When a Radiomaker, an Illustrator, and an Animator Get Together…

Rekha posted on Friday, October 19th, 2012 | Blog, PRX

I love radio, and sometimes I like it even better when it has a video to go along with it. I’d been wanting to make a radio-video for quite some time, and I got my chance with a small grant from the Knight Foundation.

“The Emperor’s New Onesie” is an episode of Hillary Frank’s podcast, “The Longest Shortest Time.” Now, it’s a gorgeous animation as well.

The Emperor’s New Onesie from Hillary Frank on Vimeo.

This video is not a PRX project; it’s a Rekha project. But as a devoted PRXer, I focused my search on PRX.org and on the independent producer community. Many thanks to those of you who took the time to suggest pieces and brainstorm approaches.

I write about the concept, the process, and the funding on the Knight Foundation blog. Read Hillary’s take on the creative collaboration on her blog.

It’s National Sensory Awareness Month, so this video has the potential to resonate with a community that shares the experiences described in Onesie. (The topic and timing were an amazing coincidence.) WBUR’s Commonhealth blog is helping to make that connection.

And, because there are never enough blog posts for something this cool, watch the PRX blog next week for a post full of the radio-videos that inspired this project in the first place.

3 Comments to When a Radiomaker, an Illustrator, and an Animator Get Together…

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