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Animation by Dan-ah Kim

Asobi Seksu - Me & Mary from Aaron Stewart-Ahn on Vimeo.
Story by dkim, objecked, weirdwolf Published on May 27, 2009 in This Handmade Life

This music video for the band Asobi Seksu was conceived of and designed by Brooklyn-based illustrator Dan-ah Kim, a.k.a. dkim, and executed with the help of director Aaron Stewart-Ahn. The pair met while working as crew on a Michel Gondry project. This playful animation was done in camera without the aid of computers or green screens.

Here's what Dan-ah had to say about it:

We wanted to make this an animation done in-camera without green screens or CG, so we first filmed the band performing the song in a photo studio, then animated over the footage using a projector. In the studio we had Yuki and James against a white cyc and used a few props — feathers and arrows, as well some set pieces from their amazing album artwork done by Sean McCabe. Then we took the footage home and projected it against sheets of paper on the wall, onto which I drew, painted, and rearranged paper cutouts. We animated frame by frame, taking a still photo of the projected footage and art. It resulted in approximately 3,500 pictures, laid out in Final Cut and put together to create the video.

Here are some great photos from the work in progress...

To see more of Dan-ah Kim's artwork check out her website.

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60 comments Login to add your own!

May 27, 2009 at 4:02 p.m.

bijougirldesigns

I'm loving the song and the video is fab! Thanks for sharing!

May 27, 2009 at 4:04 p.m.

bobnstitch

Very COOL!

May 27, 2009 at 4:05 p.m.

uncharted

i really enjoy special effects that are done without the use of CG... nice job!

May 27, 2009 at 4:06 p.m.

VintageEyeFashion

thanks for the look at your creative process!

May 27, 2009 at 4:16 p.m.

ladylotus

amazing video !

May 27, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.

CositasSeriasVintage

that is amazing!

May 27, 2009 at 4:33 p.m.

katiearms

Such an inspiration!

May 27, 2009 at 5:06 p.m.

LaLah

thank you so sincerely for sharing this. So beautiful. And so creative.

May 27, 2009 at 5:06 p.m.

missindie

amazing video! too cool :]

May 27, 2009 at 5:08 p.m.

lovelygifts

Great video

May 27, 2009 at 5:19 p.m.

SimpleTraditions

Wow, that's pretty awesome!

May 27, 2009 at 5:24 p.m.

mosey

ooooo. very cool.

May 27, 2009 at 5:42 p.m.

FancifulForm

Wow

May 27, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.

4TheSparrowsNest

Sooooo creative, great whimsical picks too!

May 27, 2009 at 6:04 p.m.

staceyrebecca

Holy poop, this is amazing

*jealous*

May 27, 2009 at 6:11 p.m.

daniellexo

Love the animation and the behind-the-scenes photos!

May 27, 2009 at 6:23 p.m.

blueberryshoes

OMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG NOW I'M OBSESSED WITH THIS BAND TOO!

May 27, 2009 at 6:37 p.m.

adoreneko

Beautiful art work!

May 27, 2009 at 6:48 p.m.

beautifulbridget

Absolutely AMAZING!!!

May 27, 2009 at 6:50 p.m.

Morado

Very very nice work! Love <3

May 27, 2009 at 7:13 p.m.

fromlucywithlove

Love the animation and also the featured items! Always inspiring to see some new lovely illustrations.

May 27, 2009 at 7:28 p.m.

odiliafu

Very cool video!!

May 27, 2009 at 7:36 p.m.

seedknits

Just beautiful.

May 27, 2009 at 8:11 p.m.

heartfeltvintage

I love it ! brilliant work !

May 27, 2009 at 8:16 p.m.

marysgranddaughter

I love it. The song, the video simple and beautiful.

May 27, 2009 at 8:21 p.m.

dandelionland

Beautiful...

May 27, 2009 at 9:33 p.m.

wendyjang

cool

May 27, 2009 at 9:36 p.m.

redyellowandblueink

wow totally cool video-like painting come to life. Music takes me back, reminiscent of Stone Roses and Lush-aaah when I was so young. Great video, cool items, feels like a five minute vacation.

May 27, 2009 at 10:03 p.m.

VintageJamie

Hello, Kim~
Your name sounds very much like Korean.
It's nice to know you~

May 27, 2009 at 10:22 p.m.

soule

Sweet!

May 27, 2009 at 10:32 p.m.

farfelue

wow this is my friends friend I saw this a year ago still awesome.

May 27, 2009 at 10:34 p.m.

farfelue

the singer in the band ^_~

May 27, 2009 at 10:39 p.m.

waysideviolet

love love love love love...

May 27, 2009 at 10:56 p.m.

EJPcreations

It's so sweet !!!

May 27, 2009 at 11:29 p.m.

Lavatican

Wow, I want to try that kind of illustration.

PS. great wig.

May 28, 2009 at 1:36 a.m.

zeropumpkin

i love animation!awesome

May 28, 2009 at 3:02 a.m.

younghairlove

Amazingly beautiful video because of the animation! love the clothes swap!1

May 28, 2009 at 3:13 a.m.

SparrowsNest1

seriously fun!

May 28, 2009 at 4:52 a.m.

SundraSandrusi

that is amazing!

May 28, 2009 at 6:51 a.m.

tinyspace

looks fun!

May 28, 2009 at 6:56 a.m.

blossomnbird

fantastic...Love the idea of the process of putting the piece together...

May 28, 2009 at 8:23 a.m.

dcoyote

Wow, great job!

May 28, 2009 at 8:53 a.m.

HibouCards

pretty cool!

May 28, 2009 at 8:56 a.m.

mythunderstood

love the ink storms!

May 28, 2009 at 9:04 a.m.

shoofly

amazing! cool to hear about the process, it would be fun to see a video about that!

May 28, 2009 at 9:13 a.m.

JAdamsDesigns

ok how awesome is that??? LOVE IT! I'm a Digital Video Production student and I am always trying to think of new and different ways of filming and editing, and this is totally out there! Very good job!!! Keep up the good work and stay inspiring to the rest of us! ;-)

May 28, 2009 at 9:33 a.m.