Contrat de rivière Haute-Sure- "Living without pesticides" - 2010 (cinema, television, internet).

Living without pesticides

Animated short film: Tv and movie format
Length : 1'30"

Executive producer : Laurent Witz - ZEILT productions
Animation studio : ZEILT productions
Director : Jean Christophe Craps
Sound : Dame Blanche - Belgium

The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg :
Ministry of Housing and Sustainable Development – Ministry for Home Affairs and the Greater Region


Other partners on the project :
Contrat rivière Haute Sûre – European Union - Interreiv-a - Naturpark - Parc Naturel Haute-Sûre - Natour - Hellef fir d'Natur - Asta- CTF - EBL - d'haus vun der natur - OUR - SIAS - SUPERDRECKSKESCHT - ADALIA - Region Wallanonne - Maison de l 'eau

We created the character designs with the idea of animating them like in Flash productions. The characters have then been modelled and declined into several versions to enrich the story.

Example of character research
   


Backgrounds animation
  

Cows design
   

The film was made in 2K so it could be screened in movie theatres as well as on television.

Composited Image 1



Composited Image 2

The animated film is in 3D with a 2D look (Flash). This made the project more efficient in its construction and in its production. This technique, developed by ZEILT productions, allows us to take advantage of both 2D and 3D to create a new range of “2D/3D” productions.
The backgrounds were designed flat, as if we were building paper sets. Then, we used the different layers to give the impression of depth.
The background animation was inspired by pop-up books. We tried to find some existing ideas and adaptate them to the specificities of the animated film.