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Third Page from the Sun

2014 5 min
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Heralding the “end of paper,” this experimental animated short is an abstract exploration of a number of big issues, from the ephemerality of the digital age to the practice of recycling. To create this painting in motion, Theodore Ushev took an animation film festival catalogue and set its pages alight with the broad strokes of a paintbrush.

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Heralding the “end of paper,” this experimental animated short is an abstract exploration of a number of big issues, from the ephemerality of the digital age to the practice of recycling. To create this painting in motion, Theodore Ushev took an animation film festival catalogue and set its pages alight with the broad strokes of a paintbrush.

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  • director
    Theodore Ushev
  • animation
    Theodore Ushev
  • music
    Ana Sokolovic
  • music - interpretation
    Quatuor Bozzini
  • sound design
    Olivier Calvert
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • digital imaging specialist
    Pierre Plouffe
  • online editing
    Denis Pilon
  • marketing manager
    Christine Noël
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Karine Desmeules
    Michèle Labelle
  • technical coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
    Daniel Lord
  • line production
    Francine Langdeau
  • executive producer
    René Chénier
  • producer
    Marc Bertrand

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