Tuesday, December 12, 2017
And.... it's live!
After it's year and a half in the sun in and around the festival circuit
it's finally time to put my short film online. So here it is: 9.5 minutes in full! Hope
you enjoy.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Festival Awards, Nominations and Selections
Ticking Away has had a nice festival run over the last two years. We are preparing it now for an online release for everyone to see. Though it was made for viewing in a cinema theatre, it'll be nice to have it online for everyone to enjoy.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Animation Festival,
CinéTé,
Ticking Away
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Friday, November 25, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
Thursday, September 8, 2016
ShortCutz Amsterdam winner of the month!
Whoop whoop! Ticking Away is winner of the month at ShortCutz Amsterdam and NOMINATED FOR BEST FILM at the 4th Shortcutz Amsterdam Annual Awards. That's our THIRD nomination after HAFF MovieZone and Snake Alley Festival of Film!
Next stop; the finals in EYE on January 23rd!
Read the lovely comments by the jury:
Next stop; the finals in EYE on January 23rd!
Read the lovely comments by the jury:
- 'Very intriguing and well made. Good music.’ producer Jeroen Koolbergen (Tirza, Suskind)
- 'My absolute favorite for this month. Wonderful, touching story and beautifully animated. I watched it several times.’ documentary producer Harmen Jalvingh (Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies, Parts of a Family)
- 'A deeply moving story, beautifully animated and with a great score.’ producer Jan Doense aka Mr Horror
- 'Just stunning and so heartfelt.' Street Artist Laser 3.14
- 'Magical and of international quality.’ director Roel Reiné (Michiel de Ruyter, Death Race 2 & 3)
- ‘Really touched me.’ actor Tygo Gernandt (Van God Los, Het Schnitzelparadijs)
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Michael Sewnarain
Friday, August 26, 2016
Encounters Film and Animation Festival Bristol
We're very pleased and absolutely honored to be selected for the competition of Encounters Film and Animation Festival 2016 in Bristol, the UK’s leading short film and animation festival!
Ticking Away will be screened in "Animation 5 - A Look Inside":
Ticking Away will be screened in "Animation 5 - A Look Inside":
"This programme lifts the lid on aspects of medical, emotional and other psychological conditions. Memory, ageing and perception are explored in this spectacular array of films."
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Snake Alley Festival of Film
Hurray!! Ticking Away was nominated for "Best Animation Short" at the Snake Alley Festival of Film 2016!
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Friday, May 6, 2016
ShortCutz Amsterdam
We have been selected for the ShortCutz festival. On June 7th, 20:00 we will be screening and 'Q and A'd' at Sociëteit de Kring at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam.
See you there!
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
CinéTé,
ShortCutz,
Ticking Away
Saturday, April 2, 2016
MovieZone Nomination at the Holland Animation Film Festival
At the Holland Animation Film Festival 2016 we were nominated for a MovieZone HAFF Award.
Flattering words from the jury:
Here's the juryrapport.
Flattering words from the jury:
"The first nominated film is … Ticking Away by Michael Sewnarain
The contrast in colours accompanied by a mesmerizing soundtrack, gives this film a weight of emotion; told as loudly as a silent film possibly could. A story so captivating, it doesn’t leave your mind the moment it fades from the screen. Truly a masterpiece with an animation style that matches its excellence."
Here's the juryrapport.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
VPRO Gids
Michael Minneboo did an interview with me for a special edition of the VPRO TV guide (a dutch broadcaster) dedicated to the Holland Animation Film Festival 2016.
You can read the interview here (in Dutch).
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Ticking Away at the Holland Animation Film Festival 2016
The Holland Animation Film Festival 2016 will be held from the 16th to (and including) the 20th of March in Utrecht. Ticking Away will be having it's world premiere at this festival. Here are the screening dates and veneus for our film.
We have been selected for the National as well as the International Competition programs AND our film will be among the selection in the opening night program, screening what the HAFF considers to be the highlights of the festival!
We are very honored to have our film welcomed so warmly into the festival circuit.
We have been selected for the National as well as the International Competition programs AND our film will be among the selection in the opening night program, screening what the HAFF considers to be the highlights of the festival!
We are very honored to have our film welcomed so warmly into the festival circuit.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Saturday, January 30, 2016
World premier at the Holland Animation Film Festival
Great news, the Holland Animation Film Festival in Utrecht has selected our film for their 2016 edition! We are very honored that they wil be hosting the world premier!
Ticking Away will run in both the national AND the international competition.
