Bronte: by Ari & Jason for Gotye
Posted in: 2d, adolescence, adulthood, ambience, Ari Gibson, australia, bison, Bronte, character animation, character design, Cute, dog, emotional, Forest, General, girl, Gotye, grief, growing up, Jason Pamment, lighting, loss, magical, pet, sad, South Australia, whimsical, woodland creaturesBronte (official film clip) from Gotye on Vimeo.
One of my favorite musicians, Wally de Backer (more commonly known as Gotye), recently released a fantastic new album Making Mirrors, and along with it, a bunch of great music videos by a number of Australian animators-filmmakers. I’m thrilled to find out that Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (whom I got to know about through their “Sometimes the Stars” video for another Australian band, The Audreys, and Ari’s co-directed film, The Cat Piano) made one of those. Wally/Gotye is well known for his passion in supporting other Australian artists by collaborating with them. (You might remember Picture Drift’s work for his first hit single, “Heart’s A Mess.”)
The song “Bronte” is about a family saying goodbye to their old dog. Ari and Jason once again created a lush, beautiful backdrop for the story to unfold, as alive and whimsical as the characters that inhabit it. In contrast to “Sometimes the Stars,” the atmosphere is a less stark, but it is just as moving.
Read interview and behind-the-scenes work here…
