Spike Jonze's Stop-Motion Animation Enlivens 3,000 Pieces of Hand-Cut Felt

We love DesignTaxi because they help clue us in to fascinating art projects popping up around the globe. Yesterday they posted about Director Spike Jonze's stop-motion animation short, "Mourir Auprès de Toi," which translates to "Die By Your Side."

Jonze combined forces with designer Olympia Le-Tan to bring two star-crossed lovers to life via 3,000 hand-cut pieces of felt. The fictional story follows the characters, a skeleton and his lady d-amour, from the illustrated first-edition covers of "Macbeth" and "Dracula" and is set on a bookshelf of a famous Parisian bookstore, Shakespeare and Company. "It's such a beautiful and romantic place," said Le-Tan of the antiquarian bookstore, according to Nowness. "The perfect setting for our story!"

The talented duo penned the script over a six-month period between L.A. and Paris. Ah, how we love them both. French filmmaker Simon Cahn hopped on board to co-direct the "tragicomic."

"I love getting performances from, telling stories about and humanizing things that aren't human," said Jonze of working with Le-Tan's characters. Read through the Nowness post to learn more about Jonze's creative process.

Today's video lunch should surely satiate your need for creative spark.

Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi on Nowness.com.

You can also check out the making of "Mourir Auprès de Toi" below.