{"version":"1.0","type":"video","provider_name":"FrameRate","provider_url":"https://framerate.tv","title":"Amazon Prime: Mary J Blige's My Life","description":"We partnered again with Oscar-winning director Vanessa Roth (see Daughters of Destiny) to bring animation to her intimate Amazon Prime documentary for nine-time Grammy winning singer Mary J. Blige.\n\nWe are huge fans and wanted to animate Mary in the most authentic way possible, which is why taking a handmade approach felt so important. The use of color and light helped us express her emotions and illustrate how she was able to shine through the darkest moments. Painterly textures and hand-drawn lines helped us create an ethereal, intimate, and powerful portrait of her transformation from a young girl struggling to survive into an iconic artist inspiring millions of fans to love themselves. All animation was rotoscoped, with thousands of frames being made to tell Mary’s story. To better understand the process of rotoscoping, find a few animated timelapses from the film below.\n\nThe film premiered at Lincoln Center on June 23rd, 2021, and became available on Amazon Prime starting June 25th.","author_name":"Mighty Oak","author_url":"https://framerate.tv/profile/mightyoakgrows","thumbnail_url":"https://image.mux.com/Dp1aC54dDbeiQTZvdeipRe3DdwIv6J00aImKXyt75Y01g/thumbnail.jpg?time=22.998815&width=1280","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"width":1280,"height":720,"html":""}