Two kids are sneaking into a water park. Tsuf is excited about the prospect of riding the famous Black Slide but his mate Eviah isn't so sure. But as they queue and get closer to the ride, we see what else is on Eviah's mind.
Uri Lotan draws on his own childhood for this animation which, although it isn't made in stop-motion, evokes the same feeling as watching something shaped by hand, right down to the finger print marks he uses to give the boy's faces character.
This isn't the only detail that leaps out from the screen. There's Daniel Eaton's sound design, perfectly encapsuled by the sound of Eviah's flip-flops on a polished tile floor as he treks a phone to the bathroom, scared to miss - but perhaps also to hear - a call. The water park, too, feels full of life and though this is essentially a two-hander,...
Uri Lotan draws on his own childhood for this animation which, although it isn't made in stop-motion, evokes the same feeling as watching something shaped by hand, right down to the finger print marks he uses to give the boy's faces character.
This isn't the only detail that leaps out from the screen. There's Daniel Eaton's sound design, perfectly encapsuled by the sound of Eviah's flip-flops on a polished tile floor as he treks a phone to the bathroom, scared to miss - but perhaps also to hear - a call. The water park, too, feels full of life and though this is essentially a two-hander,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With five nominations, "Iron Man" leads the list for the seventh annual Ves Awards, which were chosen Saturday by panels comprised of members of the Visual Effects Society.
The Marvel Studios-produced superhero movie was cited in the categories of visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie, best single visual effect of the year, outstanding animated character in a live-action movie, outstanding models and miniatures in a feature, and outstanding special effects in a movie. The nominees cited for "Iron Man" are Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso and John Nelson.
Its competition for the best visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie honor are "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud), "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler) and "Cloverfield" (Kevin Blank,...
The Marvel Studios-produced superhero movie was cited in the categories of visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie, best single visual effect of the year, outstanding animated character in a live-action movie, outstanding models and miniatures in a feature, and outstanding special effects in a movie. The nominees cited for "Iron Man" are Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso and John Nelson.
Its competition for the best visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie honor are "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud), "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler) and "Cloverfield" (Kevin Blank,...
- 1/19/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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