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Video • 4 Apr 2016

Think you have mad Snapchat skills? Check out this stop-motion video

By Stuart Thomas

This is pretty damn cool. Snapchat user Joe Penna, who calls himself MysteryGuitarMan! on YouTube, has created an 85-second stop motion film which may just be the highest form of art created on the ephemeral social network.

Called 8-bit Snapchat, the film uses what Penna describes as “some fruits, Snapchat, and a LOT of free time”. The film takes the form of a classic side-scroller and will make you feel even older for being so confused every time you open up Snapchat.