Work > The Paper Tale

2009
High resolution digital video (1920 x 1080 @ 25fps)
5 mins
Directed by Sohan Ariel Hayes
Concept: Sohan Ariel Hayes, Poppy van Oorde-Grainger & Steven Aiton
Sound Design & Music:Roly Skender
Commissioned for Nick shorts by Nickelodeon

A shadow boy is trapped within a blank book. When he tries to cut himself free he falls teetering into a mysterious paper world. Determined to escape he sets off in chase after a Tool, a bird like character on a unicycle. Armed only with a pair of scissors the shadow boy discovers he has a miraculous power to create or destroy; when he cuts out paper shapes they jump come to life and become either his friends or enemies.

The world or The Paper Tale is crafted using hand-drawn and 3D digital techniques. It is designed to create a sense of wonder and rapture in both the adult and the child.