The Seed
2008

A two-minute animated voyage through nature's life cycle, following the trials and tribulations of a humble apple seed.

The film was kindly funded by Adobe, produced at Nexus Productions and features a soundtrack by Jape. It was made using a mixture of stop motion papercraft and 2D drawn animation.

Watch it below or in HD quality on Vimeo.















STORY / DIRECTION / DESIGN: Johnny Kelly

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jo Bierton
2D ANIMATION: Michael Zauner
3D ANIMATION: Eoin Coughlan

PAPER MODELER: Elin Svensson
ASSISTED BY: Anna Benner

STOP FRAME DOP: Micolaj Jarosewicz
STOP FRAME ANIMATION: Matthew Cooper
COMPOSITING: Alasdair Brotherston

MUSIC: Jape
SOUND SUPERVISOR: Mike Wyeld
FOLEY ARTIST: Sue Harding

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Charlotte Bavasso, Chris O'Reilly
PRODUCER: Christine Ponzevera

A Nexus production in collaboration with Goodby Silverstein & Partners, with the
support of Adobe.