The Seed, By Johnny Kelly

A favourite animation of mine is The Seed, by Johnny Kelly. The animation is about the journeys a seed can make, and varies from being hand drawn to 3D paper cut outs and some forms of origami. It does not have a specific target audience, and the animation was made to educate and entertain. I found the story behind the animation very clear and easy to understand, and loved the part with the journey of the apple through the human body. The animation is a stop frame, and uses a variety of techniques. Colour is very important to the animation, with it regularly changing from being bright to simply being white pen on a black background. The sound isn't quite so crucial - it is a very simple and repetitive song with no vocals. The narrative is following the journey of a seed, and the only 'character' of sorts is the seed. There doesn't really seem to be a theme, or any emotions - it's quite a clean and scientific animation. The piece seems to be quite modern and clean.