I was totally blown away by Cutters from Turkish animator Ahmet Serif Yildirim, especially as I first took it to be a paper craft piece. However a scan through the Vimeo comments set me right as to the piece’s digital nature (created in Maya), which I think has left me even more impressed given the tactile feel of Cutters’ composited ‘materials’.
Of course I dug through the rest of Yildirim’s films and unearthed another gem called Play which is worthy of your time. He’s definitely one for us all to watch!
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[...] Cutters – Ahmet Serif Yildirim Cutters design, cutters materialize. They’re the creators of their own unique worlds. And while making their own, they destroy the worlds of others. By cutting off pieces from them. [...]
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