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THE TESLA WORLD LIGHT

Matthew Rankin
2017 | 8 min 18 s

Selections and Awards

  • Official SelectionAnnecy 2017

  • Official SelectionSemaine de la critique - Cannes 2017

  • Official SelectionSydney Film Festival 2017

  • Narrative Short Animation Official CompetitionOttawa International Animation Festival 2017

  • Official Selection - ShortcutsToronto International Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionVancouver International Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionWiesbaden International Weekend of Animation 2017

  • Best Animation Technique Award & Media PrizeOttawa International Animation Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionCinequest Film & VR Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionCanada's Top Ten - 2018

  • Official SelectionSanta Barbara International Film Festival - 2018

  • Experimental AwardYorkton Film Festival 2018

  • Official SelectionPalm Springs International ShortFest 2018

Short Synopsis


Long Synopsis

Short Summary

Trailer


Making-Of



Who was Nikola Tesla?


Interview with Matthew Rankin

Team


Matthew Rankin
Director


Photo
Photo : Julien Fontaine




Julie Roy
Executive Producer (NFB)


Photo
Photo : NFB



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Credits

Direction, animation & editing
Matthew Rankin

Director of photography
Julien Fontaine

Set design & special effects
Dany Boivin

Actor
Robert Vilar

Gaffer
Christian Mouzard

Pigeon design
Atelier Sylvain Racine Inc.

Costume & hair design
Becca Blackwood            

Art director
Louisa Schabas

Art department
Ismaël Tremblay-Desgagnés
Simon Besré                     

Production manager
Guillaume Bilodeau

Production assistants
Nellie Carrier
Frédérick Ouellet
Louis -Thomas Paradis Barnabé
Alexis Veilleux

Fries Mitchell 35R 434 operator
Luka Sanader

Film development
Niagara Custom Lab

Sound design
Sacha A. Ratcliffe

Music
Christophe Lamarche

Sound mix
Jean Paul Vialard

Compositing
Adrian Replanski

On line editing
Serge Verreault

Telecine colorist
Aldo La Ricca

Translation
Annie Goulet

Voice
Maurice Krank 

Voice recording
Pierre Yves Drapeau
Studiotoons Inc.

Foley
Lise Wedlock

Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
Luc Léger

Technical director
Pierre Plouffe

Technical coordination, animation
Yannick Grandmont

Technical coordination
Daniel Lord

Production coordination
Michèle Labelle

Marketing manager
Karine Sévigny
Paule Béland

Administrator
Diane Régimbald

Administrative team
Diane Ayotte
Karine Desmeules

Producer
Julie Roy

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

 



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