Here's what they say in their announcement:
"We are happy to announce that we will be hosting the world premieres of the Dutch short Ticking Away by Michael Sewnarain [...]! ...
Ticking Away, Michael Sewnarain (2015)
Through the Cinecrowd crowdfunding website, filmmaker Michael Sewnarain secured sufficient funds to realise his dream short Ticking Away. The breathtaking result can be watched for the first time at our festival. Ticking Away tells the story of a soured watchmaker, who is lonely but likes his job. His life hasn’t exactly been easy. One evening, a strange man brings him a very special watch to repair...
Michael Sewnarain is an animation filmmaker, story-artist and illustrator with a field experience of over twenty years. His short film 'Rain' (2005) was selected and shown on many international film festivals. Apart from developing and working on his own film ideas, he regularly collaborates on commercial productions, television specials and feature films. Working with internationally renowned directors like Joanna Quinn, Peter Dodd and Piet Kroon.
Ticking Away is also selected for the competition Dutch animation."
See where they say the result is 'breathtaking'...? Makes us very proud!
Ticking Away will run in both the national AND the international competition.
Poster designed by BLEXBOLEX |
Here's what they say in their announcement:
"We are happy to announce that we will be hosting the world premieres of the Dutch short Ticking Away by Michael Sewnarain [...]! ...
Ticking Away, Michael Sewnarain (2015)
Through the Cinecrowd crowdfunding website, filmmaker Michael Sewnarain secured sufficient funds to realise his dream short Ticking Away. The breathtaking result can be watched for the first time at our festival. Ticking Away tells the story of a soured watchmaker, who is lonely but likes his job. His life hasn’t exactly been easy. One evening, a strange man brings him a very special watch to repair...
Michael Sewnarain is an animation filmmaker, story-artist and illustrator with a field experience of over twenty years. His short film 'Rain' (2005) was selected and shown on many international film festivals. Apart from developing and working on his own film ideas, he regularly collaborates on commercial productions, television specials and feature films. Working with internationally renowned directors like Joanna Quinn, Peter Dodd and Piet Kroon.
Ticking Away is also selected for the competition Dutch animation."
See where they say the result is 'breathtaking'...? Makes us very proud!
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Promotional Stills
We've lifted some stills from the film for festival and promotional
purposes. Hopefully it'll help to get us selected. And to get some pants
(and skirts) in those cinema seats.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Animation Layouts,
Brun Croes,
CinéTé,
Michael Sewnarain,
TVPaint
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Model Reference Sculpture
Here's a little bust of my main character that I modeled long ago.
It's quite rough but it helped me better understand the structure of his head. During production, while I was animating, I kept it within reach for reference, and when I happened to loose track of his structure, volumes and proportions this little fella helped me out quite a lot.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
CinéTé,
Michael Sewnarain,
Ticking Away
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Foley and Final Mix at Bob Kommer Studio's
After recording and mixing our musical score at Studio Dada in Brussels we did the foley recording and final soundmix at Bob Kommer Studio's in The Hague.
Foley recording is the art of adding sound effects to the film by creating those sounds, using everyday objects, during a live studio recording.
Foley recording is the art of adding sound effects to the film by creating those sounds, using everyday objects, during a live studio recording.
Here's Jeroen, creating every squeak, crack and whistle for our film.
Robin brought his parent's antique pendule so we could record the right tone and resonance of an old wooden grandfather clock. In front of that is my old pocketwatch. Long broken but perfectly suitable for these purposes (and no, we didn't smash them).
After that we created our final soundmix, sculpting a perfect 5.1 surround track for cinema screens as well as a stereomix for smaller festivals and venues.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Recording Music in Brussel
It's been a while since my last update.
The fact is it's been crazy busy in the last stages of production. Finishing up all the visuals, coloring animation, correcting, recoloring, sound FX and foley recording and mixing took it's due toll. But it's 99,9% done! Almost there!
In June, shortly after my session with the composer Reinhard Vanbergen, we went to Studio Dada in Brussels to record the music with a chamber orchestra complemented with additional percussion. Just the right amount of musical instruments for an intimate story like Ticking Away. It was a nice adventure and a great privilege to have had these tremendously talented professionals performing just for us.
The fact is it's been crazy busy in the last stages of production. Finishing up all the visuals, coloring animation, correcting, recoloring, sound FX and foley recording and mixing took it's due toll. But it's 99,9% done! Almost there!
