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Here’s the latest animated video for a They Might Be Giants song: an artsy craftsy, naive-yet-sophisticated interpretation of “Davy Crockett in Outer Space”. It’s a great use of chalk board animation. For insight into this advanced, high-tech process, check out a comprehensive behind-the-scenes page at the Tiny Inventions site.

(I am glad to see that cartoon workers protect themselves from chalk-dust inhalation by wearing stylish mouth masks.)

And these folks are deft with cotton balls, for sure!

Tiny Inventions worked with illustrator David Cowles on this piece. David has worked on animated vids for many TMBG ditties, including “The Mesopotamians” and “Seven Days of the Week”. Links to all his animated videos are here.

—Anne D. Bernstein