Peter & the Wolf

I adore YouTube... not for the Potter Puppet Pals or Red vs. Blue (but ok, so sue me if I've watched them) No, I love YouTube because I can watch live performances of Yoko Kanno (to whom I bow before), get pronunciation cues on my Japanese, check out the local wonders of Tamil Nadu where a friend is from, and watch my favorite cartoons that I can't find anywhere else (Bugs Bunny in Rabbit of Seville or Muppet Babies spoofing Star Wars and Star Trek)

And then there is this amazing find - a stop motion short of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Now, first of all, I grew up with a battered, hand-me-down book, listening to the scratchy record that came with it... and as I didn't have much (anything) in the way of cool stuff growing up, I've got a soft spot in my heart for it. And I love pretty much anything in the lines of decent animation... That and I've got to admit, Suzie Templeton's 2006 short knocks the socks off anything that came before it. I mean... just... wow. Textures... muted colors... choosing to intro the music only when Peter finally leaves the yard.... wow... Anyhoo, without further ado, enjoy:



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