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The Velvet Abstract

  • 20162016
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The Velvet Abstract (2016)
The Velvet Abstract was produced on six continents and features a narrated poem over a plethora of visual effects and animations with a dark purple color palette to represent the cataclysmic stain of mankind on the environment. The first half of the film deals with our vices and darker thoughts, the things we focus on to avoid responsibility. The second half is what is happening to the planet in the absence of our concerted effort to save it
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A Short Film About the Environmental Age Set Against a Plethora of CG, Illustrations, and Animations from a Team Spanning Six Continents.A Short Film About the Environmental Age Set Against a Plethora of CG, Illustrations, and Animations from a Team Spanning Six Continents.A Short Film About the Environmental Age Set Against a Plethora of CG, Illustrations, and Animations from a Team Spanning Six Continents.
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    • James Hughes(attached)
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    • James Hughes
  • Star
    • Tobias Menzies(voice)
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    Patrick J. Don Vito, Tobias Menzies, Jean-Pascal Beintus, and James Hughes in The Velvet Abstract (2016)

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      The color of dark purple is used throughout the film to represent the cataclysmic stain of mankind on the planet. This is reflected throughout the lighting, design, and character models of every single sequence.

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      • November 17, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Sunset Aperture
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