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3. Puffing Away

by Isaac King

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2. Second Hand

by Isaac King

11 months ago

1. SECOND HAND film trailer

by Isaac King

11 months ago

A new 7-minute animated film by Isaac King.

The term "second hand" refers to the ticking hand on a clock; it also describes re-used items. Would you rather save time? Or save stuff? This film examines the imbalance and waste created by these modern obsessions.

UPDATE:
Winner - Best short film, Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
Honourable Mention, Ottawa Animation Festival, Canada

©2011 Isaac King
isaacking.net
for festival screenings and production photos: isaacking.tumblr.com

Music by Jeremy Singer
Audio design/mix by Greg Sextro

Credits

Isaac King
Direction, Story, Animation,
Jeremy Singer
Music
Greg Sextro
Audio design/mix

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Aziz Kocanaogullari 6 months ago

Wow, love the innovative editing and transitions. Very very entertaining to watch! Why not let this video be added to channels?
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks Aziz, now you can! I'm new to Vimeo.
Thomas Knowler 6 months ago

Great Short. I met Greg Sextro in Bill Plympton's studio back in July 2010. Have his business card *somewhere*...
Joe Moya 6 months ago

interesting animation style... good work
Joshua Ryan 6 months ago

this was a beautiful work of art and you should be extremely proud of it! Not only were the visuals constantly surprising, and the gags you create with them classic, but the story really stuck with me and made me think. Which as a guy who sometimes tend to lead on the side of the main character, is saying a lot. Thanks for making me slow down to appreciate life for a little bit!
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks very much Joshua. I find I'm a bit of both characters myself.
oneedo 6 months ago

This is an excellent film, I really enjoyed it. Your mix of styles and your animation timing feel very fresh. Good work Sir!
Moth 6 months ago

Great to finally see this in full! Top $!
Sylvain MARC /Polyminthe 6 months ago

So great!
Peter Jessien Laugesen 6 months ago

What a lovely film:-) Really enjoyed it. Love the artwork too. How did you make the texture of the characters if you don't mind me asking?
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks Peter. The technique was a mix of stop-motion and 2D drawing in Flash, combined in AfterEffects. I'm hoping to put up some making-of pictures very soon.
Isaac King 5 months ago

I added some production pictures on my blog: isaacking.tumblr.com
Daniela Negrin Ochoa 6 months ago

I love the style, but the storytelling is just as lovely. Well done!
François Mathey 6 months ago

Brilliant work, good story and good animation with a very original design, I love it :)
Iorek 6 months ago

Everything I like in a short animation- fresh technique, lovely design, funny, thought provoking, and quite touching. Great work Isaac!
andrew wilson 6 months ago

this was awesome Isaac, great job
Dustin Grella 6 months ago

ooooooh. that was really great. not the normal preachy chatter recycling films can be. thanks so much for that!!! great jarb man!
bea saezn 6 months ago

Thanks!
Jason Sánchez 6 months ago

You did a good work. I like pretty much this short
Hack Studios 6 months ago

Very innovative animation style. Really nice. And the sound design is amazing.
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks Hack, Greg Sextro did a great audio design and mix.
Nottapon Boonprakob 6 months ago

Awesomeeee Isaac!!! Greetings from Thailand :)
Joe Oviedo 6 months ago

Magnificent. I watched it with my nephew who is 7 years old and it was totally immersed on the short. Amazing.
Short of the Week 6 months ago

Well that was different. And that is something that is getting harder and harder to say. Well done.
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vimeo.com/channels/shortoftheweek
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks, and glad to be shared on your channel!
Ricky Grove 6 months ago

Simply masterful. One of the most imaginative and entertaining animations I've seen in a while. Wonderful combination of old and new styles of animation. Reminds me a bit of some great Mr. Magoo shorts. Inspiring work. Thank you!
Matt Crookshank 6 months ago

fantastic man. tres good.
MaghoxFr 6 months ago

It reminded me a bit of Signore Rossi. Great animation, I loved it, the textures and the camera rotation to switch scenes, great. The sound was amazing as well. Congratulations on the amazing job.
indieanimator 6 months ago

Excellent Isaac - we loved it here at indieanimator.com so we chose it as the animation of the day! Keep Animated!
Tim McCourt 6 months ago

Wicked! this is a special film! great job
Mark Hinos 6 months ago

AMAZING ANIMATION !!! And the story is really great !!!
Louise Peacock 6 months ago

Awesome!
orangethingie 6 months ago

The animation is brilliant! I loved it how physical objects lost their, well, physical form and turned into a couple drawn lines on the screen that could transform into basically anything. Really awesome!
Pouff 6 months ago

Fantastic! So much of this animation was innovative. Things I've never seen before. I'm astounded.
starbucksgirl 6 months ago

Thank you for this wonderful little film. Just delightful.
mpared 6 months ago

very cool its up at thecuriousbrain.com/
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks mpared, and thanks for sharing on thecuriousbrain. Interesting site!
Lachlan Nicholls 6 months ago

Very powerful, especially as it resonates with me so strongly. A message so simple yet so easily forgotten, beautiful work!
ALLCAPSRAGE 6 months ago

Really nice movie I really loved it :) Thats some wonderful work man!
Mateja Milenkovic 6 months ago

such a great movie and animation, so original! I saw it on likecool.com/ , keep up with great work Isaac :)
Nenad Andjelkovic 6 months ago

