Wednesday
Mar302011

A MORNING STROLL screenings

DateWednesday, March 30, 2011 at 12:50PM

Where to See A MORNING STROLL...

Coming up in 2012...

  • WATCH THE TRAILER HERE
  • Download A MORNING STROLL on iTunes (Part of Oscar Nom colection) HERE

 

ABOUT 'A MORNING STROLL'

 ‘When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we’re left to wonder which one is the real city slicker…’

Loosely inspired by a real life event recounted in Paul Auster’s brilliant book ‘True Tales of American Life‘,  ‘A MORNING STROLL’ tells the story of one New Yorker’s early morning encounter with a chicken, an event that plays out over 100 years. 

Director Grant Orchard was looking to do a quick project as a break from a large, ever more complicated script he was working on, and had always loved this one paragraph account of a city dweller’s casual encounter with a chicken. Sweetly humorous & intriguing - but also brilliantly slight - the story seemed ideal. Ultimately this new ‘small, quick project’ ended up taking 2 years to make during studio downtime, and in addition, instead of simply making one short story, Grant decided the story would be 3 times better if we made it 3 times in 3 different ways!  

As Grant says; 'There is something in the constant repetition of the story that intrigues and yet underlines the utter whimsy of it all, and I like the narrative conflict in that.’ 

The film was entirely self-funded by STUDIO AKA, utilising people’s talents in-between commercial work. The film’s 3 chapters were made mostly in XSI, but rendered in distinct styles, requiring additional art working in After Effects, Flash and Photoshop. 

 

‘A MORNING STROLL’.

Directed by GRANT ORCHARD.
Produced by STUDIO AKA
Running time 6’47” B&W, Col.

©2011 STUDIO AKA

 

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