Nov 4, 2011

Bla Bla, an interactive short story by Vincent Morissette

UPDATE: MARCH 15, 2012: Bla Bla won the SXSW Interactive Award.

Is it a film or a game- Interactivity and non-linear storytelling have been more the realm of gaming than short filmmaking, but the two fields are slowly merging. In the coming years, interactivity promises to become a valuable tool in the short filmmaker's arsenal. Bla Bla created for the NFB by Montreal director Vincent Morisset is one of the more ambitious and successful interactive film experiments I've seen. The press release below contains lots of details about what it's all about. But first, be sure to spend some time exploring the film itself by going HERE.

CREDITS Direction, Animation and Compositing Vincent Morisset

Sound, Music and Voice Philippe Lambert

Programming and Technology Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit

Visual Design and Animation Caroline Robert

Puppet Armature Design Jean-François Lévesque

Rotoscopy Vincent Lambert

Photography Minelly Kamemura

Additional Prototype Programming Mathieu Campagna

Prototype 3D Modelling and Animation Joshua Sherrett Jonathan Fleming-Bock

(Thanks, J. J. Sedelmaier)