House of Leaves Kinetic Text Animation 

Almost cried. If this book could even remotely be translated to a media outside of text, this would definitely be the perfect trailer for a movie/show, but as it is it's an amazing display of what makes this book so profoundly unique.

This would be the perfect intro for an HBO miniseries based on this book

if there was a series of the book this should be the intro.

This is not only a feast for the eyes, but the music too is spliced together so seamlessly you would never know it was a shortened version of the original track. Amazing editing all around, hope you've went on to great places since this was created.

Although I would be curious to see how a ''House of Leaves'' movie would have turned out, I can understand MZD's refusal of the thing. It wouldn't have the same feel...

This video is AMAZING. This is my favorite book of all time, so finding this made me have a nerdgasm. This is also what I would personally envision the opening titles of a movie version to be like (though I agree with most fans of the book that a movie version would be so difficult it would most likely fail spectacularly).

I'm reading the book for the first time right now. I play this video at the start of every reading session.

My god this is so well edited. I never thought you could have a visual trailer for a book but this video has proven me wrong

This is so great. It's like a trailer for the book!

@B4seline18 Thanks for the love :) I've never heard poe's music before unfortunately- nor have I posted this on facebook in a very long time so I'm really glad people like it I had never used After Effects or any post processing software for that matter prior, just some experience with Flash from a few years earlier... haven't touched it since either I'm sad to say.. but you should!

FTAIRES! WE HAUE FOUND FTAIRES!

phenomenal work!!! i’m nearly finished with my first reading of HoL and this stellar edit really captures the feeling of being lost in those pages incredibly well

I'm ...a little late to the party, having only just read the book, but DAMN, for those unfamiliar with ergodic literature (or _House of Leaves_ itself) this could serve _so well_ as a video trailer for the book. Not bad at all for some uni assignment in the early '10s!

I could 100% see this as the intro for the Netflix series that MZD was apparently in talks about not too long ago.

If there was ever a commercial for a book, this is it

I just started the book after thumbing through it at B&N, and I feel like this summarizes what I am about to be diving into really really well.

Everything about this is perfect. And Ulver over the top, stroke of genius, sir. This should be used as a TV spot for the book.

This video sums up the book perfectly. At least the experience of reading it. Excellent video.

This makes so much more sense after finally reading the book. Loved it by the way. Would recommend to everyone.

this is amazing. And Ulver - the perfect fit ! A real trail rather than a trailer.

incredible, I had this Ulver-song in my mind when I was reading the book - and now they are combined. I just loved the hallways of always-parts in House Of Leaves :) Great work with the animation

some other people said it before here but i'll say it again. long after it's been made. this would make for a PERFECT intro to a series inspired by the book kudos to the maker

I love this. It also reminds me that I need to listen to more Ulver.

"This is not for you"? *HOMIE YOU ARE UNDERESTIMAYING MU ĄÜŤÏŞM* (grabs video and runs away while running like a gremlin)

i can't even watch all of this with how legitimately traumatizing that book was. i can't get past "or the stairs were sinking"

@404FatalError hey thanks for commenting! glad you like it

I think if it were turned into a miniseries or show, or whatever else, it would have to be entirely unique from other projects like it. It would need to touch the eyes and ears in a very specific way that I don't think can be adequately achieved unless done by someone who understands why it's so horrifying. This is a great video though. It really does come together like a trailer.

I know this is an old post, but this was awesome! I could have watched it go on for several more minutes. Bravo

This was so incredibly well done. It brought a huge smile to my face to see such a ... different novel come to life on a screen.

Only just finished this masterpiece and I'm amazed it took a Supereyepatchwolf video for me to even find out it existed.

Absolutely phenomenal, cannot get over this.

This is absolutely amazing. It fit completely with the theme of the novel.

Wow this was unbelievably good

-real doesn't matter here.-

This is so unbelievably cool. It's like it's simultaneously completely different from the book and yet done in the exact same spirit. I love it!

This has made me all kinds of happy. Incredible.

My favourite book and one of my favourite bands? This video is a winner, nicely done!

Reading it right now for the first time. This video is amazing!!!! You’re extremely talented

This is amazing!!! I love you so much for doing this!! You sir, win all of the medals!

This is extremely impressive

Everything about this is perfect.

i cried, it's so beautiful

Holy hell. If I want to suggest to anyone to read House of Leaves, I'd show them this video.

Excellentissime video ! I took the liberty of resuming it with another music and some additional sounds to make it more TV series generic ! (by attributing you of course the merit of this superb animation!).

Amazing. I love this

Fantastic. Gave me goosebumps.

I loved house of leaves!

Incredible work! Good job!

Instant like the second I heard ulver. Well done

Hey, this is really well done. Really like it, suits the book well and all.

this is great! 💖✨

This is fantastic. Music choice is superb.

I'm half way through the book, or maybe almost done, or maybe just at the beginning--who really knows? This Animation is Awesome!

Would love to see more work from you

this is really cool. I absolutely love this video.

Very nicely done.

This is really great! I just read the book recently as part of a challenge (52 books in 52 weeks). Your video really captures some of the essence of House of Leaves.

This is really really excellent.

Truly awesome

That was damn amazing.

This is brilliant!!!!

ulver - hallways of always

sharing!!! This was awesome

Perfection to the last bone!

Impressive!!!!

Incredible, incredible. I have watched this so many times.... absolutely perfect. I have no other words. Great work!!!! If I was MZD I'd hire you on the spot to make promo vids like this for all my books... ;)

this is awesome :D

Holy shit dude, that's awesome!

Awesome!!!!

@99DarkWolf99 Thanks mate. God no!!!! Haha, might've typed a few things here and there but for the huge blocks of text I used some text recognition software (possibly contained within Adobe Acrobat I can't remember) on a scanned pdf version of the book. Copy + paste, very easy :)

Thank you so much!

Perfect.

amazing!

Badass!

Love it

This is incredible, well, well, well, well done. Also, I know that teh internet is filled with people who endlessly pine for the title of "first," driving them to all ends to achieve their goal but damn, who is the one guy who disliked this?

Sick 🔥

Nailed. Nails.

cheers brotha!!

Goddamn, this only makes me yearn for a movie of "The Navidson Record" more.

I hope someday someone figure out a way to adapt it to tv or movie and ask you to make the intro!

:D! so cool.

This is really wonderful and well done! Did you have to type all of the text before animating?

The only thing this book is good for is holding up a crooked table leg, or maybe a booster seat in the car.

well this has a demoman seal of approval! (When did I comment this and how did I find this video twice?) [Third time? Seriously what are you doing, is this some kind of message?]

Fucking perfect.

wow

You should do this again with new eyes

@RecentFuture cheers!!

really nice typography. what school do you attend?

TV series intro be like

What music did you use in the video? I MUST HAVE IT!

Hah! I just finished it aswell...took me 42 days XD* Now I don't know whether to read "The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green, or "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie. --------------------------------------- *of mindscrew and paranoia D:

What we're the deleted videos in this play list?

@xsjado5 Thanks mate! University of New South Wales' College of Fine Arts studying the Bachelor of Digital Media

just finished this books, sooooo creepy

Is there any way I could contact you ? I love this video concept and would like to work with you on a project of mine, if you'd be interested

i regret reading this book lol

hmm- I think the Fault in Our Stars may be on my list later in the year, but I'm not sure. I'm currently reading "The World According to Garp" by John Irving and I love it. If you check out my channel, I'm doing a weekly book review as part of my challenge, so it may be a good place for recommendations.

this fills me with so much dread it makes me sick