Paradise
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada, Copper Heart Entertainment Inc.
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
A stop-motion animated short that is told using tin toys from the 1950s that move around on metal posts inside an "automated" world. This visual story follows John as he goes about his daily routine, only to begin to question his very existence and the role that he plays in his automated world. The film mixes kitsch and popular culture in a multilayered story that tackles heavy subjects with a light touch.
Characters
John
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jesse Rosensweet
Producing
- Producer
- Steven Hoban
- Co-Producer
- Mark Smith
Writing
- Writer
- Jesse Rosensweet
- Additional Dialogue
- Cassandra Nicolaou, Hope Thompson, Brian Morey
Voices
Music
- Music
- David Buchbinder
- Musicians
- David Buchbinder, Aurelius Johnstone, Greg de Denus, Rob Clutton, Ethan Ardelli
- Music Mixer
- Jeremy Darby
Animation
- Animator
- Robert Crossman, Rachelle Lambden
- Storyboard Artist
- Andrew Lima
- Key Builder
- Adrian Stansfield
- Builder
- Naomi Yasui
- Assistant Builder
- Megan McCarthy
- Key Painters
- Darryl East, Erin McCutheon
- Key Character Painter
- Joe Becker
Art Department
- Production Designer
- Peter Cosco
- Art Director
- J. Ryan Halpenny
- Art Department
- Lindsay Kane, Lindsey Gillard, Melissa Fisher, Charlotte Teunissen, Lacey Hammond Harrington, Michelle Bubden, Aurelia Bakeviaus, Julie Roza, Vivienne AuYeung, Michael Naulls, Ian Shannon, Clea Minaker, Stephanie Bagayawa, Jocelynn D, Brent O'Hagan
Editing
- Editor
- Robert Crossman, Robert J. Coleman
Production Management
- Production Coordinator
- Pawel Maj
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Adrian Laurie
- Business Affairs
- Karyn Nolan
- Production Assistant
- Meng Wang
Crew
- Director of Photography
- Jeremy Benning
- Additional Cinematography
- Eric Oh
- Props
- David Savoie, Kevin Slaats, Anna Smolenskaia, Anna Vorobieva, Alastair Dickson
- Carpenters
- John Deal, Josh Gorle, Mark Constantineau
- Opening Titles
- Ryan V. Hays
- Digital Intermediate Producer
- Nick Iannelli
- On-Line Editor
- Motassem Younes
- Compositor
- Motassem Younes
- Additional Compositing
- Ahmad Ismail
- Colorist
- Chris Wallace
- Film Recording
- Nick Paulozza, Trevor Lewis
- Sound Supervisor
- David McCallum
- Sound Editor
- Steve Medeiros
- Re-Recording Mixers
- Stephan Carrier, Kirk Lynds
- Dialogue Recording
- Matt McKenzie
- Foley Artists
- Goro Koyama, Andy Malcolm
- Foley Recording Mixer
- Don White
- Foley Recording Assistants
- Anna Malkin, Jenna Dalla Riva
Companies and other credits
- Sound Editing Services: Tattersall Sound & Picture
- Sound Mixing Services: Tattersall Sound & Picture
Production notes
Produced with the assistance of the NFB's FAP program.
Awards
Certificate of Excellence- Animated Short Film or Video, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2007.
Jury Award, New York International Children's Film Festival, 2008
Jury Award, New York International Children's Film Festival, 2008