Winter Night

Trailer:
http://vimeo.com/13152939

Synopsis:
One cold winter night a lonely child finds friendship in a snowman, a friendship showing that love is caring for somebody other than yourself.

This is the trailer to the film I made as my graduation film for the course of animation and experimental filmmaking I finished this may.
I plan to put up the full film, that ended up being 27,5minutes (yes, I lack a social life), on the web closer to christmas. So you are going to have to wait for the full film.

Very sweet… So expressiv with such simplyfied shapes! Respect!

Thank you for your comment!

Very cool, all this was done in Blender?

Wow, you got a good 2D feel there! It was really done with blender? Edges on and turning shadow casting off? Very nice. I’d like to know more of the process.

All the visual parts where made in blender (textures, animation, editing, compositing etc.). It was animated as cutout animation, so everything where made up of flat planes (also the background).
It was then rendered out with edges and some effects in the node compositor.

beautiful, congratulations! waiting to see full version :wink:

http://peterhertzberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/WinterNightHeader.png

Better late than never, i guess…

I’ve edited the 27,5 minute film in to a 8-episode web series and I found that the film actually worked better episodically than in a big chunk.

I’ve just released the first episode and a new episode will be released twice a week and the last one on Chrismas eve. I hope you will enjoy it!

[video]http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-1[/video]

More info on the Winter Night web series can be found on my website.

Episode 2 of Winter Night is up.

In episode 2 the child explores the freedom of the snow-covered surroundings but soon feels alone and builds a snowman. As the night approaches and the child returns to the cabin there is something following in the forest.

http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-2

or on my website.

Episode 3 has been released.

In episode 3 that which followed the child appears out of the forest, finds the childs discarded woollen cap and decides to give it back but is afraid of the humans, and what is it that makes the child so sad?

You can see the episode at:
http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-3

or on the series website at:
http://peterhertzberg.com/index.php/winter-night/

:no:oh! how can you make this kind of
attractive post.
You are so interesting man.
Carry on.
Please post another thing
& I will visit here soon.
thanks.
Hard Money
Hard Money Los Angeles

Episode 4 of Winter Night is up.

In episode 4 The snowman finds its way in to the cabin and explores a world it has never experienced before, but what will the child do when its sees the snowman examine one of the Christmas gifts from under the tree?

You can see the episode at:
http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-4

or on the series website at:
http://peterhertzberg.com/index.php/winter-night/

Episode 5 of Winter Night was been uploaded.

In episode 5 seeing that the snowman isn’t mean, the child gives the snowman the Christmas gift. But does the snowman know what a Christmas gift is? And does the child really want to give away whats inside the box?

You can see the episode at:
http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-5

or on the series website at:
http://peterhertzberg.com/index.php/winter-night/

Simple and beautiful.Well done.

Thank you, I’m happy you liked it!

Episode 6 has been released.

In episode 6 since the snowman can’t handle tha warmth it has to go outside. The following morning the snowman waits for the child to come out and play, but will the child remember the snowman when it’s Christmas day and there are gifts to open?

You can see the episode at:
http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-6

or on the series website at:
http://peterhertzberg.com/index.php/winter-night/

Episode 7 is up.

In episode 7 the child remembers the snowman just in time to see it leaving. Will the child be able to convince the snowman to stay? And should the snowman stay in a place where it might melt?

You can see the episode at:
http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-7

or on the series website at:
http://peterhertzberg.com/index.php/winter-night/

The final episode of Winter Night has been released.

In episode 8, the final episode, the child has let the snowman leave. But is it for the best for the snowman to leave alone?

You can see the episode at:

or at:
http://www.openfilm.com/videos/winter-night-episode-8

or on the series website at:
http://peterhertzberg.com/index.php/winter-night/

I’m surprised no one is checking this out- very elegantly and austere, lovely color; you have a sweet knack for storytelling! I’m still on Ep.3, will comment after I watch the whole thing.

I really love the simplicity of your style. Really great color choices, and I love your music choices as well. Overall great job!