{"id":446435,"date":"2024-12-09T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=446435"},"modified":"2024-12-19T07:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T13:51:29","slug":"ainslie-henderson-shackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/12\/ainslie-henderson-shackle\/","title":{"rendered":"A Trio of Woodland Sprites Vie for Creative Control in an Ethereal Stop-Motion Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a video still of a felted woodland creature in between trees\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-4-640x476.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-4-960x714.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-4-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-4-1536x1142.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Trio of Woodland Sprites Vie for Creative Control in an Ethereal Stop-Motion Animation<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-09T11:15:00-06:00\">December 9, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/animation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Animation<\/a><a class=\"category-film\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/film\/\" rel=\"tag\">Film<\/a><a class=\"category-music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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A stop-motion film written and directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/cargocollective.com\/ainsliehenderson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ainslie Henderson<\/a> (<a href=\"\/tags\/ainslie-henderson\/\">previously<\/a>) follows three furry, felted creatures struggling with each other&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1036327590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shackle<\/a>&#8221; centers on the gremlin-like trio as they conjure the forest&#8217;s magic to make music. As pinecones spin like a top, dreamy sounds emerge, and slowly, the creatures add other objects to the woodland symphony. Shape-shifting sticks offer a rhythmic line, while autumn leaves provide a soothing melody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shackle\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1036327590?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When one envious character tries to steal the unusual instruments for himself, though, a cloud of darkness reveals that greed is incompatible with art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The short film is a BAFTA nominee and was recognized as the Best British Film at the London International Animation Festival in 2022. Henderson has also been awarded numerous Vimeo honors for his work, which you can watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ainslie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-1.gif\" alt=\"an animated gif of a creature touching a shape-shifting stick\" class=\"wp-image-446462\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-3-960x730.jpg\" alt=\"a video still of a felted woodland creature holding a pinceone\" class=\"wp-image-446464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-3-960x730.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-3-640x487.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-3-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-3-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/shackle-2.gif\" alt=\"an animated gif of leaves, pinecones, and sticks in whorling patterns\" class=\"wp-image-446463\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does jealousy snuff out creativity?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":291,"featured_media":446465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1378,1782,489],"tags":[3583,504,1079],"class_list":["post-446435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animation","category-film","category-music","tag-ainslie-henderson","tag-stop-motion","tag-video"],"acf":{"acf_sponsor_post":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Trio of Woodland Sprites Vie for Creative Control in an Ethereal Stop-Motion Animation &#8212; 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