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Soup of the Day
20133 min 42 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Lynn Smith
Production: Roddy McManusDavid VerrallMarcy PageLynn Smith
Script: Lynn Smith
Co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Lynn Smith, with a grant awarded by bravoFact and with additional funding from Corcordia University Part-time Faculty Association.
Set to a rollicking doo-wop song by Canadian songwriter Zander Ary, the
animated short Soup of the Day tells the amusing story of the
dilemma a husband and wife face every time they go out to eat. Will their
culinary differences douse the flames of romance, or will love prevail?
Director Lynn Smith brings her gouache paintings to life, animating "directly
under the camera", and serving up a tour de force of storytelling in song—a
tasty comic narrative that bops along with an array of tantalizing dishes.
Vocalists Susie Arioli and Alexander (Zander) Ary each bring a unique
interpretation to this funny, loving song, and add a dash of tenderness to the
colourful animated couple.
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Subject categories
- Literature and Language - Canada > English as a Second LanguageFrench as a Second Language
- Music > Musical Expressions
- Media Education > Film Animation
- Health/Personal Development > Healthy Relationships
- Arts Education > Visual Arts
Credits
- writer
- Lynn Smith
- director
- Lynn Smith
- music
- Alexander Ary
- vocals
- Alexander Ary
- Susie Arioli
- musician
- Alexander Ary
- John Sadowy
- design
- Lynn Smith
- animation
- Lynn Smith
- compositing
- Benoît Chagnon
- editing
- Benoît Chagnon
- digital imaging consultation
- Susan Gourley
- Éloi Champagne
- Randall Finnerty
- Louis-André Fortin
- on-line
- Denis Pilon
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- sound editing
- Pierre Yves Drapeau
- music recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- Alexander Ary
- music mix
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- Mathieu Leroux
- final mix
- Jean Paul Vialard
- technical coordination
- Steve Hallé
- Julie Laperrière
- production coordination
- Elaine Largie
- Marie-Christine Nadon
- administration
- Victoire-Émilie Bessette
- Gisèle Guilbault
- executive producer
- Roddy McManus
- David Verrall
- producer
- Marcy Page
- Lynn Smith
Awards
- SICAF Choice Award in Special Competition Category- with a cash prize of 1,000,000 Korean WonInternational Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF)
- Chris Statuette- Animation International Film and Video Festival