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The Trembling Veil of Bones

In this animated short, a lone clockmaker named Bones sits inside a darkened studio filled with the sounds of ticking clocks. He parcels out his time in teaspoons and shadow, until the arrival of a mysterious package propels him to leave his refuge.
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In this animated short, a lone clockmaker named Bones sits inside a darkened studio filled with the sounds of ticking clocks. He parcels out his time in teaspoons and shadow, until the arrival of a mysterious package propels him to leave his refuge.

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  • writer
    Matthew Talbot-Kelly
  • director
    Matthew Talbot-Kelly
  • featuring
    Bryan Quinn
  • producer
    Nicky Gogan
    Martin Rose
  • executive producer
    Tracey Friesen
    Matthew Talbot-Kelly
  • production executive
    Emma Scott
  • director of photography
    Tim Fleming
  • production design
    Matthew Talbot-Kelly
  • supervising editor
    Eugene McCrystal
  • line production
    Louise Barkholt
  • 3D animation
    Teemu Auersalo
    Andy Clarke
    Ronan Coyle
    Erik Ellefsen
    Matthew Talbot-Kelly
  • 2D animation
    Andy Clarke
    Matthew Talbot-Kelly
    Simon Vincent
  • compositing
    Andy Clarke
    Matthew Talbot-Kelly
    Simon Vincent
  • additional digital animation
    Adam de Bosch Kemper
    Jim Fleming
    Geoffrey Hancock
    Alan Hernandez
    Patrick Kalyn
    Ben Wiley
  • rotoscoping
    Eric Busnardo
    Sara Ewen
    Tessa Rand
    Simon Vincent
  • production assistant
    Darren Bolger
  • focus puller
    Eoin Keating
    Alan Butler
  • grip
    Paul Tsan
    Adam Tsan
  • costume design
    Catherine Fay
  • makeup
    Tom McInerey
  • props
    Bobby McGlinn
  • gaffer
    Kelly McLaighlin
    Ingrid Whelan
  • sound recording
    Jim Fleming
  • data wrangler
    Andy Clarke
  • trainee
    Stephen O'Farrell
  • director of photography - second unit
    Cormac Duffy
  • story editor
    Danny Stack
  • grading
    Eugene McCrystal
  • post-production
    Eugene McCrystal
  • music composition
    Viviane Houle
    Stefan Smulovitz
  • music performer
    Viviane Houle
    Stefan Smulovitz
  • vocal words and phrases
    Jacqueline Rogers
  • sound design
    Steve Fanagan
  • foley
    Caoimhe Doyle
  • foley mixer
    Jean McGrath
  • sound mix
    John Fitzgerald
  • legal
    Brian Gormley
    Orla Murphy
    Mark Byrne
  • accounting
    Ruth Vincent
  • production coordinator
    Jennifer Roworth
  • program administrator
    Bruce Hagerman
  • marketing manager
    Julie Armstrong-Boileau
    Mia Desroches

Education

Ages 14 to 17

Notes

Brainstorm the symbolism of the ticking clock for Bones. Discuss the filmmaker’s choice of title; decide whether it best describes the film. Suggest other titles that would have been appropriate. Comment on the filmmaker’s use of technique and style. In what ways do the sound effects add to the overall presentation of the film?

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