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Tesla : lumière mondiale

2017 8 min
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New York, 1905. L’inventeur visionnaire Nikola Tesla fait un ultime appel à J.P. Morgan, son mécène de jadis… Inspiré de faits réels, ce court métrage électrisant est une spectaculaire explosion audiovisuelle puisant son énergie autant dans le documentaire animé que dans les références au cinéma d’avant-garde.

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New York, 1905. L’inventeur visionnaire Nikola Tesla fait un ultime appel à J.P. Morgan, son mécène de jadis… Inspiré de faits réels, ce court métrage électrisant est une spectaculaire explosion audiovisuelle puisant son énergie autant dans le documentaire animé que dans les références au cinéma d’avant-garde.

  • direction
    Matthew Rankin
  • animation
    Matthew Rankin
  • editing
    Matthew Rankin
  • photography directing
    Julien Fontaine
  • None
    Dany Boivin
    Atelier Sylvain Racine inc.
    Niagara Custom Lab
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • special effects
    Dany Boivin
  • cast
    Robert Vilar
  • chief electrician
    Christian Mouzard
  • costumes
    Becca Blackwood
  • hairdressing
    Becca Blackwood
  • art direction
    Louisa Schabas
  • set technician
    Ismaël Tremblay-Desgagnés
    Simon Besré
  • production direction
    Guillaume Bilodeau
  • production assistant
    Nellie Carrier
    Frédérick Ouellet
    Louis-Thomas Paradis Barnabé
    Alexis Veilleux
  • Fries Mitchell 35R 434 operator
    Luka Sanader
  • sound design
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • music
    Christophe Lamarche
  • sound mixer
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • infographics
    Adrian Replanski
  • online editing
    Serge Verreault
  • telecine colorist
    Aldo La Ricca
  • translation
    Annie Goulet
  • voice
    Maurice Krank
  • sound effects creation
    Lise Wedlock
  • sound recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Luc Léger
  • technical direction
    Pierre Plouffe
  • technical coordination, animation
    Yannick Grandmont
  • technical coordination
    Daniel Lord
  • production coordinator
    Michèle Labelle
  • marketing officer
    Karine Sévigny
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Karine Desmeules
  • producer
    Julie Roy

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Ages 13 to 18
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A short, experimental animation inspired by real-life events involving Nikola Tesla and J.P. Morgan. Useful for classroom discussions, assignments and activities related to filmmaking, imagery, and the intermixing of art and science. Consider all the different animation and film techniques used to create the short. Why do you think they were chosen? Analyze the use of metaphor and symbolism in the film; what do you think they represent and how do these elements interact to convey narrative, ideas, and messages? What do you believe the film is about and what are your own impressions?

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