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Talking more broadly about the iPad app, Moonbot reveals the five dollar title is actually an animated children’s “short film and book.” It’s actually even more than that, as we’ll reveal in the paragraphs to follow.
According to the publisher, the film has been accepted at over a dozen national and international film festivals to this day.
Honors captured by the book include San Jose’s CINEQUEST Festival’s “Best Animated Short Film Award" and Cleveland International Film Festival’s “Best Animated Short Film Award."
“We’ve combined the 26 original pages of my book with the best animation from the film to create an interactive experience for readers of all ages,” said William Joyce, managing creative partner of Moonbot Studios.
“We see iPad as a new way to experience a narrative.
The result is an interactive story that involves the reader on an emotional and imaginative level that wasn’t possible until now."
Interactive elements are included in the app with the purpose of advancing the story, say the publishers.
Those include a piano keyboard that teaches kids how to play the song, “Pop Goes the Weasel” on life-like piano keys, an alphabet cereal-in-the-bowl that kids can rearrange to spell words or phrases, a puzzle game with torn pages of old-book illustrations that can be taped back together, and more.
“When iPad was announced we knew instantly that we had the vehicle for debuting this new kind of immersive picture book,” explained Brandon Oldenburg, co-founder of Moonbot Studios.
“It was the kind of technology we’d been waiting for, and we’re excited to now bring this interactive narrative experience to readers on iPad."
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore App is available via the link below. According to Moonbot, parents can also buy a stand-alone version of the short film for three bucks on iTunes.
William Joyce's "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", blurs the line between picture books and animated film.
Download The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore 1.0 for iPad:
The award-winning short film is now an interactive narrative experience.
William Joyce's "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", blurs the line between picture books and animated film.
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor.
Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story.
Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author / illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a new narrative experience that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals. “Morris Lessmore” is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.
Here are some key features of "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore":
- Groundbreaking interface that’s actually fun
- A visual table of contents that anyone can follow
- Loads of games
- You can draw
- Play the piano
- Play with your food
- Lots of expensive beautiful animation
- Get sucked into the book with immers-o-vision (patent pending)
- Will make you laugh
- Will make you sigh
- And maybe make you cry (in a good way)
- Will make you love reading
Requirements:
· iOS 4.2 or later
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