Project Detail

In the Same Breath

Synopsis

The animation combines hand drawings inspired by bio-medical imagery with creative coding, which animates drawings in response to the soundtrack data. Coding and data seemed particularly relevant for the subject matter of the pandemic, because we use data and algorithms to model and predict future outbreaks.

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Details

Year: 2020
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 3 min 13 sec
Director: Daksha Patel
Producer: Daksha Patel
Editor: Andrea Pazos
Sound: Kiran Brown
Creative Coder: Chris Ball
Commissioned by: Animate Projects in partnership with Phoenix Leicester and QUAD Derby. Supported by Arts Council England’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Genre

Climate / Environment Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Daksha Patel

daksha9@btinternet.com

Sales Company

Animate Projects

45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD

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