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Google Street View stop motion animation short made as a personal project by director Tom Jenkins.
Story: A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google Maps Street View.
Music by the wonderfull Cinematic Orchestra (cinematicorchestra.com) and the track is Arrival of the Birds – please buy the fantastic album: itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-crimson-wing-mystery-flamingos/id297787201
All screen imagery was animated – there are no screen replacements.
Produced, animated, filmed, lit, edited & graded by Tom Jenkins (theoryfilms.co.uk / facebook.com/theoryfilms – !NEW MAKING OF PICS ON FB PAGE! / @thetheoryUK / twitter.com/#!/thetheoryUK).
Shot using Canon 5d MkII, Dragonframe Stop Motion software and customised slider.

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Black Women of Brazil: Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!

Black Women of Brazil: Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!. Sign: Governor Jacques Wagner join with our President Dilma and the mayor of Simões Filho, we are asking for urgent help because we are being evicted by … Continue reading →

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Originally posted on Victim of the Fury:
Here I was in Sao Paulo yesterday doing the work that most romanticize, some demonize, and the reality of which few would recognize.  I was in a taxi returning from a failed quest…

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Originally posted on Mental Flowers:
A recent article in the Huffington Post explored Rio de Janeiro’s acceptance of street art and how it has enriched the various neighborhoods: Brazilian graffiti art is considered among the most significant strand[s] of a…

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República Livre: canteiro de obras para o futuro

República Livre: canteiro de obras para o futuro.

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Cartoon Movement

1 of 13 Continues at the Cartoon Movement.

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buried mirror: latest reflections » Photo Wednesday: Water delivery

buried mirror: latest reflections » Photo Wednesday: Water delivery.

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Tropicália artists go to war with builders over name

Originally posted on Brazil Portal:
Tom Phillips – Guardian, 03/02/2012 Tropicália veterans Caetano Veloso, left, Rita Lee and Gilberto Gil perform during a samba school parade in São Paulo last month. Photograph: Andre Penner/AP The creators have christened it Tropicália…

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Originally posted on Designalog:
Design: Happy Pills Vases for Venini by Fabio Novembre: “..italian designer fabio novembre has created stacked vases for renowned italian glass manufacturer venini. made of world-famous murano glass, the containers are in the form of pharmaceutical drugs, with faint chemical compositions written on each. each color…

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Originally posted on Getting It Right~ Living Life:
[Black Orpheus (Orfeu Négre) (1958) Directed by Marcel Camus. Bruno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia] It seems as though all of my favorite films especially favorite foreign films come from Brazil. If you…

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