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When a geometric visitor from another planet becomes your new roommate and shares with you the tragic state of its home world, you drop your guitar and see what you can do. We created this piece in response to the accompanying music track we created in honor of a visiting cat named Leo. Process: hand drawn animation

All content and audio created by Kelly Meador & Daniel Elwing.

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Diogo Valim 6 months ago

oh, so beautiful.
ecamcito 6 months ago

It's a beautiful story and a great animation. Congrats.
Aziz K. 6 months ago

I love this! so subtle yet hauntingly beautiful
Karen Abad loves Dinosaurs. 6 months ago

your work is so beautiful.
Jon Salazar 6 months ago

So so original.
Magda Diaz 6 months ago

Gorgeous! Thanks for posting.
Adamtastic 6 months ago

If there were a more fitting word than beautiful, I would use it. :)
feezen//freezen 6 months ago

great work! so minimalistic and organic...
Elliott Cost 6 months ago

Amazing story. I love the design concept!
Jerry 6 months ago

so beautiful. i watched it again and again.
Soxiam 6 months ago

this is just so utterly tremendous. thanks for sharing this on vimeo.
Eric Anderson 6 months ago

Found - it's beautiful.
Mark Jensen 6 months ago

very nice!
Michael Brodner (AIM: Upstate14) 6 months ago

You wont find this kind of talent on youtube ladies and gentlemen. I'm shaking my head and rolling my eyes in pure amazement. Gorgeous piece of art my friend.
Michael Brodner (AIM: Upstate14) 6 months ago

I just had to comment again. amazing my friend. What's the music called?
impactist 6 months ago

The music is called Leo's Song and is also available as an MP3 here if you're interested: impactist.com/mainpages/audiopgs/IMPleo.html

Thanks for the kind words!
Michael Brodner (AIM: Upstate14) 6 months ago

I downloaded all of the music. Thanks a ton. Do you have cover art for iTunes by chance? If not you should make some. :)

Haha! I didn't even realize it until I loaded the music in iTunes that it had album art attached to it. Sweet! Thanks!!!
Erick C. 5 months ago

those tracks are great!
andrew norris 5 months ago

the things i would do for a tab of this song...
impactist 5 months ago

Andrew- The guitar part is actually really simple like all fun things. You probably already have it figured out by now.

Erick- We're glad you liked the music downloads.
andrew norris 5 months ago

i'm verrrrrry new to guitar. i've played instruments for many years but have only began to pick it up in the last month or so. that isn't to say i wont try to figure it out!
Patrick Moberg 6 months ago

Wow. This is fantastic.
goldentouchfarm 6 months ago

Absolutely positively SUPER!
trickybits 6 months ago

That. Was. Awesome.

The story captivated me and I loved the music. A new all-time fave.
Lucasberg 6 months ago

That was great
dalas verdugo 6 months ago

Really nice.
mika 6 months ago

Oh my god.
Matthew Gruman 6 months ago

Absolutely stunning. The wonderful aesthetics never distract from an equally wonderful story.
Ben Millett 6 months ago

Supergood. Beautiful in all aspects - music, drawings, story...
rico 6 months ago

Brilliant!
ben ross 6 months ago

amazing stuff.
JD 6 months ago

sooo goood.
Stefan Tüshaus 6 months ago

so brilliant and beautiful!
seen on Jen Dunlaps Tumblr
alec kretchun 6 months ago

there is a sect of us at osu that is pretty much obsessed with you guys. nice work. good to see you on vimeo
impactist 6 months ago

Hello Beavers.
Capucha 6 months ago

fantastibulous !
Julia Quinn 6 months ago

awesome. so simple and beautiful.
impactist 6 months ago

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments! What a nice community you have here on Vimeo.
Alex McCollister 6 months ago

Absolutely and resoundingly immense. Breathtaking in it's character, timing, and persona.
Adam Kolář 6 months ago

I found this kinda weak. The story was minimalistic yet painfully corny and seemed too artificial to me. I felt little spark of raw inspiration put in first few seconds but rest felt cold and fabricated. Presentation was wery well done though.
Steven Wilson 6 months ago

I really enjoyed this.
FuzzyDave 6 months ago

I think you speak a Universal Truth. I too, wrote a song once. I played it and played it. A dodecahedron from the Andromeda Galaxy sensed the vibrations and traveled to our beautiful blue-green planet in search of the source. Finally, after much searching, it found me. And put probes in my ass.

Okay, so maybe it's not the exact story; but that's what makes the Universe such a Mystery.
Nubia London 6 months ago

This is wonderful ... so very cheerful and uplifting
Texas Gentleman 6 months ago

bonito.
bk 6 months ago

Magnificent. I'd really like this in my iTunes/iPhone, is there any way we can talk you into allowing quicktime downloads?
impactist 5 months ago

"Leo's Song" is available to download for your iPhone/iPod here:

impactist.com/projectpages/leossong/IMP_leossongqt.html

Let us know if you have any problems.
bk 5 months ago

Awesome. Thanks a lot.

