This 1977 animation uses glass beads to tell the story of life and death

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/08/06/this-1977-animation-uses-glass.html

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[Papasan]

The story of life and death is awesome.

[anon15383236]

Yes! It’s every story ever told, all rolled into one.

[Ratel]

@frauenfelder

From The National Film Board of Canada:

Pete Standing Alone

[Jorpho]

For a second I thought it was going to eschew the ol’ mushroom cloud in favor of some sort of ascension into space, but of course not.

I wonder how much was storyboarded and how much was casually improvised?

[anon15383236]

So many boards, up there in Canada…

[Turnips]

I found the pairing amazing from concept to action. Each bead is such a tiny thing as is each tabla tap. To sustain the production–and the narrative–for 5 1/2 minutes is mindboggling.