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Constellation

December 31, 2012 Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

Combining the music of Chopin with digital animation, this short film artfully defines pianist Janina Fialkowska's imprint in the world of classical music and beyond. A swirling choreography of light particles reveals an otherworldly beauty, channeling the pianist's explosive performance.

Credits

Directing

Director
Patrick Doan

Producing

Producer
Kat Baulu
Executive Producer
Ravida Din
Associate Producer
Shiraz Janjua

Writing

Writer
Patrick Doan

Music

Music
Janina Fialkowska (Recipient)

Animation

Animator
Patrick Doan

Editing

Editor
Yannick Carrier (On-Line Editor)

Crew

Sound Recordist
Carrie Haber
Previsualization
Patrick Doan, Brian Li, Diogo Nii Cavalcanti
Graphic Artist
Mariangelica Forero
Head of Coordination and Project Support
Pierre Ferlatte
Technical Coordinator
Steve Hallé
Technical Project Coordinators
France Couture, Micheline Faubert, Julie Laperrière
Digital Editing Technicians
Pierre Dupont, Isabelle Painchaud, Patrick Trahan
Digital Imaging Specialist
Eloi Champagne
Re-Recording
Jean Paul Vialard
Transcription
Brenda Newman
Translation
Robert Paquin
Marketing Manager
Jean Saad
Publicist
Pat Dillon
Publicity Stills
Patrick Doan
Senior Production Coordinator
Isabelle Limoges
Production Coordinators
Shiraz Janjua, Christine Williams
Program Administrator
Leslie Anne Poyntz
Supervising Project Manager
Rachel Punwassie

Production notes

Produced in cooperation with the National Arts Centre and the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation on the occasion of the 2012 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.