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When a geometric visitor from another planet becomes your new roommate and shares with you the tragic state of its home world, you drop your guitar and see what you can do. We created this piece in response to the accompanying music track we created in honor of a visiting cat named Leo. Process: hand drawn animation

All content and audio created by Kelly Meador & Daniel Elwing.

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Diogo Valim 2 years ago

oh, so beautiful.
ecamcito 2 years ago

It's a beautiful story and a great animation. Congrats.
Aziz K. 2 years ago

I love this! so subtle yet hauntingly beautiful
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 2 years ago

your work is so beautiful.
Jon Salazar 2 years ago

So so original.
Magda 2 years ago

Gorgeous! Thanks for posting.
Adamtastic 2 years ago

If there were a more fitting word than beautiful, I would use it. :)
feezen//freezen 2 years ago

great work! so minimalistic and organic...
Monconic 2 years ago

Amazing story. I love the design concept!
Jerry 2 years ago

so beautiful. i watched it again and again.
Soxiam 2 years ago

this is just so utterly tremendous. thanks for sharing this on vimeo.
Eric E. Anderson 2 years ago

Found - it's beautiful.
Mark Jensen 2 years ago

very nice!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 2 years ago

You wont find this kind of talent on youtube ladies and gentlemen. I'm shaking my head and rolling my eyes in pure amazement. Gorgeous piece of art my friend.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 2 years ago

I just had to comment again. amazing my friend. What's the music called?
impactist 2 years ago

The music is called Leo's Song and is also available as an MP3 here if you're interested: impactist.com/mainpages/audiopgs/IMPleo.html

Thanks for the kind words!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 2 years ago

I downloaded all of the music. Thanks a ton. Do you have cover art for iTunes by chance? If not you should make some. :)

Haha! I didn't even realize it until I loaded the music in iTunes that it had album art attached to it. Sweet! Thanks!!!
Erick C. 2 years ago

those tracks are great!
andrew norris 2 years ago

the things i would do for a tab of this song...
impactist 2 years ago

Andrew- The guitar part is actually really simple like all fun things. You probably already have it figured out by now.

Erick- We're glad you liked the music downloads.
andrew norris 2 years ago

i'm verrrrrry new to guitar. i've played instruments for many years but have only began to pick it up in the last month or so. that isn't to say i wont try to figure it out!
Patrick Moberg 2 years ago

Wow. This is fantastic.
goldentouchfarm 2 years ago

Absolutely positively SUPER!
Gyuri Grell 2 years ago

That. Was. Awesome.

The story captivated me and I loved the music. A new all-time fave.
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

That was great
dalas verdugo 2 years ago

Really nice.
mika 2 years ago

Oh my god.
Matthew Gruman 2 years ago

Absolutely stunning. The wonderful aesthetics never distract from an equally wonderful story.
Ben Millett 2 years ago

Supergood. Beautiful in all aspects - music, drawings, story...
rico 2 years ago

Brilliant!
ben ross 2 years ago

amazing stuff.
JD 2 years ago

sooo goood.
Stefan Tüshaus 2 years ago

so brilliant and beautiful!
seen on Jen Dunlaps Tumblr
alec kretchun 2 years ago

there is a sect of us at osu that is pretty much obsessed with you guys. nice work. good to see you on vimeo
impactist 2 years ago

Hello Beavers.
Capucha 2 years ago

fantastibulous !
Julia Quinn 2 years ago

awesome. so simple and beautiful.
impactist 2 years ago

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments! What a nice community you have here on Vimeo.
Alex McCollister 2 years ago

Absolutely and resoundingly immense. Breathtaking in it's character, timing, and persona.
Adam Kolář 2 years ago

I found this kinda weak. The story was minimalistic yet painfully corny and seemed too artificial to me. I felt little spark of raw inspiration put in first few seconds but rest felt cold and fabricated. Presentation was wery well done though.
Steven Wilson 2 years ago

I really enjoyed this.
FuzzyDave 2 years ago

I think you speak a Universal Truth. I too, wrote a song once. I played it and played it. A dodecahedron from the Andromeda Galaxy sensed the vibrations and traveled to our beautiful blue-green planet in search of the source. Finally, after much searching, it found me. And put probes in my ass.

Okay, so maybe it's not the exact story; but that's what makes the Universe such a Mystery.
Nubia London 2 years ago

This is wonderful ... so very cheerful and uplifting
Daniel Hayek 2 years ago

bonito.
bk 2 years ago

Magnificent. I'd really like this in my iTunes/iPhone, is there any way we can talk you into allowing quicktime downloads?
impactist 2 years ago

"Leo's Song" is available to download for your iPhone/iPod here:

impactist.com/projectpages/leossong/IMP_leossongqt.html

Let us know if you have any problems.
bk 2 years ago

Awesome. Thanks a lot.

