Pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, c’est le vidéo The Suburbs réalisé par Spike Jonze.
Woolf + Lapin tient vraiment, vraiment à les féliciter pour avoir gagné le Grammy du meilleur album de l’année.
Vive Arcade Fire, Vive Montréal!
Tinywatch Productions was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal.
The crux of the article details how do-it-yourself animation is gaining more and more prominence.
These DIY animators/talented writers are using online software like Montreal-based Xtranormal and GoAnimate (New York/Tokyo). The ease of use seems to be the biggest feature. So “…all a person has to do is sit at a computer and type.”
Like Woolf + Lapin’s Tinywatch Productions, talent is getting picked up by agencies and scouts, because of the numerous clicks their clips are getting on Youtube or elsewhere. The humor, usually targeting an under-35 crowd, seems to follow one code: the snarkier the better.
Here’s an excerpt lifted from the WSJ: “It’s a quick, down-and-dirty way to get smart writing and observational comedy on the Internet,” said Richard Appel, a veteran of the Fox TV shows “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” and a creator and executive producer of “The Cleveland Show.” Homemade cartoons can riff off the news easily, he said, unencumbered by the time-consuming production demands of an animated TV show.”
Continuing in their trailblazinng vein, Xtranormal has just launched a contest for the best video.
The WSJ article also talks about the Hong Kong company Next Media, who is making about 50 such videos a day spoofing the news from around the world.
Definitely more than a trend.
Kaveh Nabatian’s short film Vapor is nominated for a Jutra.
Winners will be revealed March 13th.
His latest short film, Taxi libre is also part of the 2011 edition of les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Taxi libre was produced by the NFB.
By the way, Woolf+Lapin loves les Rendez-vous. We will be attending en masse.
“Set in Mexico City over the course of a single day, Vapor is the true story of an older man’s decision to accept his homosexuality. Told without any dialogue, this short film is a cinematic exploration of shame, catharsis, and ultimately, transcendence.”
Congrats to Kaveh and producers Stéphane Tanguay & Cédric Bourdeau as well as to ALL the nominees. Check them out here.
The 31st Annual Genie Awards will be broadcast live from the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Thursday, March 10, 2011 on CBC.
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Il s’agit d’un clip de Panache pour la chanson Filles et garçons : un dilemme.
Vanessa Pilon joue de façon expressive et lumineuse, comme d’habitude.
C’est vraiment bien et simplement fait.
Une espèce d’ode au carton et ça marche!
Bravo au réalisateur David Valiquette, Panache et Dare to Care.