Ignition
2009
3 min
Coming soon
This animated short evokes the experience of driving alone on an unlit rural road at night. Darkness is broken by the beam of headlights, creating dancing shadows that obscure what lies beyond the road.
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Vistas2009 13 filmsVistas - 13 short films on the theme of "nationhood". Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and APTN.
Details
This animated short evokes the experience of driving alone on an unlit rural road at night. Darkness is broken by the beam of headlights, creating dancing shadows that obscure what lies beyond the road.
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writerDoug, Jr. Smarch
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animatorDoug, Jr. Smarch
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directorDoug, Jr. Smarch
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technical art consultantBob McAfee
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editorEliot Piltz
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sound designGael MacLean
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music supervisionGael MacLean
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music composerRobyn Traill
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music performerRobyn Traill
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re-recording engineerDoug Paterson
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audio postRukkus House
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post-production servicesHand Cut FilmsFinale Editworks
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production coordinatorJennifer Roworth
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technical coordinatorWes Machnikowski
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production supervisorKathryn LynchScott Collins
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program administratorBruce HagermanCyndi Forcand
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marketing managerLeslie StaffordMia Desroches
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series producerVanessa LoewenJoe MacDonald
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series executive producerDerek MazurPeter Strutt
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producerYves J. Ma
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executive producerTracey Friesen
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Arts Education - Visual Arts
English Language Arts - CanLit
Media Education - Film Animation
Use Ignition as a visual writing prompt in a writing class and have students develop this nighttime drive on a rural road into a written narrative piece. The teacher can use this short to teach the conventions of suspense (e.g. setting, solitary nature of the ride, musical score). To ensure that students do not all write the same type of story, place a few parameters on character(s), issues/conflicts, and resolution.
