Using a combination of live action, illustration and animation, “Tyger” is a short inspired by William Blake’s poem "The Tyger". This award winning short features visible puppeteers interacting with a ferocious tiger puppet emerging from an amusement park ride at night and entering into the nearby realistic city inhabited by black and white illustrated characters. A fantastical neon garden grows while a group of nocturnal insects fly into the night.
CREDITS
Director: Guilherme Marcondes
Produced by: Trattoria & Guilherme
Screenplay:
Guilherme Marcondes & Andrezza Valentin
Inspired by William Blake’s “The Tyger”
Music: Zeroum
Sound Design, Guitar, Moog & Effects: Paulo Beto
Voice & Effects: Tatá Aeroplano
Guitar, Bass & Drums: Ciro Madd
Tiger: João Grembecki – Cia. Stromboli
Puppeteers: João Grembecki,
Cassiano Reis, Fábio Oliveira
Character Design: Samuel Casal
Character Animation: Birdo Studio
Animators: Luciana Eguti, Paulo Muppet
Asst Animator: Tatiane de Castro Araújo
DP: Pierre De Kerchove
Production Direction: Paula Madureira
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
PA: Murillo Baskerville, Carolina Alcarogi
Compositing: Guilherme Marcondes
Assistant: Daniel Gabbay
Rotoscoping: Daniel Gabbay, Vanessa Lobo, Lívia Massei, Rafael Marreiros
Editing: Guilherme Marcondes
Background Photographs: Guilherme Marcondes
Neon Plant Design: Rafael Grampá, Paula Nobre
Title Design: Andrezza Valentin
Support: Quanta
Thanks: Adriana Basco, Alexandre Yamamoto, Cassiane Nascimento, Daniel Bueno, Fabiana Coelho Biancardi, José Mauro Kazi, Loic Dubois e família, Michelle Costa, Patrícia Samora e Murílo Gabarra, Paula Perito e Caco Galhardo, Roger Marmo, Tiana Corazza, and all the team at Trattoia.