerGames]

The lighting in this is heart-shattering. Freaking amazing work.

[fanunoflamencomex]

Transusition!!!