Ben Aaronovitch - The Masquerades of Spring

Kong Animation Studio produces an animated music video for fantasy author Ben Aaronovitch’s latest bestseller ‘The Masquerades of Spring’.

Kong Animation Studio brings the ‘Rivers of London’ series novella’s 1920s Harlem Magic to life with a unique blend of artistic and cultural influences.

Kong Studio, whose recent high-profile projects include Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures series for the BBC, ‘Don’t Shoot’ music video for Fulham FC midfielder Alex Iwobi, and animation and design for Smart Energy and Royal Mail campaigns, announced the release of a ‘ritzy’ music video inspired by the latest novel from best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch.

Taking inspiration from key scenes from Ben’s latest novella ‘The Masquerades of Spring’, the animated book promotion blends influences from both the Harlem 1920’s art scene and the Art Deco movement. The fun fusion of literature, music, and animation, set against the backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance, is Kong’s second musical creation of 2024.

The animation, produced by Kong Studio’s directing duo Elliott Baker, showcases the studio's signature of top-quality hand-drawn animation blending with seamless motion design, built on the foundations of researching a new and informative subject matter. In this case the history, aesthetics and music of 1920s New York. Viewers will be transported to a reimagined Manhattan, where magic shimmies beneath the city's vibrant diverse surface.