In June, shortly after my session with the composer Reinhard Vanbergen, we went to Studio Dada in Brussels to record the music with a chamber orchestra complemented with additional percussion. Just the right amount of musical instruments for an intimate story like Ticking Away. It was a nice adventure and a great privilege to have had these tremendously talented professionals performing just for us.
Reinhard Vanbergen getting ready for our day-long recording session.
Geert Calleart on the piano.
Gaetan La Mela working the vibraphone.
Gaetan brings out the big guys!
Punishing those kettledrums.
All is cool at mission control.
Our string quartet getting ready.
And performing.
End of day. An abandoned music studio is a melancholy sight.
Reinhard Vanbergen getting comfortable for an evening of mixing.
Button, buttons! Don't push the red one!
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
We made it!
And now it's official! We made it, thanks to YOU!
Thank you so much to everyone who helped us get the message around. And to all the funders. The were a couple of very generous anonymous ones; thank you guys, I have no way of knowing who you are but I'm very grateful.
Thank you so much to everyone who helped us get the message around. And to all the funders. The were a couple of very generous anonymous ones; thank you guys, I have no way of knowing who you are but I'm very grateful.
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Cinecrowd,
CinéTé,
Michael Sewnarain,
Ticking Away
Monday, July 20, 2015
Cleanups
Here's some more animation, cleaned up this time, for our project.
Background is by Brun Croes. Animation by me.
We're on 77% and we only have a few more days to go, so help us out and donate here if you can:
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
Background is by Brun Croes. Animation by me.
We're on 77% and we only have a few more days to go, so help us out and donate here if you can:
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Brun Croes,
CinéTé,
Michael Sewnarain,
Ticking Away,
TVPaint
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Framed Still For Our Supporters
When you choose to support us for the 500 euro reward you get all of the rewards from 25 euro on and on top of that you receive a framed still (A4) from the film. Since we will pick out this still together with you, it will be a unique artwork to hang on your wall and dazzle your friends.
Go check out our rewards on http://cinecrowd.com/ticking-away and help us reach our goal!
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Cinecrowd,
CinéTé,
Michael Sewnarain
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Background Paintings
Here are some full-color background paintings for Ticking Away. Colored by Brun Croes.
If you like these, you can help us finish the film. Our crowdfunding is still running, but running out of time. We only have 10 days left! So please go here and donate if you can:
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Animation Layouts,
Brun Croes,
Cinecrowd,
CinéTé,
Ticking Away
Friday, July 10, 2015
Roughs and cleanups
To keep things going; here's some rough animation, followed by cleanups.
If you like it, you can give us a hand in completing the film.
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
If you like it, you can give us a hand in completing the film.
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Animation Layouts,
Cinecrowd,
Michael Sewnarain,
TVPaint
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Layouts
Here's some more artwork. These are the B/W layouts drawings for the animation scenes. Eventually they were colored in by Brun Croes. (I'll post some of those colored BG's later.) A fair portion of these will be included in the 'Making Of' book, btw.
And please don't forget to donate if you can! Help us finish this thing, we only have 16 days left and that's not a lot.
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
And please don't forget to donate if you can! Help us finish this thing, we only have 16 days left and that's not a lot.
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Animation Layouts,
Cinecrowd,
CinéTé,
Michael Sewnarain,
Ticking Away,
TVPaint
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Making Of Book
Curious about the rewards we offer for our crowdfunding campaign?
One of them is the “Making of Ticking Away” hardcover book. An inside look at what is needed when making an animated film. It will include the complete storyboard, layout drawings, development sketches and background paintings. Also included is behind the scenes information about the development of the film.
The book is one of the rewards you get when you support us for 250 EUR. We’ll also mention you in the credits. On top of that you get all the rewards of the lower amounts: the wallpaper, mp3, a signed Ticking Away DVD, flipbook, a ticket for the Dutch premier and the Best of CinéTé DVD.
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
Here are some samples of the storyboard:
One of them is the “Making of Ticking Away” hardcover book. An inside look at what is needed when making an animated film. It will include the complete storyboard, layout drawings, development sketches and background paintings. Also included is behind the scenes information about the development of the film.
The book is one of the rewards you get when you support us for 250 EUR. We’ll also mention you in the credits. On top of that you get all the rewards of the lower amounts: the wallpaper, mp3, a signed Ticking Away DVD, flipbook, a ticket for the Dutch premier and the Best of CinéTé DVD.
http://cinecrowd.com/en/ticking-away-1
Here are some samples of the storyboard:
Posted by
Michael Sewnarain
Labels:
2d-Animation,
Cinecrowd,
CinéTé,
Michael Sewnarain,
Storyboards
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