We are beginning a new Digital Creativity project. This is a partner project that uses flash to tell a story.  My partner and I wanted to tell a Cherokee tale called the "Two Wolves Within." Some of you might be familiar with the legend already, but it begins with a Cherokee boy talking to his Grandfather after having a run-in with another youth. The boy is filled with hate and anger at the situation, and the grandfather uses the moment to talk about the two wolves that reside within all us, one good, and one bad.  I won't give away the punch line as it were, because I will be posting in-progress pieces of the project, and eventually, the final flash video.

Here is a peek at a possible storyboard for our film:

All this thinking about stories and tales got me thinking about great stories that I have watched in film before.  If you have not seen these two films, they are a must-see that should not wait. 

"Azur and Asmar" from director Michael Ocelot. Also another of his films,

"Tales of the Night,"which I promise, will leave you breathless with its dazzling simplicity and distinct style.  You can watch trailers for both of these films on YouTube. (Yay YouTube!)

While I was drooling over the animation in these trailers the other day, I happened to come across this video.  It is a live theatrical performance that has taken Ocelot's work and translated for the stage.  It is brilliant. I can only imagine what it must have been like to see that live!  So cool!