Stop motion claymation, handcrafted tactile materials, mixed real materials, — continuous lateral tracking shot, the camera gliding alongside the subject at her own walking pace, macro photography depth of field. The piece opens at a forest pond in deep mossy greens under soft morning light and ends on a city sidewalk under cold tungsten glow. [cut] A tiny clay duckling, soft with real yellow down, waddles along the muddy shore of a forest pond, real dried reeds and real felt lily pads beside it, real moss underfoot; the body gives a soft shiver and a few yellow feathers loosen at the back, dr