While major film, TV and VFX productions have all shifted to remote work models in the last two years, it is still impressive when individual artists reach out across the globe and pull together to create a unique, independent project. Recently, one such short film was released online: Climate Emergency, an “Exquisite Corpse” collaboration showcasing the work of seven different creators.
To create the seven segments, each animator was provided with the final five seconds of the previous contributor’s work and then given two months to deliver their own. The result is a montage of bold scenes which are united by a single common color palette despite their diverse settings and styles.
Climate Emergency was created by Dinos & Teacups, a Canadian animator now based in Spain (www.dinosandteacups.ca); Spanish illustrator/animator Carlos Alegría, currently working in Los Angeles (www.alegriamotion.com); Polish director Ala Nunu (Ahead), part of the COLA collective in France (colaanimation.com); digital artist Martynas Auž in Lithuania (https://linktr.ee/martynas.auz); design & animation directing duo Hend & Lamiaa (Hend Esmat and Lamiaa Diab; https://hendandlamiaa.com); Warsaw-based illustrator/animator Ilona Poliszczuk (www.instagram.com/Rybaki); and French-Canadian animator/illustrator/street artist Yves Paradis, currently working as a freelancer based in Germany (https://yvesparadis.co).
Climate Emergency – Exquisite Corpse from Yves Paradis on Vimeo.
