“For this film, I was interested in creating an origins story that employed imagery of stone artifacts. Origin stories are often set in a timeless, ambiguous space populated with archetypal characters. The imagery used in "Lithics" was selected to parallel these motifs. Stone artifacts from Paleolithic, Neolithic, Cycladic, and Greek periods reside in the same space with mid-20th century computers. Non-corporeal entities act as agents of transformation. Imagery captured from mid to late 20th century telescopes serve as the backdrop for each scene. The stone in the opening scene, once transformed, returns to its original state at the end of the animation, suggesting a process of regeneration and renewal.”

Music: “Little Miss Echo”, composed and performed by Raymond Scott, from the album “Soothing Sounds for Baby: Volume 3,” 1964.

About Edward Ramsay-Morin

Edward Morin is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at Sam Houston State University, and teaches in the Computer Animation Program. His work has been screened at the Experiments in Cinema Festival, the Currents New Media Festival, the Videomedeja Festival, the Cinetoro Film Festival, L'Alternativa Independent Film Festival, and the Melbourne International Animation Festival.