The fantabulous three-minute animated thriller opens with an exciting pursuit through a forest that ends in... not a forest. A film about believing in an illusion... Directed by Fons Schiedon (http://fonsschiedon.com) and produced by http://Submarine.nl, In A Forest is part of a very cool, ongoing initiative by the Netherlands Film Fund, that aims to reintroduce short films back into cinemas. Usually, we like to give you a little behind-the-scenes feature on our productions, but in this case, the behind-the-scenes is rather uninteresting, because –insert spoiler alert here – it is part of the actual film. Fons did however share with us that, "some strange and mysterious events happened during production...” “Bram came to Berlin to work on the sound design and we both lived in some sort of twilight zone state caused by sleep deprivation as we worked towards the deadline. We recorded sounds in an actual forest in the dead of night –it was pitch dark– in a sort of method sound-recording style. Rolling in the bushes and all. We met a strange dude who played an out-of-tune trombone and looked like Jimi Hendrix. He wore a T-shirt with Hercules on it.” “This guy provided us with some of the sounds for the beast in the film, but didn't want anything for it. Then, on our way to Amsterdam to do the sound mix, the oil reservoir in Bram's Volvo exploded. The car was a total loss, and after it was towed by the German breakdown service, we continued in a rental. The whole experience was in such stark contrast to the otherwise super smooth production process of the animation. For me, it was like a breath of fresh air to end in total chaos. I think it gave the film just that bit of edge that it needed." http://www.fonsschiedon.com http://www.submarinechannel.com P.S. Mr. Fons Schiedon will be unleashing his inner comedian-presenter as the host of our Motion Design Fest in Amsterdam on 8th November 2013: http://playgrounds.submarinechannel.com Credits: A film by Fons Schiedon Music and Sound Design by Bram Meindersma Animation Production Services: Birdo Studio Produced by Submarine.nl, Femke Wolting and Bruno Felix Animation Direction: Luciana Eguti, Paulo Muppet Animation: Antonio Linhares, Luciana Eguti, Paulo Muppet Character Modelling: Luciana Eguti, Guilherme Pace Character Setup: Guilherme Pace Character Texturing and Shading: Luciana Eguti Production: Anne Buiter, Fabie Hulsebos Directed and Designed by Fons Schiedon Compositing, Editing: Fons Schiedon Mix: Warnier Studio, Arno Willemstijn Special Thanks to: Pearl Brilmyer, David O Reilly, Arturio Martinez-Steele, Rebekka Ladewig, Luis "Guaia Guaia", Stefan Minning's "Normality" This Film was supported by The Netherlands Film Fund and PATHÉ
Here's a really fun CG animated thriller called "In A Forest," which follows a rabbit being pursued by a predator type creature through a forest. Without ruining the twist, the film is about believing in an illusion. The short was directed by Fons Schiedon, and it's great! It's a cool little concept, and the style, design, and animation are really good. Enjoy the show!