Poem of the Week

Stickboy - Shane Koyczan

This weeks poem is by a personal favorite artist. Koyczan's poems focus a lot on bullying. He himself had the unfortunate pleasure of experiencing it in middle school and high school. Secretly I've always admired his work. This poem is very well put together and the team of animators did a wonderful job on the illustrative animation. I really appreciate the use of grey scale and minimum use of colors. Also if you haven't noticed from the photo, the video isn't in a standard size. It's almost the size of a banner. I just find it interesting that they did that. Anyway - Because it's Vimeo instead of YouTube, I've linked the video. Just click the title. Enjoy.

Animation Credits:
A collaboration with Shane Koyzcan and Vancouver Opera
Creative Direction: Leah Nelson, Jorge R. Canedo Estrada & Henrique Barone
Producer: Teresa Toews
Art Direction: Jorge R. Canedo Estrada
Concept and Storyboard: Jorge R. Canedo Estrada, Henrique Barone & Leah Nelson with help from Rachel Peake & Shane Koyzcan
Design: Henrique Barone, Lucas Brooking, Jorge R. Canedo Estrada, Gergely Wootsch & Shawn Hight
Animation Montage: Jorge R. Canedo Estrada, Henrique Barone, Shawn Hight, Nicholas Ferreira, Marisabel Fernandez
Voiceover: Shane Koyczan
Music: Hand Covers Bruise, Reprise by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Edit: Jorge R. Canedo Estrada

Listen

Listen. This is just a dream. Very clever people can hear dreams, so please just listen. I know you're afraid, but being afraid is alright, because didn't anyone ever tell you fear is a super power. Fear can make you faster, and clever and stronger and one day, you're going to come back to this [place] and on that day, you're going to be very afraid indeed. But that's OK, because if you're very wise and very strong, fear doesn't have to make you cruel or cowardly. Fear can make you kind.

Someone please listen.

Notice

Hey guys, I'm sorry for the lack of my work lately - but with everything that's been happening I haven't been able to keep up. I'm finally catching up at school - keyword almost. I'm not quite there so yeah. But I will continue the Poem of the week because I love sharing other artists work. I love it. Anyway I'll do my best to get back "on track" eventually. Thanks for understanding. Love you guys.

Poem of the Week

Bianca Phipps - "Almosts" (CUPSI 2014)

Poem of the Week

Untitled #1
By: Taylor Ray

I want to stop trying,

I can't stop my crying,

Just pull me right out of my skin,

They can't hear me shouting,

I'm so sick of doubting,

Everything I've ever been,

I'm tired of feeling,

I wish I'd start healing,

From the pain that you've left behind,

I shouldn't be lying

But I can't show I'm dying,

I'm okay,

I'm just fine,

I'm dead.