James – Dear John (official music video)

"A couple’s trip to a mountain is interrupted by a black cat who leads them astray into the forest where they discover dark secrets." – Dear John is an award-winning music video for the famous British rock band James.

Watch the MAKING OF here: https://vimeo.com/174414224

article on DIRECTORS NOTES: http://directorsnotes.com/2016/07/28/peter-vacz-dear-john/

article on LBBOnline: https://lbbonline.com/news/peter-vaczs-dear-john-video-proves-that-animation-really-is-magical/

AWARDS:


• Best Animated Short – Los Angeles Independent Film Festival – US


• Golden Winner – Kinsale Sharks Awards (Dublin) – UK


• Honorable Mention – AOC Awards (Los Angeles) – US

• Best UK Animated Short – London International Short Film Festival – UK

• Best Music Video – The Unprecedented Cinema – ESTONIA

• Best Music Video – Short of the Year – SPAIN

OFFICIAL SELECTION (over 30 festivals) '16/17:


• Encounters Film Festival – UK

• Berlin Music Video Awards – DE


• Toronto International Short Film Festival – CA


• Ciclope - International Craft Awards – Berlin, DE


• Anilogue Animation Festival – Budapest, HU


• KLIK! Amsterdam – NL


• London Short Film Festival – UK


• London International Short Film Festival – UK


• MONSTRA – Lisbon Animated Short Film Festival – PT

• AOC Awards – US

• Kinsale Sharks Awards – London, UK

• TRASH - 8th International Fantastic Film Festival – BR

• Canadian & International Short Film Festival – CA

• Allucinema Fest – MX

• TAF - Thessaloniki Animation Festival – GR

• Toronto International Short Film Festival – CA

• Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards – US

• Lisbon International Film Festival – PT

• Athens ANIMFEST – GR

• Bogotá Music Video Festival – CO

• 8th Roanne animation film festival, Ciné court animé – FR

• International New York Film Festival – US

• ANNY: Animation Nights New York – US

• We Like 'Em Short – US

• Fest Anca – SK

• Corti da Sogni Antoni Ricci – IT

• Stop Trik International Film Festival – SLO

• Stop Motion Montreal – CA

• International Tour Film Festival – IT

• Stop Motion Barcelona – SP

• 3D Wire - SP

• Golden Kuker - Sofia

CREDITS:

• Directed & designed by Péter Vácz / www.petervacz.com

• Story / Animation / Puppets / Cinematography / Edit by Péter Vácz & Joseph Wallace / www.josephwallace.co.uk

• Sets / Composit by Milán Kopasz

• Additional 2D animation / Effects by Attila Bertóti

• Lighting equipment lent by Bálint Kolozsváry

• Post production (Flame) by Truss - Coffee & TV

• Produced by Sam Hope - Picasso Pictures / http://picassopictures.com

• Produced with the support of the Council department in Essonne and European Film Festival in Essonne

• Shot on Canon 60D with Dragonframe

Made in Budapest, Hungary.

© BMG Rights Management (UK) 2016