Below is "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," the Oscar winner for Best Animated Short, created by the hot new animation company, Moonbot. Check it out!
Obviously, his name is a spin on "less is more" which is something I felt the short should have adhered to in the title alone. The story and pacing could have used some serious sharpening. I know it was created to go along with an app that helps kids gain interest in reading (a very worthy goal), but if you're submitting something for an Oscar, it's ok to tighten it and hone it to perfection.
Criticisms aside, the animation itself is lovely. The combination of the three traditional forms of animation: hand-drawn, stop-motion, and computer-generated is lovely and flows perfectly well from one to another, layered on top of each other. It's absolutely beautiful, and for that ingenuity alone deserved its Oscar.
But enough about me, what did you think?
[via /Film]
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