Arts+Culture / IncomingDazed Animated Cover VideoJonny Harris took one of Hedi Slimane's images that was shot for Dazed January issue and produced a video animation.ShareLink copied ✔️December 16, 2008Arts+CultureIncoming We know we asked teenagers to put their own spin on the Dazed cover as part of the Teenage Takeover for Dazed's January issue but obviously those that are over 18 years old were more than welcome to send in their submissions. Jonny Harris, a hybrid of a video director and motion graphics artist took one of the images shot by Hedi Slimane and broke it down into a one minute video animation, focusing on the helmet as a recurring motif."I interpreted the image as a celebration of British youth. I wanted to convey the idea of breaking apart and transforming something into a beautiful, flowing movement of imagery which links and works together to form something new. For the subject matter I've broken apart the helmet photo, forming symmetrical shapes. The idea is to start off with a full helmet and finish with an intricate web of inter connecting shapes made up of elements from the helmet and various other armor.""The technique I've used is to print out the images, photo copy them, then photo copy the copy, and so on until the image forms a completely different shape. These are then scanned back in to the computer and cut put together like stop frame animation. It gives it quite a low-fi organic feel. Various images are then colorised in bright neons every few frames."Harris has worked on projects for record and television companies whilst also working on personal projects. "2008 was a hectic and exciting year so currently recharging my batteries for a month in Australia whilst working on a personal film entitled "Red" loosely based on people seeing colour as emotions. I'll be back in London at the start of Jan, taking on new commercial projects and looking for fresh collaborations."Music by James Powell.You need to have the Macromedia Flash plugin installed to be able to play this video. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhy did Satan start to possess girls on screen in the 70s?Learn the art of photo storytelling and zine making at Dazed+LabsAdanolaWhat went down at Lila Moss’ intimate Adanola dinner in London8 essential skate videos from the 90s and beyond with Glue SkateboardsThe unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to seeParis artists are pissed off with this ‘gift’ from Jeff KoonsA Seat at the TableVinca Petersen: Future FantasySnarkitecture’s guide on how to collide art and architectureBanksy has unveiled a new anti-weapon artworkVincent Gallo: mad, bad, and dangerous to knowGet lost in these frank stories of love and lossEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy