Dog And Bacon… The Maple Kind?

A Cat’s Parade – HD Video test. Shot on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

– Video settings : PAL 1080p 24p
– Lens : Canon EF 24-105 mm f/4 with the IS (image stabilizer) on
– Hand-held
– Edited with Final Cut Pro
– Slightly graded with Apple Color

Music : Jon Brion – Spotless Mind (Eternal Sunshine Soundtrack)

Maximilien Charlier – http://www.maximiliencharlier.be

All dogs chase their own tails. One dog succeeds in catching his tail. This changes his whole life.
An animated film in 2½D.

www.my-happy-end.com/

AWARDS:
Annecy 2008 – Jury’s special award for Graduation Films
Animafest 2008, Zagreb Croatia – Best film for children
KLIK! International Animation Festival 2008, Amsterdam Holland Best student film
Flip International Animation Festival 2008, Chile Special Mention
GOLDEN TOOF AWARD for Best Animated Short, Toofy Film Fest, USA
Golden Knight Film Festival 2008, Moscow, Russia – Best student film
San Joaquin Film Festival 2008, USA – Best Animated Short Film
Sprockets Toronto Int.Film Festival For Children 2008, Canada – Honourable Mention
European Youth Film Festival in Antwerp and Bruges 2008, Belgium – Best Short
Holland Animation Film Festival 2008, Utrecht – MovieSquad Junior Award
Formula Mundi 2007, Schwaebisch Hall, Germany – Best Animation 2th
Barcelona International TV Festival 2007, Spain – «Creative Prize»
Animago 2007, Karlsruhe, Germany – The Jury Prize
«2D OR NOT 2D» Int. Animation Festival 2007, Everet USA – «Golden Pencil Award»
Chicago Int. Children’s Festival 2007, USA – Children Jury Prize, 2th Best Short Animated Film
Tricky Animation Film Festival 2007, Flensburg, Germany – Audience Award
Animatu Int. Digital Animation Festival 2008, Beja Spain Best 2D Short 2’nd Prize
Student Film Festival «Beginning» 2007, Sankt Petersburg, Russia – Award «For Kindness and Positivism»
Cartoon Club 2007, Rimini, Italy – First Prize
Anima Mundi 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia – Best Debut
Hamburg Animation Award 2007, Germany – First Prize and the Audience Award
Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2007, Czech Republic – The Hermina Tyrlova Award
Cartoon on the Bay 2007, Italy – Official Selection Pulcinella Award
AniFest Trebon 2007, Czech Republic – Special Jury Mention

Testing out an old macro lens on my cat & RJ, neighbours rough-neck dog. 1st shot with 35mm Tilt-Shift lens. Close up of Peppers nose is with Sigma 20mm 1.8.

Cats and Dogs Being Friends