Moray McLaren’s We Got Time Video

Ward Jenkins | June 1st, 2009

Check out Moray McLaren’s “We Got Time” video, with animation drawn and created by director David Wilson:

Using the 19th century technology of the praxinoscope, Wilson was able to create wonderful bits of animation with no assisting from the computer (well, no animation from the computer). The description from the YouTube page:

Using both praxinoscopes and the technique of matching up the frame rate of the spinning record to that of the camera, no computer super-imposing was used; what you see is what rolled off the camera. The transitions between each section of animation was created by simply cutting or wiping between the bits of footage.

Curious? I was. Here’s a fascinating making-of video, explaining how Wilson created the video:

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  • I haven't seen such a cool, creative video in a long time. Fun to see some old-school animation revived. Good work, and thanks for the post!
  • monolithcreative
    it's really cool to see a video of the artist explaining the work. we just don't get enough of that nowadays. in some ways it ruins the illusion and magic but is a valuable resource for other artists and animators.
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