The microscopic adventures of a 9mm girl called Dot were captured by Sumo Science on the new Nokia N8 using Professor Fletcher’s CellScope – a super portable microscope attachment developed, not for stop frame animation, but disease diagnosis in remote locations in the developing world. It does however rock as a teeny-tiny animation camera.
Nokia ‘Dot’ from Sumo Science on Vimeo.
and the making of:
The Making Of Nokia ‘Dot’ from Sumo Science on Vimeo.
and more about the CellScope:
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