(Reposted from The Improvised Life)
Joaquin Baldwin‘s beautiful little animated film is a reminder of how the creative process often works – in completely unexpected ways. We also love Baldwin’s story about how the film came to be:
This film was inspired while driving back from a trip to Palm Springs, when my partner said that it must take them forever to plant and grow so many windmills. I wrote down the title The Windmill Farmer for an idea to explore later, and about a year later I started developing it into a character and story. This film took 4 months to complete from the first boards until the final mix.”
You never know where a simple idea might lead…
(Watching with the sound off is a completely different experience, which we recommend.)
Via The Improvised Life, Via BoingBoing
This was a lovely film – sad, moving, triumphant. It’s amazing how long it took to development into a film from the first idea to completion. That gives me inspiration for writing!