“Birds” by Pleix

Although already aged, this indescribably amazing video of dogs shaking off, jumping around, and acting like “birds” in slow motion, played backwards and forwards, may be the best video I have ever seen. The video was produced by Pleix, a Parisian group that creates live-action and animated shorts, in 2006.

Each frame is cut up with pink and purple lasers, the action plays to a techno beat that recalls Daft Punk’s heyday, and the stars are dogs seen in slow motion: A shih tzu’s fur scatters in thousands of wisps as it sails past; a basset hound’s skin undulates like a waterbed. It’s all shot at 2,000 frames per second, so you can see every scattered droplet as a soggy canine shakes itself dry.

It is so hypnotizing, that I’ve been watching it on repeat… for the last few days…. I love dogs….

Sorry, lost track of time. If you have not seen this video before, you are in for a treat.

Erik