CGI & VFX Shorts : Accidents, Blunders & Calamities - By James Cunningham

Enjoy this dark comedy short film. A father possum reads his kids a story thats an alphabet of the most dangerous animal of all – HUMANS! Written and Directed by the talented James Cunningham!\r
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Inspired by the Edward Gorey classic, this black-comedy for kids and parents alike is a hilarious and brutal alphabet of death and mayhem exed upon animals by ignorant humans. 30 CGI animals were meticulously crafted and killed by a team of 44 students at Media Design School. \r
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It is a film about the most dangerous animal of all – humans, as told by a father possum to his kids. It is inspired by the Edward Gorey book The Gashlycrumb Tinies and is an alphabet of inadvertent murder of innocent animals.\r
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Written and Directed by James Cunningham\r
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Produced by James Cunningham, Oliver Hilbert \r
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Father Possum Phillip Greeves \r
Baby Possum Boy Drew Cunningham\r
Baby Possum Girl Eleanor Cunningham\r
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Director of Photography Oliver Hilbert \r
Composer Emile De La Rey \r
Sound Mix Dave Whitehead \r
Sound Design Michelle Child \r
Soprano Elizabeth De La Rey \r
Mixed at Park Road Post \r
Voice Recording Bruce Langley At Digipost \r
Compositing Supervisor Ryan Mullany \r
Technical Supervisors Oliver Hilbert, Pritish Dogra, Rafael Bonatto, \r
Brian Samuels Ideation and Story Thanks Guy Hamling, Rob Bailey, Oliver Hilbert, Lisa Bailey, Drew Cunningham, Kathryn Burnett \r
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Guest Appearances Drew Cunningham, Alex Cunningham, Finn Oleary, Arnar Arnórsson, Brock Ennion, Terina Vivian, Brenda Casillas, David March, Ryan Mullany, Oliver Hilbert, Simon Nunns, Laurie Matthews, Koen Boons, Digger & Ritz, Lions Ice Hockey Team And Janet Kidd \r
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Art Department Madelein Janse Van Rensburg, David Ayling, Claudine Mailei, Brock Ennion, Bonita Sidhu, Goran Trpkov, Joy Shi \r
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Animators David Ayling, James Fitzgerald, Madelein Janse Van Rensburg, Jordan Parker, John Ram, Jeanette Sasse, Joy Shi, Arnar Arnórsson, Karl Davis, Joanna Gaelic, Stanley Palmer, Luke Prior, Brenda Casillas \r
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Technical Directors Brock Ennion, Abraham Ibáñez Galván, Ivanor Ianh, Jonathan Paccou, Simon Ridden, Goran Trpkov, Xiang Zhang, Conrad Crooks, Isaiah Fogalele, Nicholas Hodgson, Betina Navarro, Jineui Park, Nicholas Taylor, Terina Vivian \r
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Compositors Johnny-Angel, Jacquelyn Booth, Oliver Goater, Julia Kim, Daniel Levine, Claudine Mailei, Michael North, Bonita Sidhu, Tayla Skipper, Giselle Amkie, Amanda Beros, Helen Dai, Peter Jansen, India Rose Kohika, Jessie Liu, Ngane Ngakiau, Shannagh Robertson\r
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Media Design School \r
Bachelor Of Art And Design\r
Class BAD15023 \r
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Thanks To \r
CAROLYN And TIM OLEARY, PETER And JOSIE CUNNINGHAM PARADICE SKATING - AVONDALE ERIC KANG @ TAKAPUNA GOLF COURSE DAVID And RAEWYN DAWSON, CHELSEA KINGSFORD @ BLUESTONE FENCIBLES UNITED FC, FIONA Mckee, AUSTIN LANGFORD STEVEN NEWLAND @ AUCKLAND SEAPLANES SIMON NUNNS @ COOPERS CREEK WINERY ALEX OBRIAN @ HIGGINS CONTRACTORS ROB KEOGH And PETER SHARLOTT @ AUCKLAND HOSPITAL, PHOTOGEAR, Dr LILY MECHKOVA @ APEX DENTAL CHRIS, DAN And MELANIE GLEW PETER THOMAS And His ZEPHYR COLIN DANCASTER @ PERGRINE LABS For YETI MEDIA DESIGN SCHOOL STAFF, ESPECIALLY ROGER FERON AND STEVE DORNER\r
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Production Software Maya, Nuke Studio, Vray, Shotgun Nukex, Houdini, Zbrush, Premiere Pro CC, Mari, Photoshop CC, Yeti The Producers Wish To Pass On Their Deepest Condolences To The Families Of The CGI Animals Inadvertantly Murdered And Maimed In The Making Of This Film \r
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