The Balloon
Director/animator Yoann Lemoine under Wanda Production brings us this whimsical animation for French children’s TV station Tiji. What I love about this animation is its nod to children’s book style illustration and storytelling. Each moment is ripe with painterly texture and small wonders like the Yeti parents pushing their sled bound child down the mountain as the balloon floats by.
All these style and animation decisions hold true to the wonder and imagination of children and I am sure this spot will have every child in France yearning for more. I can just picture kids biting their nails in fear of the delicate balloon popping as it faces all these dangers on its journey skyward. I only wish that in the end we could pull out to see the myriad of balloon’s actually creating the wonderful colors of the galaxy.
Thursday, June 5th 2008 at 4:20 pm |
fantastic, superb story-telling and style. Had me riveted. At the point the balloon floated off into space, I wondered why it didn’t pop, seeing as space is a vacuum and all that. But then i realised, this isn’t for me, it’s for kids and I’m too old and analytical to be fully enchanted by a piece like this. More’s the pity. All in all one of the best pieces I’ve seen up here for a while.
Thursday, June 5th 2008 at 4:48 pm |
Haha, I also wondered why it didn’t pop, but then again there shouldn’t be any sound of laser beams and explosions in all Scifi movies either…
Amazing piece! Indeed one of the best ones here in a while.
Ah, ze French!
Thursday, June 5th 2008 at 7:51 pm |
Beautiful. The music is perfect too.
Friday, June 6th 2008 at 9:31 am |
i just came a lil. spectacular work!
Friday, June 6th 2008 at 10:17 am |
very poetic ….i love it
Friday, June 6th 2008 at 4:00 pm |
I like how the music really helps the balloon seem delicate. I was anticipating it to eventually pop, but it was a nice surprise at the end. Very cute.
Sunday, June 8th 2008 at 4:11 pm |
cute. love it
Monday, June 23rd 2008 at 6:22 pm |
“I only wish that in the end we could pull out to see the myriad of balloon’s actually creating the wonderful colors of the galaxy.”
ditto.
So beautiful. I’m very moved…..The sound design of alternating stillness/quietness and whooshing of stuff really works to create moments of tension and suspense….
What does the end slogan mean? Anyone speaks french?