Showing posts with label Reinhard van Bergen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reinhard van Bergen. Show all posts
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.
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)
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.
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| 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!
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!
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Composing the score
We've managed to get Reinhard Vanbergen to compose and conduct the score for Ticking Away. Here's the two of us fine-tuning the composition to get it just right for the film and ready for the musicians, a chamber orchestra with additional percussion, to perform.
After that it was off to Brussels to record the score at studio Dada.
After that it was off to Brussels to record the score at studio Dada.
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