The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 15 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
William Joyce Brandon Oldenburg |
| script | William Joyce |
| production |
Iddo Lampton Enochs junior Trish Farnsworth-Smith Alissa M. Kantrow for Moonbot Studios |
| music | John Hunter |
| cut | Eva Contis |
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is an American animated short film by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg from the year 2011. The film of 2012 Oscar won, also found as an interactive e-book - app distribution.
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One day the young Morris Lessmore is sitting in front of his hotel room with a few books and is writing notes in his red notebook. Suddenly there is such a strong storm that all the letters are blown out of the notebook. Soon Morris is caught in the wind and, like all the surrounding houses, carried away. He ends up in a black and white world, only his notebook remains. Suddenly he sees a young woman floating in the sky who seems to be carrying flying books like dogs on a leash. She throws a book down at him and floats away. The book turns out to be a story about Humpty Dumpty , whose illustrations look like a flip book and show Morris the way to a house. There is no one in the colorful house - it is full of lively books that greet Morris, who is suddenly also colored as he steps over the doorstep.
Morris begins to live with the books. He feeds them letter muesli in the morning, dresses them in new covers, and brings decrepit books back to life by reading them. He sleeps in an oversized book and regularly notes things about his life in his notebook. Even after a long time, he still puzzles over the identity of the woman who appeared to be floating in the sky and whose picture hangs in the villa.
Morris has grown old and his notebook is finally full. He realizes his end is near, and the books are sad. At the threshold of the house, to which he walked slowly on a stick, they quickly circle around him and he becomes the boy who once entered the house for the first time. He now rises into the air and a few books carry him away like dogs on a leash in the sky. The Humpty Dumpty book cries a little and Morris' picture now also hangs framed in the house. A little later a black and white girl appears at the house, who is greeted enthusiastically by the books. It changes color when it enters the house and sits down on the threshold of the house with Morris' notebook and begins to read.
Production and publication
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was the first animated film produced by Moonbot Studio, founded in Shreveport , Louisiana in 2010. The film was made using a variety of techniques including computer animation and traditional 2D animation. In terms of content, he refers to Hurrican Katrina (opening scene) and the film The Wizard of Oz ; the design of the main character was influenced by Buster Keaton's appearance. According to William Joyce, a former illustrator at Pixar Animation Studios , William C. Morris, who died in 2003 and a former executive at HarperCollins , also served as a role model for Morris Lessmore . Morris had headed the children's book division of the US publisher for several decades and had also been the point of contact for business with US libraries.
The film had its world premiere on January 30, 2011 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It was then The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore shown at numerous other film festivals at home and abroad, including in October 2011 as part of the 13th International Animated Film weekend in Wiesbaden .
The film was successfully distributed in 2011 as an interactive e-book app on the App Store and iTunes Internet platforms . In the week of July 11, 2011, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was the first interactive book to top the app sales charts before other products from the “Games”, “Utilities” and “Entertainment” categories.
Awards
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore won more than a dozen deals at US film festivals, including the Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ".
- Austin Film Fest 2011: Best Animated Short Film
- Burbank International Film Festival 2011: "Curator's Choice Award for Animation"
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2011: 1st Prize from the Adult Jury and 2nd Prize from the Children's Jury for animated short films
- Cinema on the Bayou 2011: Audience Award (Goujon-Caille Award)
- Cinequest Film Festival 2011: Best Animated Short Film
- Cleveland International Film Festival 2011: Best Animated Short Film
- Florida Film Festival: Audience Award - Best Short Film
- Nashville Film Festival 2011: Special Jury Award for imaginative storytelling
- Palm Springs International ShortFest 2011: Audience Award - Best Animated Short Film
- Seattle International Film Festival 2011: Best Short Film
- SIGGRAPH 2011 Computer Animation Festival: "Best of Show Winner"
- Tacoma Film Fest 2011: Best Animated Film
- Traverse City Film Fest 2011: Best Short Film for Children
- Academy Awards 2012 : Best Animated Short Film
Web links
- Official website for the film
- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore on bcdb.com
- The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Business Wire : "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," Nominated for Best Animated Short in the 2011 Oscars . January 24, 2012, 2:50 PM GMT (accessed via LexisNexis Economy ).
- ↑ See press release on the Oscar nomination on moonbotstudios.com ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 149 kB)
- ↑ Crecente, Brian: The Fantastic Flying Book Of Inventive Storytelling at kotaku.com, August 9, 2011 (accessed January 27, 2012).
- ^ Lipson, Eden Ross: William C. Morris, 74, Innovator In Children's Book Marketing . In: The New York Times , September 30, 2003, The Arts / Cultural Desk, p. 10.
- ↑ See January 2011 newsletter of the Moonbotstudios ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 442 kB)
- ↑ Review: 13th International Animated Film Weekend Wiesbaden at filme-im-schloss.de (accessed on January 26, 2012).
- ↑ Business Wire: Moonbot Studios' "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" iPad App Soars to the Top of the App Store . July 18, 2011, 12:00 PM GMT (accessed via LexisNexis Economy ).
