OPTIMIST - P.O.S.

Great job Maria! Great song and nice low-key video. The laid-back feel of the whole thing is a lovely escape from a lot of other jumble out there.
What did you use for a backdrop on most of the shots? Paper?

i love the play between live action and animation!

yes, how Mr.Ron say below, the best in genre for sure, and one of my favorite ^_^. for shooting quality, creative animation and direction.
cheers

what can I find wrong with a video that has a kid that looks like my eight year old @1:07? - but - let me try - LOL - you are extremely talented - the purpose of finding any fault is to help - hopefully - by giving you insight from a disinterested third party viewer - okay? - so - It's starts with the cup sequence - for me - you appear to have decided to cut on the beat with that section but it misses the beat - for me - @ :11, :15, :20 - that was uncomfortable - I absolutely love the camera work and cutting with the cars because for the most part you really get the sense of speed and perspective except when you get to 2:24 - the jump - something happens to the flow there and I'm not feeling the realistic motion any longer - this is a comment from my 12 year son who watched this with me - he loves stop motion and loved this but really didn't like the thought bubbles - very adamant about that - he felt like the lyrics didn't need emphasizing and that the art of the bubbles simply didn't match the rest of the feel - felt canned to him - I'm just reporting - We liked this song a lot - I really love the musical change up at 2:37 - (check this guy for a hip-hop cut that I believe is near flawless - Graham Baclagon) - you're color grade on the driving scenes is perfect and again the camera work and cutting there for the most part is just awesome - - Love the population at the traffic jam - I absolutely love the pealing away of the stickers - really cool - the wrap-up coming out of the green screen - nice and clever - I enjoyed this video -watched it several times - I'm a big fan of this cut and paste technique and I really like the song a lot - You most definitely have your own rhythm - 5 Cows from me - good luck!