For the Fleet Foxes’ latest single “Featherweight” from the album "Shore," Director Sean Pecknold crafted a world of struggle and hope brought to life using stop-motion animation and a multiplane camera. The evocative and visually striking film follows a young hawk as he struggles to fly with a broken wing, the successes and bitter failures that come from his attempt, and the second chances that life will sometimes offer – even when all seems lost.
The official music video premiered on September 21st at the GRAMMY Museum as part of a retrospective featuring Fleet Foxes’ music videos with a conversation between Sean and his brother, band frontman Robin Pecknold.
To bring “Featherweight” to life, Sean joined forces with noted Animator Eileen Kholheep (Robot Chicken, Anomalisa). “Eileen has an incredible attention to detail and ended up bringing the characters to life in a way I could never have done by myself,” notes Sean. Eileen was equally excited to work with Sean. "I've long admired the way he has been able to use animation to create complex and beautiful worlds in a deceptively simple and thoughtful way.” she adds.
Watch behind the scence video here.
SPW CreditsWritten & Directed by: Sean Pecknold, Art & Design by: Sean Lewis, Animated by: Eileen Kohlhepp, Produced by: Sean Pecknold, Art Assistant: Cody O'Neill, Art Production Lead: Patrick Blanchard, Puppet Research: Emily Franz, Cinematography: Sean Pecknold, Multiplane Lighting: Sean Pecknold, Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli @ Ethos, Additional Animation: Sean Pecknold & Sean Lewis, Edit: Sean Pecknold, VFX: Sean Pecknold, Executive Producer: Aja Pecknold-Smith, Production Studio: Sing-Sing
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