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Category
Broadcast Design / Single
Annual ID
08212D
About the Work
Circle Squared is a commissioned animation for the New York Times' 'T Magazine'. It was released around the holidays as part of a series of shorts that explored the theme of 'Giving'.
The story about giving and it's flipside: taking. One creature consumes another so that it may be satisfied and continue its existence, only to give its life to be the next animal's meal. It is giving in its most natural, primal, and automatic form.
Technique:
The story is told through stop-motion animation, using toy-like hand-made wooden forms. The shapes interact similarly to the way Russian dolls nest. These cube-animal shapes originate from the idea of a box containing a gift, but instead of depicting a literal gift-giving situation, the story is rooted in the cycle of nature, where animals end up unwittingly giving of themselves so that other creatures may live.
The story about giving and it's flipside: taking. One creature consumes another so that it may be satisfied and continue its existence, only to give its life to be the next animal's meal. It is giving in its most natural, primal, and automatic form.
Technique:
The story is told through stop-motion animation, using toy-like hand-made wooden forms. The shapes interact similarly to the way Russian dolls nest. These cube-animal shapes originate from the idea of a box containing a gift, but instead of depicting a literal gift-giving situation, the story is rooted in the cycle of nature, where animals end up unwittingly giving of themselves so that other creatures may live.
2008 Awards
Total Points: 5
Merit
Credits
Designer
Todd St. John
Director
Todd St. John
Writer
Todd St. John
Gary Benzel
Agency Producer
Julie Shevach
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