This short film from the New Zealand Book Council combines the art of paper cutting with stop-motion animation to promote books and reading.
Drawing inspiration from Maurice Gee’s classic New Zealand novel, Going West, the intricate video took eight months to complete. More about the inspiration behind the project from Book Council chief executive Noel Murphy:
The idea that lies at the centre of this project is that reading is an activity that surprises, delights, challenges and ignites the imagination.
We wanted to grab people’s attention for just one moment in the hurly burly world of modern media and direct them to the adventure that can be had in one’s own head at the flick of a page.
