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All that's between us is a little yellow string, but we like each other more than anything

This new film has a lot of string in it (attached to kites), and I'm quickly realising that a string blowing in the wind is quite a lot of precise drawing for what, in the end, is a featureless squiggly line. A line is one step removed from nothing at all, it's about the least thing you can draw. And in film, a string is traditionally something you're meant to pretend you don't see, that a little cardboard spaceship is dangling from.
So it seems a little silly to say "hey check it out here are some strings I've been working on", but I HAVE been working on them and it IS what I've got to show you, so hey check it out here are some strings I've been working on!

All that's between us is a little yellow string, but we like each other more than anything

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It’s pretty cool, because for me at least it gives me a whole new perspective and appreciation of strings

A line may not have much meaning by itself, but as a string blowing on a kite, it has profound meaning, not just about the movement of the kite, but of the movement of the wind, the volume of air that is causing the kite movement. This is a deeply sophisticated thing to animate, and I suspect you are studying real kites in order to accurately animate their movements. I applaud you for paying attention to these kinds of details. It's what makes you a truly great animator.


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