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Reverie.exe

2012 1 min
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A sleeping computer dreams of humans forms, transforming their digital data into abstract and playful shapes. Movements, emotions, and musical lines are added layer upon layer until the complexity overloads the system and the dream ends. Reverie.exe combines Microsoft Kinect motion capture and music-driven visuals in an exploration of the connection shared between humans and machines. Produced as part of the 8th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

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  • Hothouse
    Hothouse
    2003 - 2024 14 editions
    Short, surprising and always entertaining! Watch a collection of one-minute animated shorts from our Hothouse animation mentorship program, past and present.

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A sleeping computer dreams of humans forms, transforming their digital data into abstract and playful shapes. Movements, emotions, and musical lines are added layer upon layer until the complexity overloads the system and the dream ends. Reverie.exe combines Microsoft Kinect motion capture and music-driven visuals in an exploration of the connection shared between humans and machines.



Produced as part of the 8th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

  • writer
    Wen Zhang
  • director
    Wen Zhang
  • animator
    Wen Zhang
  • mentoring director
    Munro Ferguson
  • music composer
    Ana Sokolovic
  • musician
    Isabelle Bozzini
    Lori Freedman
    Clemens Merkel
    Brigitte Poulin
  • editor
    Jason Lee
  • sound editor
    Luigi Allemano
  • infographics
    Éloi Champagne
    Randall Finnerty
  • foley
    Karla Baumgardner
  • recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • mix
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • titles
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • on-line
    Denis Pilon
  • audio programming
    Louis-Julien Gingras
  • technical co-ordination
    Steve Hallé
  • administration
    Victoire-Émilie Bessette
    Rosalina Di Sario
    Elaine Largie
  • executive producer
    Roddy McManus
  • producer
    Michael Fukushima
  • associate producer
    Jelena Popovic

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