06: Flowers, Emilie Simon

Flowers, Emilie Simon
Cosa Productions, 2003

Oh god is it hard to find information about this video- I've had problems with it before, and its what made me give up the dA version of this blog. But that's all behind me now. I have completed the task, after completely forgetting everything the first time I tried finding it all out- I just ended up going back to the exact same blog I got the production company name from the last time. Oy Vey...
Anyway, Flowers is possibly my favourite video I've stumbled across this year. And it's easy to see why right? I'm only going to mention the Burton connection ONCE because its everywhere else I've come across people going on about it. YES it has that creepy cuteness that His Stopmotion pieces have- a child could point that out.

Being a music video, it has ALOT more detail, and dare I say skill in it. I'm also going to throw it out there and ask; Is this ACTUAL stop motion? I rather want to disagree, because even if it is only 2:47 long, Stop motion has a hell of alot of work involved. Considering the small amount of time between single release and the video coming out, I'm gunna say no. It's a very masterful imitation of StopMotion but it just can't be- Look how long Coraline is taking!

The video features some stunning settings, and has a very charming feel around it which echoes the timeless yet modern music. And has some very cute and creepy character design. Including...
...A Frankenstein Monster who plays the upright bass...
...A werewolf on the guitar...
...A Vampire on the Keyboards...

...And this guy who I love, but does nothing but play with his steampunky toys.

It's a beautiful video, and I urge you too go take a look- or if you've already seen it, another.
That song will stick in your head all evening.