Elephants Dream (2006) (V)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Bassam Kurdali

Writers:

Pepijn Zwanenberg (screenplay)
Andreas Goralczyk (original concept) (scenario) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

4 mai 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Emo and Proog are two men exploring a strange industrial world of the future.

Plot Keywords:

Machine | Face Slap | Open Source | Experimental Film | Surrealism

Avis des utilisateurs:

Great short that's visually stunning and leaves you talking about it for ages!

Ensemble

Cas Jansen	...	Emo (voice)
Tygo Gernandt	...	Proog (voice)

Réalisé par
Bassam Kurdali

Scénaristes
Pepijn Zwanenberg		(screenplay)
Andreas Goralczyk		original concept (scenario) and
Bassam Kurdali		original concept and scenario and
Ton Roosendaal		original concept (scenario)

Produit par
Annet Dekker	....	producer: Netherlands Media Art Institute
Ton Roosendaal	....	producer
Gaby Weijers	....	producer: Netherlands Media Art Institute

Musique originale
Jan Morgenstern

Distribution des rôles
Marina Wijn

Direction artistique
Andreas Goralczyk

Art Department
Matt Ebb	....	lead artist
Bastian Salmela	....	lead artist
Lee Salvemini	....	lead artist

Technicien du son
Jan Morgenstern	....	audio post
Jan Morgenstern	....	audiomix
Jan Morgenstern	....	dialogue editor
Jan Morgenstern	....	foley artist
Jan Morgenstern	....	sound designer
Jan Morgenstern	....	sound effects

Visual Effects
Campbell Barton	....	texture photographer
Fintan Boyle	....	texture photographer
Steven Chan	....	texture photographer
Kernon Dillon	....	texture photographer
Daniel Freeman	....	texture photographer
Gez	....	texture photographer
D. Roland Hess	....	additional animation
D. Roland Hess	....	additional artwork
D. Roland Hess	....	texture photographer
Robert Ives	....	additional animation
Robert Ives	....	additional artwork
Joeri Kassenaar	....	additional animation
Joeri Kassenaar	....	additional artwork
Dan LeFebvre	....	texture photographer
Lozeta	....	texture photographer
Enrico Valenza	....	additional animation
Enrico Valenza	....	additional artwork
Charles Wardlaw	....	texture photographer
Andrea Weikert	....	texture photographer
Noah Wiswell	....	texture photographer
Matthijs Zwinderman	....	texture photographer
Andreas Goralczyk	....	technical director (uncredited)

Animation Department
Bassam Kurdali	....	animation director

Divers
Toni Alatalo	....	software developer
Toni Alatalo	....	technical director
Stefan Arentz	....	technical support: Blender Foundation
Robert de Geus	....	technical staff: Netherlands Media Art Institute
Barbara de Preter	....	production assistance: Netherlands Media Art Institute
Joe Eagar	....	software developer
Lidy Klein Gunnewiek	....	finances: Netherlands Media Art Institute
D. Roland Hess	....	software developer
Jiri Hnidek	....	software developer
Marieke Istha	....	production assistance: Netherlands Media Art Institute
Timothy Kanters	....	technical support: Blender Foundation
Nathan Letwory	....	software developer
Calvin W. Lowe	....	president: Bowie State University Xseed (as Dr. Calvin W. Lowe)
Johnny Matthews	....	software developer
Mark Alan Matties	....	director: Bowie State University Xseed (as Prof. Mark Alan Matties)
Kent Mein	....	software developer
Angela Plohman	....	production assistance: Blender Foundation
Ton Roosendaal	....	software developer
Peter Schlaile	....	software developer
Wiel Seuskens	....	technical staff: Netherlands Media Art Institute
Brecht van Lommel	....	software developer
Bart Veldhuizen	....	technical support: Blender Foundation
Anja Vugts-Verstappen	....	finances: Blender Foundation
Marco Walraven	....	technical support: Blender Foundation
Chris Want	....	software developer
Andrea Weikert	....	software developer

Thanks
Campbell Barton	....	many thanks
Matt Ebb	....	many thanks
Kent Mein	....	many thanks
Jonathan Merritt	....	many thanks
Chris Want	....	many thanks

Production Companies

• Blender Foundation (excutive production)
• Netherlands Institute for Media Art / Montevideo TBA (excutive production)
• Orange Open Movie Project, The

Distributors

• Blender Foundation (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Geeworld Studios, The (2008) (worldwide) (video) (internet)
• Netherlands Media Art Institute (2006) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• BBP Digital Intermediate  hdcam conversion
• Blender.Org  software development
• Bowie State University Xseed  rendering services provided by
• Earforce  voice recording
• Kemna Casting  casting
• Mondriaan Foundation  financial support
• Netherland Filmfund  financial support
• Sun Microsystems Inc.  hardware sponsored by
• Uni-Verse  financial support
• VSB Fonds  financial support
• Wavemage Media Production  sound post-production

Autre(s) titre(s):

Machina (Netherlands) (working title)

Durée:

9 min | Netherlands:11 min | 11 min (including credits) | 11 min (DVD version) | Argentina:11 min

Pays:

Netherlands

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (HDCAM) | Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Blender Foundation

Anecdotes:

This movie was made following the process of Open Source Software and was released under a Creative Commons Attribute 2.5 license.

Guillemet:

[last lines]
[Emo is lying on the floor, unconscious]
Proog: It is there! I'm telling you! Emo! It... it is. It is.

Great short that's visually stunning and leaves you talking about it for ages!

As an animator myself on an almost zero budget I love seeing short films like these made by a non big name company. The visuals as other reviews have said are stunning (the only thing I've ever managed to create on Blender was a flying splodgy shape!). The story is confusing but to me that makes it all the more interesting. Even if there isn't a definitive explanation it's always fun debating it with others who have seen it. It's also nice to see characters that are original instead of the "straight man and comedy side kick" combo that we see so much of these days in animation. Great film! And to top it off they offer the film for free in every format from mobile phone to HDTV along with all their files, which is a great resource for other animators.