When the Day Breaks

[georgiethegreek]

This award winning animated short film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and can be purchased at: triple w dot nfb.ca. The soundtrack is entirely original music. The songs "When the Day Breaks" and "Prairie Blue" were written by Wendy and Amanda with music composed by Judith Gruber-Stitzer. They can only be found on the film's soundtrack. They all team up again for their latest film "Wild Life" released in 2011 which won Best Canadian Film at the Ottawa Animation Festival.

[HighwayNegative]

I've loved this animation since the first time I saw it years ago. If anyone has any insight as to where I can get the soundtrack for listening purposes, I'd be very appreciative. Thank you.

[georgiethegreek]

@HighwayNegative

An answer to your question has been posted

[HighwayNegative]

@georgiethegreek Thank you very much! The music is really amazing, along with everything else about it. I appreciate your response!

[itsnataliedarlin]

Can someone take the time to stop and be so kind as to tell me the name of the song that has "where are you" in it? I would deeply appreciate it. Also if you can, the name of beginning song. That would be lovely. Merci.

[georgiethegreek]

An answer has been posted

[georgiethegreek]

@itsnataliedarlin

I posted an answer to your question re music

[nowimaginethat]

Wonderful art. So much said without a word of dialogue. Such a nice story. I watched this with a nine year old and both of us could not take our eyes off of it. I can't believe after almost 4 years you have ONLY 105,000 views? It is really brilliant. Thanks for sharing this.

[foamusic]

wow............

[TheNaTiTV]

real things

[brizamelissa]

I like this video!

[AlexsandorRachmoniov]

brilliant!

[hippyhorselover]

Holy crap Sad panda

[torpedoboy4]

amazing

[verite]

Best!

[KTkins17]

This animation is very deep. I had to stop and think about it after it was over. I guess the lesson in this is that everything is connected and bad things happen in life but life goes on. "When life gives you lemons," I wonder if that's what the lemons were supposed to represent...

[SincereCreature]

Wasn't her fault. It was the fault of everything and everyone that has ever existed, because if it wasn't for that, nothing as such wouldn't have happened, ever.

lol

[Callelectro8punk]

como es que algo tan simple se convierte en una expresion tan facinante para el ojo humano ' w'

[chedit01]

9 people are dead Mr. Cluckles

[chedit01]

what's the song where they say where are you *prairie too* or something

[Layerboyz]

Such a creative use of visual metaphores.

[jesterofdimensionz]

The muther fuckin grind

[nicepupud]

kinda beautiful story with beautiful soundtrack

[chedit01]

@nicepupud I wanna know the "Where are you..." song I can't find it ANYWHERE

[J55885522]

I loved.

[harveybombaytiger]

Always loved this short.

[catrinaa100]

this is pure genius!

[violetsarntblue]

Wow, what a pure statement about life. This is beautiful. Thank you for the watching experience.

[SittingMooseShaman]

... the whole of space-time and the living organism throughout are as endless, countless expanding layered spheres of intersecting energies- wavelengths where direction has no particular precedence. And they all are continually bursting in

the slow-motion of the vastness- as a soap-bubble appears on a high speed film in absolute slow motion... we exist in the matrix of matter formed within these burst 'bubbles' webs of blending energies-waves where consciousness and connectivity are in unison.

[SincereCreature]

@SittingMooseShaman lol, yep.

[nonpa87]

Excelente 

[MirandaSerra]

Lovely

[ishouldplayzelda]

it's so evocative. first time i saw this i just sat there for a few minutes after it was done and thought

[midovich111]

wonderful , sensitive

[SamECircle]

The song in this is sung by Lucy Wainwright Roche; my favorite singer. Check her out!

[simaojoseph]

Renault. lolol

[ruakha]

the overhead statement is "Shit happens", the true one differs from person to person, I guess.

[ScholarlySquirrel]

my film teacher showed this in class and introduced it as the story of a pig that bumps into an old friend... but i didnt get that at all?

[chedit01]

@ScholarlySquirrel not an old friend, he's a stranger I'd send you the link if I could but Youtube won't lemme post it -.-

[varviewme]

@ScholarlySquirrel I always thought that she should have talked to him after they bumped. I've always been told to always talk to old friends when you see them. If, in the short, the pig did, it could've saved his life. Afterall, you never know when people are going to die, so say something.

