Short of the Week

Western Spaghetti

Pes brings magic to the ordinary task of making spaghetti.

This has been out for awhile but for those who haven’t had the chance to see the latest work from stop-motion master, Pes, I invite you to take a look at Western Spaghetti. Done in his now-iconic fashion, Pes recreates the steps of cooking spaghetti using only found toys and playthings.

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Andrew makes no attempt to hide his love for the magic art of animation. He appreciates compelling visuals but never forgets that in this modern age of storytelling, a strong story always reigns supreme. You can see his work at andrewsallen.com or his latest film The Thomas Beale Cipher.
  • Jason Sondhi
  • http://www.polymixmedia.com Andrew S Allen

    PES made these Bacardi commercials a few years back. Worth taking a look at, but from a talk I heard with PES, he was none to proud of this work saying the folks at Bacardi put way too many artistic constraints on him, stifling his usual serendipitous creative style.

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