Drawing on inspirations ranging from childhood daydreams to art-school influences such as Joseph Campbell and Indonesian shadow puppetry, a story emerged of a conductor who tunes a medley of tracks revealing masked players hidden within an old radio.  In order to bring it all to life, I combined elements of Maya, After Effects animation, compositing, cel animation, photography, and a little bit of puppetry while learning all the unexpected lessons that come with embarking on an experimental film -- the all-important “make it work” truism.