Creative gems

If you haven’t heard of Moonbot Studios before, then allow me to introduce you to an artistic team from Louisiana. The gifted team created The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore as an app for the iPad, but the work ended up garnering an Oscar nomination.  

As one of my blog readers, you've no doubt figured out that I adore books, birds and libraries. You may or may not be aware that I’m also a die-hard fan of short animated films (e.g., the National Film Board’s The Cat Came Back and Pixar shorts).

Enter Moonbot's creative video, which combines all of those loves with a generous helping of digital quirkiness.

If you can spare 15 minutes between now and Sunday night’s Academy Awards, then do check out this imaginative video. I’m confident you won’t be disappointed. Come Oscar night, you may even find you end up cheering for the geniuses at Moonbot, because this creative gem is

      AWESOME!!!



P.S. If you’re an iPad owner and enjoy games/puzzles, do download the original iPad version (apparently there is bonus embedded gaming content in that version).

P.P.S. Did my mention of The Cat Came Back make you hunger for a repeat viewing? If so, then consider yourself served:

Comments

  1. MarlenaThursday, February 23, 2012 4:01:00 pm

    Love the Fantastic Flying Books short. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. UnknownFriday, February 24, 2012 6:16:00 am

      Thought you might enjoy that short, Marlena.
      I realize it's a far cry from those Nucleus videos you created, but I'm sure the Moonbot team will eventually work up to your calibre. ;-)

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  2. UnknownMonday, February 27, 2012 8:09:00 am

    Congratulations to the Moonbot Studios crew for scoring a much-deserved Oscar win last night.

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