[hoppetosse8]

wow! soo amazing! I'm envious. Great illustration style - really an artwork! ;)

[MonSwon]

every one seems to think this is amazing but it went right over my head, never really spoke to me.

[wolfie5133]

Beautiful.

[ginggooo]

John Lennon appeared at 3:53!!!

It took me 15 silent seconds, starring at the screen after the film ended...

[Arvatos]

What if...?

[MrLoveVio]

great

[dudeinasuit321]

was great...

didnt quite catch the statement if there was one, but great

[iheartpie6]

The silent ones always speak to you the most, don't they?

[toobwoob]

I love how it shows the regular routine of the morning and once it is broken, how we try to go right back into it as if there was no disturbance at all. Lovely short.

[krenakborum]

so sad, so beautiful. great music. 

[thewulf69]

copado

[margad9091]

just brilliant

[diggitorswim]

visions of montreal...

parfait

[MonyMG1959]

fantastic

[AgaGrandowicz]

great execution!

[idemsic]

q bueno!!

todos estamos conectados!! :)

[ctoan1]

Favourtite moment 8:03 the train bit amazing!!

[ctoan1]

I love the texture of this animation and such a simple use of colour. This is fantastic

[Ethereobscur]

wow!

[saxonde68]

Says so much without saying a word. Superb animation, great concept, and subtle execution. Thank you

[MrGoldentiger]

WONDERFUL VERY COOL I LOVE IT!!!

[E611032]

Una obra de arte que nos invita a reflexionar sobre el signicado de la vida. Soy de la opinión que deberían haber estudios más serios sobre los cortos animaados.

[pierce3101]

means u cant hide or keep urself being away from life

it all connected, everything, every happen, every single person, or even the cells, all linked to eachother by somehow

so just try to move on when something bad happen, coincidently. ur a part of this most complicated system

might not be the best explanation, but all i got from the clip :)

[altucineva]

all that coz of a lemon

[avisualfeel]

Pretty amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[aankajj]

wolnoć tomku w swoim domku.

[littleman85882]

I am having a hard time understanding the purpose of it. Any explanations? Thanks!! :)

[xxxMariusxxx94]

so wonderful!

[Pillowchii]

The rotoscoping is brilliantly done in this...kudos to you guys. This is beautiful, and excellently written.

[willberain]

simply perfect.

[scheiSSkind77]

perfect for what?

[Soielily]

loved it. where can i find the song, anyone knows?

[SwinglerESZone]

quite inspirational. well done.

[martinmegazor]

very well made. I'm sorry, I just get kinda down by the mood of it. But still, very well done.

[schmiddl]

who says filmmaking is about making you feel happy.

[kosmonautensofa]

love it!!

[docaliS]

Great concept ^^

[mangilyeva]

Классно, мне безумно понравилось, идея - супер!!!!

[poeticjournalism]

I really do love this, it's genius.

[metalwarrior100]

creo que eslo me mejor que e visto en mi vida *0*

[strangekun]

mmmmmm

no entendi :(

[tonnyto83]

Muy buen video .... como la vida pasa en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

[freaktoonstv]

excelenteee , !!! awesone !!!

[luis1293ac]

oo perfect perfect!!

alguien que lo usa para arte wow sii aa genial corto!!

[ceokanox]

raro punto de vista social

jajaja muy bueno

[unkgrounder]

muy buena la animacion entretenida e inovadora

[AGUILAR7200]

very good

[MrGalgo87]

Gracias por subirlo muy bueno , es de notar que los perros y las palomas son como los conosemos.

muy buen sundtrack

[Bluematerial5]

genial!! :D!

[romeounk]

wooooww

[placebo1666]

Yeah I think the same, have a little bit of all emotions, looks wonderful . . .

[adrianpoe]

la culpa es tan absurda como efímera

[audisaga]

excelente respuesta

[adrianpoe]

hey gracias, muy buen corto

[fedeparkour]

marvellous

[DarkLichar]

no le entendi!!!!

