Channel Frederator Blog

Being a Mac person from way back, I haven’t paid much attention to Microsoft’s entry into the digital media player pack, Zune. But I have taken an interest in Zune-Arts, a related experiment that commissions artists to create original content. Above, you will find an example: an animated very-short short with a great deal of heart (viewable on the Zune-Arts site as well as YouTube)…no Zune required!

Earlier this year, Yves Geleyn (of the animation production company Hornet) created “Mother Like No Other” using fabric, textured paper, and photographs. A beaver and his cardinal sidekick search for ingredients for an appropriate Mother’s Day bouquet.

Music is “Come as You Were” by The Bird and the Bee.

See a behind-the-scenes podcast after the jump. [Read more…]