East Meets West (Coast) Anthony Scott (Coraline, Corpse Bride, Paranorman) and K Ishibashi (Kishi Bashi) had always talked about making a stop motion music video together. Anthony being between movies and K being between tours (and Mocha being married to K), they embarked on a ambitious bi-coastal production. Using Mocha’s vivid illustrations and off-kilter storytelling ability, they created an organic and surreal world. Although originally intended for the song “People of the Mountain, People of the Ocean”, an acoustic Jupiter One song (K and Mocha’s old band), the film found it’s home around the song “I Am the Antichrist to You”, a haunting song about love off of Kishi Bashi’s debut album, 151a. About Anthony: Anthony is a 20 year veteran of stop motion animation. Having gotten his start in Gumby, he went on animate in Nightmare Before Christmas, and then became the supervising animator in both Corpse Bride and Coraline. He also created www.stopmotionanimation.com, a stop motion website dedicated to the art of filming all things moving that really shouldn’t really be moving. www.StopMotionAnimation.com. About K and Mocha: K and Mocha began in Jupiter One, a NYC based synth rock band. Subsequently K now records under the pseudonym, Kishi Bashi. K met Anthony when he sent him this music video that he had created. Kishi BashiTumblr (3.0; @peopleinthemountain)http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8o4diMLB1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The great Dana Jo Cooley will be designing our set design (inspired by the dead white forest in the video)! Here’s a first draft. Pretty fab :)</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/35356592683http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/35356592683Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:09:49 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/45448347?title=0&byline=0" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The finished video premiered on July 7, 2012 on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/kishi-bashi-i-am-the-antichrist_n_1659177.html">The Huffington Post</a> with the new song, ‘I am the Antichrist to You’ by Kishi Bashi.</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/27842217069http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/27842217069Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:09:05 -0400<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-of-and-ADVANCED-Art-of-Stop-Motion-Animation-by-Ken-A-Priebe/110651695617705">People In the Mountain in Ken Priebe's new book!</a>: <p>People in the Mountain and Anthony’s LumberFlex got a couple of pages in the fantastic new book<em> The Advanced Art of Stop Motion Animation</em>. Thanks Ken for the mention!</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/887705754http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/887705754Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:09:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cnvb57FX1qb0tzbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cnvb57FX1qb0tzbo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>here’s some instructions for Anthony for shot 19</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/720883290http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/720883290Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:42:47 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/peopleinthemountain/720573265/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_720573265" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s a closer to finished version with a shadowed “couple”. Some rotoscoping for the compositing team to do….</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/720573265http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/720573265Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:46:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1li9cEc8K1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Multi-plane Wheel Rig built for shot 19 which features a floating shark and fish.</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/556201544http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/556201544Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:39:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10149000" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>So upon shooting this we realized that it kind of looks like the puppy’s peeing hi pants. being that this isn’t a comedy, we thought it best to shoot another tear pool and then we’ll rotoscope it in later. </p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/447292997http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/447292997Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:38:12 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz9hph5nAm1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz9hph5nAm1qb0tzbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz9hph5nAm1qb0tzbo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Shot 40 original storyboard. we combined all of these into one shot. There’s also a sample of the notes that Anthony had to descipher. </p> <p>-k</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/447225000http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/447225000Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:48:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz8ykw4l2I1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Drowning a Puppy.  After a few weeks away working on another project, I am back at it, animating Shot 040.  Puppy drowns in his own tears.  Poor Pup. -anthony</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/446461370http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/446461370Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9516143" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>K animates Shot 08</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/394434149http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/394434149Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:15:16 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9510925" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>And this is how we animated Shot 44. LumberFlex meets the Wavatron2.</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/393900980http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/393900980Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:57:25 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9503933" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Final animation for Shot 44</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/393572825http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/393572825Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:50:50 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxuttb5t6L1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shot 44.  This is the last shot in the video.  It’s a long one, 12 seconds and has to look like we are flying over the ocean, see the hat in the distance and then focus in on it as it approaches.  The LumberFlex is getting a workout on this shot. I built a more complex wave rig for this shot, dubbed the Wavatron2.  Here is a photo of the setup during the first test I shot yesterday.  I am preparing to shoot the final shot tomorrow.  K is arriving tonight with the final artwork for this and several other shots.</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/389685301http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/389685301Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:12:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxp8ztd92h1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>LumberFlex gets an upgrade!</b></p> <p>I was never completely satisfied with the original 1/2” threaded rod configuration to raise and lower the boom on the rig.  It worked for the first shot, but since I need to depend on this rig for the duration of the shoot, I began to look for a better way.  So today, I attached a heavy duty model mover to the column, which made a big difference!  (Thanks T.H.)  Next, I am shooting the last shot of the video, Shot 44, which needs a boom and tilt.  It also requires a new wave rig, which I am assembling today.  K arrives on Sunday to work on a few shots.  Stay tuned for more updates. -anthony</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/384434235http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/384434235Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:55:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9371916" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Animating Shot 05</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/383742463http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/383742463Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:55:26 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxiejdAhbo1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Shots 2-3<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxiejdAhbo1qb0tzbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Shots 4 'n 5<br/><br/> <p>Here’s the beginning of the video, as the puppy flashes back to better times.</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/377604438http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/377604438Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:11:37 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9286438" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>After much deliberation this weekend, Mocha and I finally came up with a look for the flash backs.</p> <p>This is a mockup of shots 2-4. Hopefully the rest of the team will like it.</p> <p>-k</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/377550134http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/377550134Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:36:38 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxhpin2hpD1qb0tzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The LumberFlex™ Camera Rig in all its crude glory.  It was essentially built for 1 or 2 shots but continuously proves its worth shot after shot.  Today I upgraded it with a bungee cord (for safety and stability) and swapped up to a longer threaded rod for extra booming flexibility.  Can’t see any reason to put the camera on sticks… - anthony</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/376685659http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/376685659Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:11:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9246624" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/373747455http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/373747455Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:11:47 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9240580" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Time Lapse footage of animals flying in hats.  Surface gages doubling as flying rigs.</p>http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/373106962http://peopleinthemountain.tumblr.com/post/373106962Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:23:00 -0500