Internet Meme of the Week

Israeli singer-songwriter Oren Lavie's video for his song "Her Morning Elegance" has attracted over 10 million views on YouTube with its impressive use of stop-motion animation. The video transforms a bed into a whimsical world, in which a woman (Shir Shomron) goes about her day, even though she never leaves her bed. The illusion continues for three and a half minutes, as Shomron walks through windy streets, looks out the window of a moving train and, when her bedsheets turn a deep blue hue, swims with a school of white sock-fish. This video is one of the best of a trend of short stop motion videos popular on the Internet in recent years. Stop-motion animators, including YouTube notable Adam Pesapane, a.k.a. PES, have worked their movie magic on a range of materials, from Post-It Notes to pick-up sticks.