Wednesday 2 November 2011

Jerry Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrators James Braithwaite and Alex Kurina

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrators James Braithwaite and Alex Kurina have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack. A spellbinding vessel for Lennon's boundless wit and timeless message, I Met the Walrus was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short and won the 2009 Emmy for 'New Approaches' (making it the first film to win an Emmy on behalf of the internet). - imetthewalrus youtube.

Inspiring words along with a great video. I admire Jerry Levitan for sneaking into Lennon's hotel room and grabbing the opportunity to get the interview. Amazing.The visuals for me bring the interview alive and help you remember the under lying message and points covered.

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