The Numberlys

The Numberlys is an App and an animated storybook in one created by Brandon Oldenburg and William Joyce. It is said that it's a remake of Fritz Lang's 1926 silent film: "Metropolis" but targeted for kids.

Synopsis
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The Short Film
''In a world where there is no alphabet, only numbers, a group of friends set out to devise a new way to communicate. '' Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live in a world where there is no alphabet, only numbers. Wanting something different from their orderly, black-and-white existence, they set out to devise a new way to communicate — and despite a series of mishaps along the way, they soon manage to change their world forever. The Numberlys was transformed into a short film that first premiered at a concert of soundtrack scores performed by the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra along with selections from "Metropolis" and many other soundtrack scores from the movies.

It is nominated at the 2014 Annie Awards for Best Animated Short Film.

The Physical Storybook


The Numberlys will become a physical storybook under the supervision of Moonbot Books. In addition to William Joyce as the author and illustrator, Christina Ellis will also illustrate. The book will be arriving in bookshelves on May 27, 2014.

Storybook Synopsis
Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbers…

Life was…fine. Orderly. Dull as gray paint. Very…numberly. But our five jaunty heroes weren’t willing to accept that this was all there could be. They knew there had to be more.

So they broke out hard hats and welders, hammers and glue guns, and they started knocking some numbers together. Removing a piece here. Adding a piece there. At first, it was awful. But the five kept at it, and soon it was…artful! One letter after another emerged, until there were twenty-six. Twenty-six letters—and they were beautiful. All colorful, shiny, and new. Exactly what our heroes didn’t even know they were missing.

And when the letters entered the world, something truly wondrous began to happen…Pizza! Jelly beans! Color! Books!

Based on the award-winning app, this is William Joyce and Moonbot’s Metropolis-inspired homage to everyone who knows there is more to life than shades of black and gray.