Le Sens Propre by Cisma

Just a couple weeks after MarBelle featured his bizarre, special effects laden film Handmade, Motionographer pointed me towards an equally bizarre new piece from CISMA, Le Sens Propre. It is a promotional piece for Adobe’s CS4 campaign, entitled “Shortcut to Brilliant” and combines a colorful palette with a childlike sense of wonder. Like Gondry we see interesting and surreal interactions between subjects and objects that mix a variety of animation and graphic techniques with an almost cloying sense of cuteness. CISMA has a good feel for that line though and doesn’t cross it. Despite the narrative being almost indecipherable, the film succeeds in conveying a beautiful sense of whimsy, with impressive visual design.

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Another Cancer Movie

Bobby, a young hospice caretaker, and his elderly cancer patient Geraldine have formed a deep connection with each other as she lays on her deathbed moments away from the end. This is the premise of the scene Phil and Chad are trying to shoot for their film that will hopefully make it to the most prestigious festivals.