As we step in the new year, we begin a new journey.
This is brilliant film which makes one think.
Part 1
Part 2
You can read more about this film at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1361566/
Trivia :
Original name – Tsumiki no ie
Writer & Director – Kunio Katô
Won Oscar for Best Animated Short Film
Japanese film released in the year 2008
The night train awaits you.
“This is a stunning, stop-motion animated film that takes the viewer on an exhilarating existential journey.”
This 17 minute piece took five years to make and received critical acclaim at major film awards. Nominated at the academy for the best animated short, it is a creative masterpiece.
Website: http://films.nfb.ca/madame-tutli-putli/index.php
Design Firm: http://www.clydehenry.com/
Video Courtesy: NFB: The You Tube Screening Room
A charmingly creative music video that manages to be both simple and complex. The songwriter, Oren Lavie, not only acted in the video but also co-directed it with Yuval and Merav Nathan. The actress is Shir Shomron, and the photographer, Eyal Landesman. According to Oren Lavie’s MySpace page, the video was made from all stills; it took 3225 of them. As usual, it was the 4 weeks of prep that really sustained the two-day shoot. 4 weeks, 2 days, and an incredibly low budget (I’m assuming this since MySpace says everyone either worked for free or for a fraction of their usual rates) later: a more clever, more stimulating, more aesthetically-pleasing, and more imaginative product than any of the music videos I’ve seen lately. I have to admit, it’s a nice break from the scantily-clad women of mainstream music videos and the off-putting self-indulgence of many indie videos.
Here’s another stunning example of simplicity at its most effective, though obviously the subject matter is quite different:
Pretty nuts what you can do with just text, motion, and a piano.
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