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Description:
The award-winning short film is now an interactive narrative experience. William Joyce's "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", blurs the line between picture books and animated film.

Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author/ illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a new narrative experience that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals. “Morris Lessmore” is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.

Reviews:

"Apple's marketing team was giving us a sneak peek at some new apps… highlighted was The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore... In one scene, you can tap a piano in the background and watch a virtual keyboard materialize to teach you and your child how to play "Pop Goes the Weasel." In another scene, where Morris is falling through a torrent of words, you can move the iPad around and the built-in accelerometer will guide the character's descent. No wonder kids are getting addicted to this thing."

- Casey Newton, San Francisco Chronicle

“The problem with apps is that they increasingly defy description. Take this creation of Louisiana-based Moonbot Studios for example. William Joyce and his colleagues have come up with something that's part book, part animated feature, part interactive narrative. "We call it an 'interactive picture book,' '' Joyce said, "but that's doesn't do it justice. It's a whole new category, and the iPad's becoming a brand new way of experiencing a narrative.'' Inspired by post-Katrina street scenes and personal tales collected in the hurricane's wake, this clever app tells the story of a fictional hero, his life upturned by a savage storm, who finds his way back to himself through the power of books. But that's just scratching the surface, because this app deftly weaves together the tactile with the emotional, leaving the user mesmerized by the journey. For example, the user can have Morris "run'' across the words in the book and even "fly'' into them after they're scattered by the wind. There's even a piano that pops up mid-story that you can play on a virtual keyboard along the bottom of the screen. Fantastic! “

-Patrick May, Silicon Valley Mercury News


Features:

-Groundbreaking interface that’s actually fun
-A visual table of contents that anyone can follow
-Loads of games
-You can draw
-Play the piano
-Play with your food
-Lots of expensive beautiful animation
-Get sucked into the book with immers-o-vision (patent pending)
-Will make you laugh
-Will make you sigh
-And maybe make you cry (in a good way)
-Will make you love reading