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A short film about a boy who wishes for better things.

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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    Must have been fun coming up with those commercial vignettes.

    Really great piece.
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  • Repeat1 2 years ago
    liked it so much! its like Little Prince's prequel...

    Very good ideas with the commercials and generally very good animation. Was it computer only or does it include handdrawing (or even old school frame-to-frame) ?
  • MoreFrames plus 2 years ago
    Thanks for the love! Moonboy is indeed "old school frame-to-frame" pencil and paper, traditional animation. Just how we like it!
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  • mateo muñoz 2 years ago
    beautiful. the first half is great already!
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  • Found Object Films 2 years ago
    cool
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  • Luis$ 2 years ago
    very niceeeeee!
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  • Sam Shiryaykin 2 years ago
    nice style!
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  • Marcelo Reis plus 2 years ago
    wow, fantastic! congratulations!
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  • mpared plus 2 years ago
    excellent posted at the curious brain
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  • Paramam 2 years ago
    Pure Awesomeness !!! :)
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  • Ocarina 2 years ago
    Wow! I love it!
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  • Josh Hall 2 years ago
    Awesome :)
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  • Just 2 years ago
    Loved the animation and face expressions. Even those subtle touches, like the kid adjusting his t-shirt....great job!!!
  • Julian Petschek 2 years ago
    haha yeah i was gonna say the same thing about that - the animation at 2:08 of him adjusting his shirt collar, stuff like that makes such a huge difference
  • Just 11 months ago
    "vile prick"? big talking, small facts, isn't it...kid? LOL
  • Just 11 months ago
    Are you kidding?...no ok, really you're fun. Now let's move trolling somewhere else. I have the suspect this space was meant to comment someone else work, hence chances are that here nobody really cares about your noble crusade.
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  • György Sárközi 2 years ago
    the music is created by you too? if not can you tell me the title plz? :)
  • MoreFrames plus 2 years ago
    Hi! Thanks. Yeah, the music was composed originally for Moonboy. It is based in the Moonlight Sonata. I'm glad you like it!
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  • Miller. 2 years ago
    This was very beautiful! The music was amazing to the animations and the feelings that were expressed. Great work guys!
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  • Josh 2 years ago
    Really nice video but not realistic at all. A boy can't jump all the way to the moon, let alone breathe once he got there.
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  • Beau Chevassus ✞ 2 years ago
    NO! DON' GO LI LE BOY!

    You owe me a new keyboard for crying all over i and now he " " bu on won' work.
  • MoreFrames plus 2 years ago
    Hahaha
    Sorry man. Send the invoice and we'll start the paperwork.
  • Beau Chevassus ✞ 2 years ago
    Wai7.
    No worries ma7e. I found a way 7o ge7 around i7.

    -Beau
  • Shaymaa 2 years ago
    this comment made me LOL.
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  • Daniele Marucci 2 years ago
    Everyone has a moon…and everyone is his moon!
    Very nice in style and story!
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  • ivan litovski 2 years ago
    i love it wow, a lot of emotions :)
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  • Kalvin Camp 2 years ago
    I want to escape sometimes too. This brought tears to my eyes.
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  • Phillip Jackson 2 years ago
    A really strong piece, I really enjoyed the way you played with perspective as if you were using different lenses.
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  • nowownow 2 years ago
    i like this! thk you!
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  • Freaking Wildchild 2 years ago
    Emotionally correct as it is .. great work!
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  • Paxson Woelber 2 years ago
    Excellent color.
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  • Rich Williamson 2 years ago
    This is incredible. Beautiful movement, powerful score, great colors, and a meaningful message.
    Did you go to school for animation?