I'll keep it on my iPhone, and watch it when I get overly stressed out.
Eric Anderson 5 months ago

That's a great idea bk - I am slappin that sucker on my iPhone too. I think I have watched here about five times.
LANHO 6 months ago

Great design! Great song! Great story!
islebehere 6 months ago

simply awesome
Matt Gorman 6 months ago

So awesome. Beautiful music and drawing, and the story reminds me of Kilgore Trout.
Evan Walsh 6 months ago

Thank you for this. It is my firm belief that this is the best video on Vimeo.

Again, thank you.
Amenon 6 months ago

Love this - it has a Saint-Exupery feel to it for me.
Bravo!
Jen 6 months ago

This is amazingly, amazingly beautiful

Thank you for sharing.
andrew norris 6 months ago

not many things can even compare to this. i love you.
Paul Joy 6 months ago

That's lovely, thanks for sharing with us.
Ross Hill 6 months ago

Wonderful.
Tiana Purvis 5 months ago

Pretty music!
Spike 5 months ago

Talent
JulianLangeoog 5 months ago

Really amazing !!!
RobertOnAWhim 5 months ago

yeah, I like this
JUN HONGO 5 months ago

I cried when I watch this video
JULIE ANNE WHITING 5 months ago

I loved it reminds me of hols abroad near sea best music since snowpatrol's chasing cars
ddot 5 months ago

wonderful
Richard Holdman 5 months ago

I loved it ! Very well done!
Adam John 5 months ago

!! amazing !!
Justin Sanchez 5 months ago

Very nice!
Rune Sandberg 5 months ago

I totally love it!
Charlie Trotter 5 months ago

Absolutely brilliant!
Patrick Mosby 5 months ago

Wow, I'm absolutely amazed!
Rich_S 4 months ago

I enjoyed.

Thanks
in cinema 4 months ago

wow, i really loved this piece. especially the song. what program do you use to record, ad did you use a machinedrum for the beats?
impactist 4 months ago

The audio is created using a variety of real instruments, midi based hardware, and software... some sequencing and some live recording. The software specifics are irrelevant since it's more about the music and less about the tools. Glad you liked it.
ash H 4 months ago

this is fantastic. thanks for it. that finger-picking animation is impressive. did you just draw it?
Jeramy 4 months ago

Two words. downright fantastic! What software did you use?
impactist 4 months ago

Leo's Song is a hand drawn and hand painted work.
Leonardo Tenorio 4 months ago

Increible!!!!!!!!!!!!
La canción, Las piramides, Los cubos, la canción, La historia, me deja perplejo.
Daniel Faria 4 months ago

instant HUGE fan...thanks for sharing..sure glad i found your bottle
sdesocio 4 months ago

wonderful
Benk 4 months ago

Great animation, great style, great idea and well made!

my thumbs will be up all day.
Matthew Hughes 3 months ago

This is amazing.
Bill 3 months ago

Superb. Peace.
Craig Stinson 3 months ago

Very nice. Any particular inspiration for the story?
impactist 3 months ago

As we noted in the description, the music was inspired by a neighborhood cat named Leo, hence the title Leo's Song.

The animated story is actually a true account of true events retold to the best of our ability. We're glad you enjoyed it.
MQuickel 3 months ago

I really dig this piece. Stylistically I think it could have gone in a billion +1 directions but conceptually its fun and rewarding. The message is elementary but universal and positive - one thing you don't see too much anymore.
impactist 3 months ago

Thanks MQ'
Xaeroevo 3 months ago

its sooo sweet... too bad i could only find the .ipod/iphone version for download..
impactist 3 months ago

Is there something wrong with the file we made available for download?

Just so you know... You don't have to have an actual ipod or iphone to watch it, it's just formatted in a way which also works for those devices. It will also work on your desktop/laptop.

smile.
Xaeroevo 3 months ago

no,no ...it works fine on my laptop :) dont have an ipod
either...
xnightskyx 3 months ago

wow this is really something else and i like it!
Drew Mullin 3 months ago

Everything from story to music to animation is excellent
impactist 3 months ago

Glad you liked it. Maybe our geometric friend will visit you, too.
M The Alien 3 months ago

This is great, i haven't been that absorbed into a vid like this in a very long time. I actually just joined this site because of this video. Thanks, and i'm gonna go watch the rest of your vids now!
impactist 3 months ago

We're happy you enjoyed it. We enjoyed making it, smile!
PSST! 3 months ago

Fantastic. Love this film.
impactist 2 months ago

It loves you back
Part Parachute 2 months ago

I love how the youngsters turn into eachother, uneffected by the elder's problems.
impactist 2 months ago

Keep watch out your window... perhaps you'll be visited by a faceted friend as well.
Horatio Hornblower 2 months ago

Very poetic and imaginative, loved it!
Parabucks 2 months ago

It's Beautiful! Thank You!

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