Meltdown
2012
1 min
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In this short animation, a polar bear must try his luck finding a job in the big city when the last of his Arctic ice environment disappears. It’s hard fitting into the human world, however, so this bear finds a more creative solution to his predicament. Produced as part of the 8th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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Details
In this short animation, a polar bear must try his luck finding a job in the big city when the last of his Arctic ice environment disappears. It’s hard fitting into the human world, however, so this bear finds a more creative solution to his predicament.
Produced as part of the 8th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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writerCarrie Mombourquette
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directorCarrie Mombourquette
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animatorCarrie Mombourquette
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mentoring directorMunro Ferguson
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music composerLuigi Allemano
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sound editorLuigi Allemano
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musicianLuigi AllemanoIsabelle BozziniLori FreedmanClemens MerkelBrigitte Poulin
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editorJason Lee
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digital imagingÉloi ChampagneRandall Finnerty
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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mixGeoffrey Mitchell
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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on-lineDenis Pilon
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programmingSimon MelocheOlivier Gélinas RichardLouis-Julien GingrasÉdouard Lanctôt
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technical co-ordinationSteve Hallé
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administrationVictoire-Émilie BessetteRosalina Di SarioElaine Largie
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executive producerRoddy McManus
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producerMichael Fukushima
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associate producerJelena Popovic
Education
Ages 5 to 18
Geography - Environmental Issues
Geography - The Arctic
Warnings: Depiction of Alcohol
Questions/Activities:
- What problem was the polar bear facing?
- This is a way to gauge your students’ interest as well as begin a discussion on climate change.
- What were the different jobs that the polar bear tried?
- Use this question to gauge attention and comprehension of the film.
- Solving the Problem
- Ask your students to draw a picture depicting how they would help the polar bear solve its problem.
- Ask your students to draw a picture depicting how they would help the polar bear solve its problem.
