A group of narcotized people are subjected to a machine that sucks out any perception of happiness.
When a misfit is rejected from the process, he is cast down to the underworld where he meets like minded and life filled people. Their light and color is infectious, and they rise from their dungeon to free those afflicted by the machine.. much to the dismay of the tyrannical overseer.
In this music video I brought back the main character from my film "Pour 585" to act as the tyrannical overseer to an assembly line to exerts it's thought sucking process to drain the inhabitants of this dark world. The sole reject is cast down to join the other misfits, who ultimately save the victims of the machine. It was an interesting story to draw, many thanks to Wantaways!
One of my favorite things to draw is imagery to music. Music can be a very visual medium if you close your eyes and allow the melody and lyrics to paint a mental picture. What I do is visually translate that image into animation, and often times a story writes itself. For example, this story, about a misfit in a world of conformists. I borrowed a few reoccurring concepts from my other films, namely, PITTARI, which had a character's head shape that fit into a boulder. You can watch PITTARI here: https://youtu.be/S7iG5NJYpcY Also.. in general the factory concept, which I use very often. The "Assembly" line feel which I used in my film MASKS https://youtu.be/7KS2Cl0s65A and there are plenty other themes that I keep coming back to.. themes that are just stuck in my head and I have to revisit, re-formulate, and articulate in subtle and not so subtle ways. Hope you enjoy this Video!
-Patrick Smith #patricksmith #animation
Animator
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6CK60Tft4cZp7LxKBwJTBN?si=2cdc66167b62438b
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/au/album/yeah-the-truth-single/1529521832
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wantaways/misfits
wantaways are: Ken Seto, Lyndon Wesley, Dan Marolla, Brendan Marolla.