Thank you! this one really made my day today :)
Angie Taylor 6 months ago

Love it!
thomasson 6 months ago

I like your work.
ilana pa 6 months ago

A Lovely film !
Thank you very much.
Kameron Clark 6 months ago

Great! How was this animated? At first i thought cut outs. Then some looked digital. I like it nonetheless.
Tom 6 months ago

amazing!
Daily Café + Video 6 months ago

Sometimes all it takes is some home made socks from an old lady before one can chill and enjoy the majesty of snails…

dig it! up on d c + v
dailycafevideo.com/post/8264431124/second-hand
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing!
Samuel Santana 6 months ago

wow! That was great!
Diop Belgrave 6 months ago

exercising the creative mind everyday :D
SchnitzelFist 6 months ago

You have managed to say a lot without having anyone say anything. I say, that's brilliant! Very well done.
Dan Lefebre 6 months ago

wonderful!
Bhaga Video 6 months ago

Fun to watch!
Alex 6 months ago

awesome good
love it ^^
mattia f 6 months ago

Good Job! great story, stunning animation!
sogni birchofiani 6 months ago

Great Job!
michel busschots 6 months ago

seven minutes and a half and i never even blinked..excellent work..the rhythm and pacing was amazing..really enjoyed..
Hassam Tariq 6 months ago

Amazing man ^_^
Love it :)
Carlo Pico 6 months ago

Feature video here:
vimeo.com/channels/superbonito

making of pleeease!
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing my film! Some making-of stills will be coming shortly...
thapat 6 months ago

awesome movment and sound
Mike Sullivan 6 months ago

A truly wonderful and meaningful video, we all need to recycle more! and be a little more thoughtful to others!
The best! I have seen so far!
oliver sin 6 months ago

very beautiful animation and I thoroughly enjoyed it :)
Milan Desai 6 months ago

outstanding storyline...truly captured me from get go. nice work!
Firat Yıldız 6 months ago

Very nice! Shared on elmaaltshift.com/2011/07/31/second-hand/
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing the film!
Joao Junior 6 months ago

great work !!
Ilona Koglin 6 months ago

Hey, great job! i love it! btw: how do you live??? ;-)
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks Ilona. I think I'm a bit of both, which is why I made the film. I aim for a low-impact life, but I have "lawn order" tendencies. I cut trees along the fence line just like Fast Man.
Salva Gimenez 6 months ago

Nice style!!
Marie-Valerie Jeantelot 6 months ago

Absolutely amazing :)
Ilona Koglin 6 months ago

Yeah - I think that's the right way to live. As your gorgeous animation suggests: the happy medium ;-)
Julian O'Leary 6 months ago

Great meaning and animation!
DIOGEN 6 months ago

Fucking awesome & polemic
EliXir 6 months ago

Wow ! C'est vraiment splendide ! Excellent travail.

Comme quoi, l'argent ne fait pas tout...
Bre Niebel 6 months ago

What programs did you use to make this film?
sara Aglietti 6 months ago

Love love love!!!
LegoAndStickfigs Productions 6 months ago

Cool animation, I really enjoyed it!
Cam Version 6 months ago

i love this. the animation is really nice and the message(s) that i interpret from this is very "hell yes"-able. happiness and fulfilment can be found in the useful wastes. two thumbs up. - Smeefer
Archangel Charlie 6 months ago

So good!
LegoAndStickfigs Productions 6 months ago

I agree 100%
Charlie Visnic 6 months ago

I love animation and I haven't seen a cartoon as satisfying as this one in a long, long time. Thanks. It's an inspiration!
Boran Guney 6 months ago

Brilliant work! Am I wrong or have I seen another film by you with an amazing Wagon Christ soundtrack, around a somewhat similar theme?
Isaac King 6 months ago

Thanks Boran. Yes, I made "Puffing Away" 5 years ago - a short with music by Wagon Christ. You can see it on my website isaacking.net. I should put it up on Vimeo too!
LegoAndStickfigs Productions 6 months ago

I watched it again because of how amazing it was!
Tyson Arun 6 months ago

This video is brilliant.
Producciones Atalaya 6 months ago

precioso
CapacitaRSE 6 months ago

Excelente video! Para concienciar sobre la importancia de la autoconciliación con uno mismo y tomarnos al menos 5 minutos para volver a la esencia
Audiostoned Productions 6 months ago

Beautifully crafted. Well done sir.
Joseph Doughty 6 months ago

Great work!!! It draws you in with the story and the animation, most are good at one or the other, you strike a nice balance with both technique and topic perspectives of time and stuff.
Likables 6 months ago

Hmm
AlbertoCorradi 6 months ago

Brilliant, love it! The head animation is wonderful!
Kasra Design 6 months ago

This is epic. ;)
manitou 6 months ago

the most impressive short which can beat my heart straghtly!!
3:AM Design 6 months ago

Great job Isaac! All the best from your buddies at 3AM.
Renata G Walton 6 months ago

I really love this, can you submit it to flipfestival.co.uk?
(I'm currently working on that festival) thanks
Hassan Saddiq 6 months ago

Did a Hoarders commercial happen to come one while you were watching Matchstick Men?!

Awesome animation bro!!
José Lourenço 6 months ago

The best!! Congrats again, man.
Rob Thomson 6 months ago

Incredible! Love the mixture of 2D and still photography, films like this remind me why the variety available in animation is surely the most rewarding aspect, and makes me want to leap off of the beaten track. Insane!
Kumeelyun 6 months ago

I felt like I was sitting in a theater watching an animation festival when I saw this. The 2D/stop-motion is amazing. I'm certain most people would just resort to CG to create the look you made.

I enjoy the story as well, and how it points to balance in behavior and action rather than an extreme shift one way or another. The double meaning in the title is perfect. Great work!