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Falling Into Place

Nick — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:10:09 +0000

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Particle experiment with composer Carmen Rizzo, using footage shot at the Toronto Zoo and Centre Island.

format: realtime animation
software: After Effects
Toronto, 2009.

The Orange

Nick — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:39:12 +0000

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Suddenly, a humble citrus fruit is granted absolute power over the universe. From a story by Benjamin Rosenbaum.

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
Toronto, 2009.

Conan vs. Bear

Nick — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:48:14 +0000

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Jessica Delfino is back with a helpful survival guide for those scary bear- and celebrity-infested woods…

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
Toronto, 2009.

The Foxhole Manifesto

Nick — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:33:40 +0000

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This is an adaptation of a poem by Jeffrey McDaniel, who has some ideas for a few appropriately modern gods.

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
The Hague, 2007.

I Wanna Be Famous

Nick — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:45:50 +0000

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Here’s a brand spankin’ new one, from a song by Jessica Delfino. She’s discovered a guaranteed shortcut to everlasting fame–watch and learn!

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audacity
San Francisco, 2006.

A Good Joke

Nick — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:53:51 +0000

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This short is based on an old joke, a perennial in compilations of Jewish humor. Although the details differ between versions, the scene remains the same: a priest challenges a rabbi to a debate on the spiritual condition of Jewish people. But neither speaks the other’s language, and…well, I won’t spoil the punch line.

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
San Francisco, 2005.

Screened at Ottawa Animation Festival 2006.

The Option of War

Nick — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 18:54:33 +0000

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In this adaptation of an early Kafka story, a soldier is taken prisoner in the night by a pack of jackals. Offering a pair of scissors, they demand that he use the makeshift weapon to kill his sleeping friends. They overwhelm his initial, shocked refusal. Slowly, incredibly, he begins to see their point of view. He takes the scissors, and…

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Painter, Final Cut, Audition
Montreal, 2005.

Screened at Ottawa Animation Festival 2005.