Bla Bla

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia BLA BLA is an interactive animated film for computer created by Vincent Morisset with Montreal studio AATOAA, and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[1] The online work has been described as exploring "the principles of human communication," and follows Morisset's collaborations with Arcade Fire on Neon Bible, considered the first interactive music video.[2][3] The characters in BLA BLA were designed by Caroline Robert using stop-motion puppetry and traditional animation as well as computer animation methods such as ActionScript animation and real-time 3D mapping. The work is designed to be principally non-linear, with users constructing the story through point-and-click choices.[3][4][5] The music by composer Philippe Lambert and characters' speech was broken into short clips and distributed randomly throughout the programming, which was created by douard Lanctt-Benoit. As an added bonus, BLA BLA users can also access classic NFB animated films, including works by Ryan Larkin, Ren Jodoin, Michle Cournoyer and Norman McLaren. BLA BLA was produced for the NFB by Hugues Sweeney.[3][5] BLA BLA was featured in spring 2012 at a month-long live interactive presentation in Paris.[6]

Awards
In March 2012, BLA BLA received the SXSW Interactive Art Award as well as the Entertainment Award in the Communication Arts Interactive Competition.[7] In May 2012, it received the Webby Award for best web art.[8]

References
1. Jump up ^ Deglise, Fabien (25 May 2011). "Bla Bla: ce film dont vous tes le hros". Le Devoir (in French) (Montreal). Retrieved 8 June 2011. 2. Jump up ^ Griffin, John (30 May 2011). "Montreal artist Vincene (sic) Morisset creates interactive computer film". Daily News (Nanaimo). Postmedia. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Dixon, Guy (22 July 2011). "Bla Bla: An Arcade Fire collaborator gets into baby talk". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 4. Jump up ^ Gevaudan, Camille (4 June 2011). ""BLa Bla", sujet et verbe la fois". Libration (in French) (Paris). Retrieved 8 June 2011. 5. ^ Jump up to: a b Mark, Sinclair (17 May 2011). "BLA BLA: a film for computer". Creative Review (London). Retrieved 9 June 2011.

6. Jump up ^ Blair, Iain (June 4, 2012). "NFB pushes Canadian artists in edgy direction". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2012. 7. Jump up ^ "SXSW prize for interactive art goes to NFB filmmaker". CBC News. Canadian Press. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012. 8. Jump up ^ "Webby awards honour NFB, girls say video". CBC News. May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.

External links

Official website Introducing BLA BLA, a new interactive tale by Vincent Morisset, NFB.ca blog post Bla Bla press kit Vincent Morisset website Caroline Robert website Philippe Lambert website [hide]

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Waterlife (2009) Out My Window (2010) Holy Mountain (2010) Welcome to Pine Point (2011) My Tribe Is My Life (2011) Bla Bla (2011) One Millionth Tower (2011) God's Late Narrows (2011) Bear 71 (2012) A Journal of Insomnia (2013) Fort McMoney (2013) Seances (upcoming) Katerina Cizek Loc Dao Rob McLaughlin Tom Perlmutter Hugues Sweeney

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