    Check out some of my work. vimeo.com/8477557
  • MoreFrames plus 2 years ago
    Thanks! Yes, this was my undergrad senior year project at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. I'm glad you like it!
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  • Ben Hardman 2 years ago
    ....Soul Tearing
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  • Vol. Dombrovskyi 2 years ago
    oO ..
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  • laura david 2 years ago
    i love ittttt i wish i could do that
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  • Maxim Serbu 2 years ago
    Very nice :)
    Really enjoyed the ads.
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  • Dhruv Harisenani 2 years ago
    All of us want to be a moonboy... really nice
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  • Andrew 2 years ago
    I love it, truly inspiring.
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  • Andrew P. Quinn plus 2 years ago
    Really great job. Your hand drawn style reminds me of Bill Plymoton. But the mix the digital stuff makes it something completely different. I like the reflection of the moon in his eyes, it is a great detail.
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  • nelsonaugusto 2 years ago
    Great work, excellent facial expressions!
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  • Hungry Eye plus 2 years ago
    This is a beautiful bit of work.
    The attention to detail is superb, and I love how you've managed to make it poignant and humorous at the same time.
    Thanks for sharing.
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  • Louis Kwong 2 years ago
    Beautiful animation. Great concept.
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  • BearJaw 2 years ago
    I love it. It's poignant and heart-wrenching. Great job!
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  • Joseph garz 2 years ago
    Greatness
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  • RAY 2 years ago
    very very cooool
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  • James Firth 2 years ago
    that is fantastic!
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  • Márcia Marques 2 years ago
    Great work.. i understand the moonboy..i really do... Love it!
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  • Shaymaa 2 years ago
    nice work. love the little details. i guess there is a moonboy in all of us somewhere.
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  • Dissors 2 years ago
    impecable
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  • Adam Temple 2 years ago
    Wicked film! That was a lot of work!
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  • Terror Kill 2 years ago
    favorite!
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  • Oscar martinez 2 years ago
    Excellent
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  • Light Company 2 years ago
    that was absolutely amazing.
    keep up the great work!
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  • Juan Pablo 2 years ago
    U 2d rock!
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  • Matic Grgič 2 years ago
    Love it, simply beautiful. Thanks
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  • Jason Simpson plus 2 years ago
    That was really great! Maybe I should try for the moon...
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  • Yair Bone 2 years ago
    Man, the video looks even better in vimeo quality. Something special about the moon. The Ill Bill vids rule too.
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  • Steve Weiss plus 2 years ago
    fabulous
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  • Andrew Hake 2 years ago
    So great to see proper animation! Character design and environments are top notch. Great stuff!

    Hats off to whoever animated the shot of the boy looking at his foot then smiling.
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  • Saameh Solaimani 2 years ago
    beautiful and tragic <3
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  • medul6 2 years ago
    greatly done!
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  • The Disappearing One 2 years ago
    I LOVED this one!!! :-)
    Cheers
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  • ITrAB 2 years ago
    This music... Why all the best stuff must be so sad...? :(
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  • mcsonne 2 years ago
    thats's great :)
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  • Bimal Tailor 2 years ago
    Really cool animation. Have a lot of respect for paper n pencil traditional animators
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  • Nacho Malter 2 years ago
    This is great, a true message from conciousness. It´s really refreshing to see great work that´s not the same hype-esthetics nonsense everyone else seems to be doing!
    Hats off!
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  • Jahaan London plus 2 years ago
    Inspiring
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  • Sub Magazin 1 year ago
    Nice but sad
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  • pao snes 1 year ago
    my favourite vimeo of all time
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  • Dragonfly 1 year ago
    Wonderful! Short. Sweet. To the point. :-)
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  • 3Dementia 1 year ago
    Good message as to the anim!
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  • Sebastian Castilho 10 months ago
    This is amazing!¬ May I ask how long it took you?
  • MoreFrames plus 10 months ago
    i worked on this over the course of my last three (i think) semesters at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. so, over a year, all-in. and i had lots of help.
  • Sebastian Castilho 10 months ago
    Wow. Ok, I asked because I plan to do a 2D film of a similar style next year.

    Could you tell me a little about your work process? For my project I'm thinking about doing cleanup and coloruring in ToonBoom.

    Cheers
  • MoreFrames plus 10 months ago
    backgrounds are Photoshop paintings. animation was done traditionally, the drawings were then scanned into the computer and colored with Mirage (which is now called TvPaint). finally it was all composited with After Effects.
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  • Frederik Poisquet 9 months ago
    loved it
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