The Maker

After this video, I immediately bought the book. I waited for the book to ship and I was as excited as a little girl waiting for a puppy to come home. I finished the book in 3 days and my god, it was one of THE BEST thing I've ever read my entire life. Thank you, Zealous Creative. I'm really looking forward to similar future project.

This is honestly a pretty sad, vicious cycle.

Honestly, this is such a sad story. Their entire short life is spent working and desperately hoping for a friend while fighting their extinction.

Dude it's been 11 years and this is still a masterpiece

How can people find this piece of art even remotely creepy or nightmare inducing?This has to be one of the best and most beautiful animations I’ve ever seen.There’s also brilliant music to back it up.

bro this man just been born 3 minutes ago and he rockin that violin

The fact that this guy is still puting hearts and replying comments after 8 years is amazing

This short perfectly encapsulates the human condition of picking up the tools of the ones before us time running out scurrying to leave others better off

I love how Allegro (I assume that's the Maker's name) slowly begins to smile as he creates the next Maker

When 5 minutes tells a story better than most 90 minute movies, you know its special

Doctor: You have 3 minutes and 55 seconds left to live Bunny:

Just started the book and it is interesting to note how there are a couple contrasts to this film and the opening chapter. The film implies that Allegro was unsure of how to wake Sonata (his successor) and attempted several things before consulting the book for advice. The book gives the impression he was immediately aware that music was the key to her birth. Also love how the music in this is actually not just part of the narrative, but is actually present in the process of making, and is what Spurs Allegro on with the urgency needed to perform his task.

this is how life feels. doing “what we’re supposed to” until our time runs out just so another person can do the same thing, and we’re told we’re doing something noble. as The Maker finds out in this, the only true form of escape is self-expression

Years ago, I thought they both were a couple and they were making each other over and over again even if they could only meet for a few seconds.

when you look creepy asf but end up being cute asf

This is one of the greatest stop-motion works of all time. All of the details. The implied worldbuilding. The reveal at the end. There is absolutely no dialogue but the story is still communicated so well. Animation truly is storytelling through motion, with this short being a prime example. I have nothing to criticize this short about. Any grievances anybody could have about this animation comes down to a matter of taste and personal opinion. Objectively speaking, this is effectively a perfect work of art.

It’s honestly the epitome of the story of our lives. It’s as soon as we figure out how to make another one of us that we are gone.

This honestly pretty sad though, to keep a species alive they must continue to remake others only to have a few minutes with one another

This cycle is so sad. So basically what the creature has to do is make a creation and teach it everything they know and give them the book to make their creation and do that same thing.

This is such an amazingly interesting world right here, an endless cycle of makers, presumably never ending just to make themselves once more. And the animation is stellar, so fluid yet with that stop motion timeless charm An absolute gem Not even mentioning the character design, love that