Thu 12th Feb 2015, by Mike Hepburn | Production
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A SINGLE LIFE – TRAILER from Job, Joris & Marieke
The Oscar nominated “A Single Life” is a fast paced 2:15-minute animated short film that combines a young woman, a mysterious vinyl single, a slice of pizza and time-travel. Pia, the puzzled heroine of this tale, discovers that as she spins the record she is able to travel back and forward in time.
The fun film is the brainchild of Job, Joris & Marieke, a Dutch three person filmmaking team comprised of Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins and Marieke Blaauw. The team were responsible for everything in “A Single Life”, from the original idea to composing the music. The film was originally created as a part of Ultrakort , a special project of the Dutch Film Fund and the Pathe cinema group where select short animations are screened in front of blockbuster movies.
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Showreel Job, Joris & Marieke (2014) from Job, Joris & Marieke
Job, Joris & Marieke was established in 2007 and began primarily as a 2D and stop motion studio. As the client and film list grew, they gradually began to delve into the 3D animation realm. “One of our main story telling challenges in “A Single Life” was to handle numerous assets in order to capture Pia throughout the five stages of her life – from a little girl to old age – in five different settings within a very abbreviated timeframe,” says Oprins, one of the film’s directors.
“A Single Life” relied extensively on Cinema 4D as its central application to handle the complexities of 3D content creation including modeling, rigging, character animation, lighting, rendering and more. “Cinema 4D is user-friendly, integrates well with other professional applications and delivered us the creative advantage we needed to work quickly and translate our ideas onto the screen perfectly.”
“A Single Life” has been selected to screen at film festivals worldwide including Toronto International Film Festival, Dutch Film Festival, Bay Area International Children’s, New York International Children’s Film Festival, and numerous others. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2014 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network. Below is a video that will give you an idea of just how exciting it is to be nominated! Warning, there are images of unfettered bliss and joyous screams at unsafe decibels!
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