putting the j in jjosh

Came across this really wild form of animating paper based on the stratacut technique…it seems like it’s been pioneered by Javan Ivey, and this clip is lifted from his website, pretty good stuff. Also he’s in Brooklyn, so there’s that too.

Check it out…strangely beautiful and affecting…

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His website has a good timelapse film of him preparing the animation…18 hours to prepare, compressed into 30 seconds…