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Grading the Blue Hour

published Aug 17, 2026
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A colourist walks through one shot, start to finish.

The creator kept a notebook of every shot, with times, weather and what went wrong. It reads like a diary of the whole summer.

There is no dialogue for most of the running time, and it never needs any. The pictures carry the story on their own.

Mei Tanaka
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Animation and craft. Mei writes about stop motion, paper sets and the people who build them.

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    Aiko Tanaka 4 weeks ago
    Came here from the newsletter, glad I did.
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      Kwame Mensah 3 weeks ago
      How long did this take to film?
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    Grace Obi 1 month ago
    This deserves way more views.
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