Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.

This is a fan-made video for the song “Two Weeks” by a band named Grizzly Bear. I know nothing of this band, but I downloaded the whole album based on this song (very indie folk, which means that I quite like it, but have to be in the mood to wanna listen to it).

The above video, though? FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC. Also super interesting is this interview with Gabe Askew, who made the video. The reason it looks so damned good is because this Gabe guy has been doing animation forever and knows his shit. And works for a huge animation company that let him use their render farm. So it’s basically impossible to dream of making something as good (I say this as someone who has never toyed with animation). Oh well. It’s discoveries like this video that make me realize that YouTube and Web 2.0 are ultimately good developments in our popular culture. At times it may seem like Twitter/Facebook/stupid blogs like this one are ruining everything. But there are gems here and there. This, my friends, is a gem.