Stop-motion nail art is a sneak preview of our augmented reality future
A speckled dolphin, a paper crane, and a trio of daruma dolls pop loose from a woman’s perfectly manicured fingernails in this stop-motion video. Manicurist Hatsuki Furutani and director Mizuki Kawano created the animated short with the help of 521 custom 3D-printed nails and a support team of filmmakers, designers, and musicians. The process is documented in an equally charming behind the scenes video (below), featuring its own bits of stop-motion animation.
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Maybe I’ve been working on the internet for too long (personal note: I definitely have), but videos that merge animation and real footage shove my brain down the speculative augmented reality rabbit hole. In our future, will men and women where QR codes on their…
Source:: The Verge
