MUTO

I was shown this video by a good friend a while back and I always like to come back to it. This is an short animated film called Muto, done by Blu, and is one of those animated shorts that can be read into in different ways. It isn't necessarily meant to be a linear narrative at all but rather leaves the viewer to make his or her own interpretations of the animation's meaning.
Apart from what the short means, I simply marvel at the skill it takes to make this in the first place. Having to take a picture at every frame of these wall paintings can be tedious, not to mention the process of actually making every drawing and erasing.

Muto has opened my mind to the possibilities of where animation can go. One doesn't always have to make a stop-motion background or produce it on the computer. Instead, we can use different surfaces and mediums to keep the art of animation fresh. Everyday environments become a canvas for movement.