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The Orchid And The Bee
2020~ 5 minInteractive: VR/AR/Mixed Reality
By: Frances Adair Mckenzie
Production: Jelena Popovic (National Film Board of Canada)Michael Fukushima (National Film Board of Canada)
Nature is wondrous and clever. As Darwin taught us, those who improvise most effectively prevail. There are species who under threat revert to earlier forms, others who cultivate parasitic relationships with neighbouring beings, while the most inventive ones transform their bodies to mimic and seduce unsuspecting companions. The Orchid and the Bee is an expressionistic VR ode to life’s struggle for existence, explored through a chain of genetic love affairs.
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > AllegoriesPlant Life
- Animals > Animal Life
- Visual Arts > Experimental
Credits
- writer
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- director
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- producer
- Jelena Popovic
- executive producer
- Michael Fukushima
- idea
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- Michael Juretic
- Luka Sanader
- design
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- Brandon Blommaert
- Fred Casia
- Élise Simard
- animation
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- Brandon Blommaert
- Fred Casia
- Élise Simard
- compositing
- Fred Casia
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- stereoscopy
- Fred Casia
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- technical director
- Éloi Champagne
- online editing
- Serge Verreault
- set fabrication
- Dany Boivin
- Frances Adair Mckenzie
- set dressing assistant
- Eva Cvijanovic
- maquette
- Noncedo Khumalo
- technical consultant
- Dominic Mercier
- technical advisor
- Frank Nadeau
- Frédéric Sauvé
- music
- Jennifer Castle
- sound design
- Catherine Van Der Donckt
- immersive sound design
- Headspace Studio
- re-recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- music recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- foley
- Karla Baumgardner
- foley assistant
- Rod Thibeault
- titles
- Brandon Blommaert
- Fred Casia
- credits
- Brandon Blommaert
- Fred Casia
- technical coordination
- Randall Finnerty
- Luc Binette
- Maud Chayer
- studio administration
- Rosalina Di Sario
- Victoire Bessette
- senior production coordinator
- Dominique Forget
- studio coordinator
- Barry Ahmad
- Faisal Moula
- marketing
- Laurianne Désormiers
- Sophie Thouin
Awards
- Innovation PrizeSAT Fest (dome films festival)
- Best Immersive Experience, FictionCanadian Screen Awards