My crazy clay visualization to the reading of The Declaration of Independence. The last 3rd is just at animatic stage. It will be fully claymation too, no lame airbrush look. Would love to hear what you all think! -Dan MacKenzie

Money and Power

All vocals were put in the piece by its original order.

What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? In this 30 second film we use a stark contrast of style and colour to show that as America thrived and celebrated their power, their slaves were victims of gross injustice and cruelty.

ANIMATIC. 1. JFK assassination 2.Tibet monks arrested by the chinese gov. 3. Jesus’s crucifixion 4. The execution of the Rosenbregs 5. KGB using “Truth Drug” 6. The Stolen Generation 7. Berlin wall 8. The "Tank Man" rebel at Tiananmen Square.

This animation uses symbols of the One dollar bill to protest against the social order. First-cut done by Giselle Vaudenay and Rodrigo Nascimento. Please watch in High Quality.

During the Great Depression many families had to resort to creative means to survive and small moments of generosity could mean having a meal or not.

An animatic of a 30-second snippet from "What, to the American Slave, is Your 4th of July?" The visuals highlight the contrasts between freedom and slavery. The final version will include color throughout, animation of characters and effects, and other refinements.

A storyboard of a fragment from "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" The lives of two old friends have dramatically changed under circumstances of the Great Depression. The idea was to tell a story that connected with the song’s subject conceptually and emotionally without illustrating lyrics.

PLEASE VIEW THIS IN HQ. I did this one because I'm a huge Josh Brolin & Christina Kirk fan. I love animating drama and I tried to infuse as much as I could into thirty seconds. I had a blast working on this and I hope I get to do more.