All the Rage
2014
1 min
Coming soon
A mink walks into a fur store. Fantastic Mr. Fox meets The Shining in this stop-motion cautionary tale of what happens when we don’t think enough about what we buy. Produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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Details
A mink walks into a fur store. Fantastic Mr. Fox meets The Shining in this stop-motion cautionary tale of what happens when we don’t think enough about what we buy.
Produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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writerAlexandra Lemay
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directorAlexandra Lemay
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animatorAlexandra Lemay
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mentoring directorChris Landreth
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editorCarrie Haber
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sound designerRamachandra Borcar
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technical directorÉloi Champagne
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digital imaging specialistRandall Finnerty
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technical co-ordinationSteve Hallé
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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titlesMélanie Bouchard
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on-lineDenis Pilon
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administrationRosalina Di SarioDominique ForgetStéphanie Lalonde
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associate producerVanessa Quintanilla CoboJon Montes
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producerMaral Mohammadian
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executive producerMichael Fukushima
Education
Ages 10 to 18
Arts Education - Art
Arts Education - Visual Arts
Media Education - Film Animation
Questions/Activities:
- What style of animation was used in this film?
- The film uses primarily stop-motion animation; this question can be used as a jumping-off point for discussion into the various types of animation.
- Can you identify the sounds used in the film?
- This film uses sounds recorded from the environment. Use this to have your students pay closer attention and find interesting sounds in their own everyday spaces.
- Found Sound
- Have your students select a few areas in which they can record various sounds as they happen (e.g., in a kitchen, a playground, etc.). These sounds can be used as a backdrop for simple animation. Allow the students to combine the various artistic mediums they are acquainted with.