Big Bang Big Boom (2010)

The story of the big bang starting life which leads to different creatures at different times ultimately leading to the creation of man; except the whole story is played out on sidewalks, buildings, beaches, pipes and all across a city.

Director:

Blu

Writer:

Blu (concept)

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Storyline

The story of the big bang starting life which leads to different creatures at different times ultimately leading to the creation of man; except the whole story is played out on sidewalks, buildings, beaches, pipes and all across a city.

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

None

Release Date:

5 July 2010 (Italy)

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

ArtSh.it

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Suffers From A Hiccup Involving Giant Lizards And Humans

With a tittle like this I was expecting something along the lines of a documentary as to how everything in existence came in to being and it is indeed all about the big bang and its after effects . However I was surprised as to the concept and its execution because the story is told via stop frame animation . My own knowledge of this process is that you draw a picture , photograph it , draw another picture , photograph it etc etc then project the myriad of photographs and voilà . Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen used the exact same technique with models and in an era where nearly everything is achieved nowadays via CGI you really do lament this labour of love .. That said you can understand why CGI replaced stop frame because it's relatively quick and cheap to achieve

Knowing this BIG BANG BIG BOOM is a herculean effort from animator Blu as he condenses billions of years of evolution in to ten minutes . Yes chaps evolution is proved scientific fact and if there's a problem I fail to understand why there's real life cars and human beings juxtaposed in front of the animated dinosaurs because it's highly anachronistic and distracting not to mention somewhat pointless . Still this is a fairly good animated film showing that a great number of artists are prepared to do something for love and not for love of money