We recently watched this in the studio with the rest of the animation crew and I instantly fell in love with this piece of beautiful animation. The Maker has a very unique, historical look to it which immediately appealed to me as I am a huge fan of all things Victorian-like! Lots of sepia tones and earthy colours made this piece feel warm and homely, like your grandmother's fireplace. However, this piece was far from joyful and comforting. In fact quite the opposite...
To begin with, the scene is set with the protagonist standing in a warm, poorly lit room with nothing but books, ancient-looking artefacts, cloth and textiles equipment and of course a sand timer. We think nothing of this at first as we see him racing against the timer to try and create what appears to be a female rabbit to accompany him. The narrative gets more sinister as when he eventually does finish his masterpiece just before the timer runs out, she doesn't awaken until he plays the most catchy yet spooky of melodies on his violin, his trademark (note the insignia on his face is that of a violin's carved out holes on its body).
Eventually, the female rabbit awakens and embraces him warmly. This drew me in and really tugged at the heart strings - so to speak! Suddenly the timer runs out and our protagonist passes his manual - of which he's been working from to create her - onto our new protagonist as he slowly slips away to his death in a cloud of dust and the timer starts all over again.
This may have a underlying message behind it. Maybe that everyone should accomplish one life-changing thing before they die, something to pass onto the next generation before life starts all over again. I love this strikingly romantic yet frightening look on life as an animation. This piece is incredibly beautiful!
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