I'll keep it on my iPhone, and watch it when I get overly stressed out.
Eric E. Anderson 2 years ago

That's a great idea bk - I am slappin that sucker on my iPhone too. I think I have watched here about five times.
LANHO 2 years ago

Great design! Great song! Great story!
islebehere 2 years ago

simply awesome
Matt Gorman 2 years ago

So awesome. Beautiful music and drawing, and the story reminds me of Kilgore Trout.
Evan Walsh 2 years ago

Thank you for this. It is my firm belief that this is the best video on Vimeo.

Again, thank you.
Amenon 2 years ago

Love this - it has a Saint-Exupery feel to it for me.
Bravo!
Jen 2 years ago

This is amazingly, amazingly beautiful

Thank you for sharing.
andrew norris 2 years ago

not many things can even compare to this. i love you.
Paul Joy 2 years ago

That's lovely, thanks for sharing with us.
Ross Hill 2 years ago

Wonderful.
Tiana Purvis 2 years ago

Pretty music!
Spike 2 years ago

Talent
robert 2 years ago

yeah, I like this
JUN HONGO 2 years ago

I cried when I watch this video
JULIE ANNE WHITING 2 years ago

I loved it reminds me of hols abroad near sea best music since snowpatrol's chasing cars
ddot 2 years ago

wonderful
Richard Holdman 2 years ago

I loved it ! Very well done!
Adam John 2 years ago

!! amazing !!
Justin Sanchez 2 years ago

Very nice!
Rune Sandberg 2 years ago

I totally love it!
Charlie Trotter 2 years ago

Absolutely brilliant!
Patrick Mosby 2 years ago

Wow, I'm absolutely amazed!
Rich_S 2 years ago

I enjoyed.

Thanks
in cinema 2 years ago

wow, i really loved this piece. especially the song. what program do you use to record, ad did you use a machinedrum for the beats?
impactist 2 years ago

The audio is created using a variety of real instruments, midi based hardware, and software... some sequencing and some live recording. The software specifics are irrelevant since it's more about the music and less about the tools. Glad you liked it.
ash H 2 years ago

this is fantastic. thanks for it. that finger-picking animation is impressive. did you just draw it?
Jeramy 2 years ago

Two words. downright fantastic! What software did you use?
impactist 2 years ago

Leo's Song is a hand drawn and hand painted work.
Leonardo Tenorio 2 years ago

Increible!!!!!!!!!!!!
La canción, Las piramides, Los cubos, la canción, La historia, me deja perplejo.
daniel 2 years ago

instant HUGE fan...thanks for sharing..sure glad i found your bottle
sdesocio 2 years ago

wonderful
Benk 2 years ago

Great animation, great style, great idea and well made!

my thumbs will be up all day.
Matt Hughes 2 years ago

This is amazing.
Bill 2 years ago

Superb. Peace.
Craig Stinson 2 years ago

Very nice. Any particular inspiration for the story?
impactist 2 years ago

As we noted in the description, the music was inspired by a neighborhood cat named Leo, hence the title Leo's Song.

The animated story is actually a true account of true events retold to the best of our ability. We're glad you enjoyed it.
MQuickel 2 years ago

I really dig this piece. Stylistically I think it could have gone in a billion +1 directions but conceptually its fun and rewarding. The message is elementary but universal and positive - one thing you don't see too much anymore.
impactist 2 years ago

Thanks MQ'
banana.mufu 2 years ago

its sooo sweet... too bad i could only find the .ipod/iphone version for download..
impactist 2 years ago

Is there something wrong with the file we made available for download?

Just so you know... You don't have to have an actual ipod or iphone to watch it, it's just formatted in a way which also works for those devices. It will also work on your desktop/laptop.

smile.
banana.mufu 2 years ago

no,no ...it works fine on my laptop :) dont have an ipod
either...
xnightskyx 2 years ago

wow this is really something else and i like it!
Drew Mullin 2 years ago

Everything from story to music to animation is excellent
impactist 2 years ago

Glad you liked it. Maybe our geometric friend will visit you, too.
M The Alien 2 years ago

This is great, i haven't been that absorbed into a vid like this in a very long time. I actually just joined this site because of this video. Thanks, and i'm gonna go watch the rest of your vids now!
impactist 2 years ago

We're happy you enjoyed it. We enjoyed making it, smile!
PSST! 2 years ago

Fantastic. Love this film.
impactist 2 years ago

It loves you back
Part Parachute 2 years ago

I love how the youngsters turn into eachother, uneffected by the elder's problems.
impactist 2 years ago

Keep watch out your window... perhaps you'll be visited by a faceted friend as well.
Horatio Hornblower 2 years ago

Very poetic and imaginative, loved it!
Parabucks 2 years ago

It's Beautiful! Thank You!
SAO! 2 years ago

amazing history.....
very beautiful

:D