Children's Story is a track on the Tom Waits album Orphans (2006) and is possibly the worst bedtime story ever!
I have huge affection for this track as it satisfies my appetite for extremely dark humour and appeals to my developed sense of mischief. It also has a distinct sound and musical accompaniment that evokes an unsettling and intoxicating atmosphere of another place and time. Besides this, there are numerous reasons for wanting to produce an animation to accompany it - not least that it is a narrative, a 'story'. Which is central to, and the most important element (I believe) of any moving image work. Children's Story even begins with the line "Once upon a time...".
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