[hemiretv]

FASCINANTE

[ChavaLorenzana]

No es Mi Tipo de Cortometrajes Pero me Encanto

i Love IT, The Animation Looks Great!!

[sintiemponiespacio]

extraordinario mundo del imaginario.... !!!! melancolia y surrealismo... un sueño...

[sthefy30]

que triste y hermosa animacion ..

[triunviratode4]

great work Congrats!!

[ThatGothicChick]

8:35 Sooo cute!!

[hikarukaze7]

Very nice! It's so strange, too.

[stonesofvenice22]

Wow, it was beautiful. I love these silences in the film.

[guitar1rocker]

Great work...the animation looks amazing!!

[popolska1]

wspaniła animacja. Wspaniale ukazuje emocje międzyludzkie.

[vendead]

Great animation ( I've rate it 5 ) bu what the hell is the real world doing here at 5:03 ?

[chymeme]

О, это очень замечательный фильм. Спасибо, что выложили.

[GorRose]

Стиль - высший класс, и все животные ведут такую жизнь, которую ведут люди под их китайским знаком Зодиака. Очень интересно, хрюшка такая добрая и лёгкая, а петух слишком горд, и получил своё, в общем. Хотя я даже не представляю, каково это - смотреть в глаза человеку (животному), за неcколько моментов до его смерти?..

[KINARF]

very well animated. I love it

[mowmowoo]

i dont get it can someone explpain it for me???

[ChrisSketch]

Two strangers, a cheerful pig and a rooster go out for groceries. The pig bumps into the rooster causing him to drop some items into road leading to him to be hit by a car. The pig fears that she may have killed him and she imagines all the circumstances that led to this (the rooster's life, the germs, the lemon). She runs home. Depressed now, she imagines the physical connections between people (drainpipes, power lines, radio signals). In the end she accepts this and continues her morning.

[BarrelDiogenes]

At the end is mr. pig not her. And I'm not sure that it's her imagination, it looks more like a comment from animators that shows how in someway we're all conected and sharing each others destinies even when we're not aware of it.

[BarrelDiogenes]

I've just watched again and realised it is her at end. Great animation, anyway

[piafedith]

Спасибо! Очень хороший фильм!

[piafedith]

Thank you! I like this cartoon

[allsearch66]

i disagree farellemoon this style of animation takes alot of effort and the end product is so very beautiful. not olny that but the concept of this movie is simply interesting

[elbocho19]

yeah, i agree with you 100 % i wish i could do that...i would love to learn how to do that

[Farellemoon]

Rotoscoping is a talentless way to do animation.  I was not impressed at all with this. Though the style of the animals, the shapes used to form them, is interesting it doesn't work with the traced over-filmed bodies of people and there are inconsistent moments where apparently it was just too much work to bother to illustrate over the film.

Over all the delivery of the story dragged on in many places.

No one can please everyone though. I'm glad to see many other people enjoyed it.

[catiniata]

Rotoscopy isn't a talentless way to do animation, especially not on this case, considering how they went and changed the timing on each scenes, added images where needed and such. The animators put a lot of effort on their work, so think before posting.

If you didn't like the film, it's ok, but please don't insult the ones who worked on it by accusing them of taking shortcuts.

[graphattic]

I hate it when i see still people think telling a story has to be a slavelabour animation process with everything done the old way....get a life........paint furniture if you want a busy day.....animation is not supposed to be easy or hard....it is supposed to deliver the story.....if you dont like the whole there is no reason to like the animation...if you like the whole there is no reason not to like the animation

[lelander]

Just brilliant. I remember seeing this film at an animation film festival years ago and haven't been able to get it out of my head ever since. It has such a great range of emotions! Stunning!

[virgilwong]

I love this quote by the animators from an Atom Films DVD:

"Your world view changes by trauma ... (you) realize that your community, your city is composed of vessels, wires, networks, and infrastructure that is very much like an organism ... but it is not that which defines a city but rather the inhabitants and how they relate to each other."

Their film now makes me think of 9/11 and how calamitous events inspire the best - or worst - in human nature ... and, of course, pig and chicken nature.

[virgilwong]

I love this quote by the animators from an Atom Films DVD:

"Your world view changes by trauma ... (you) realize that your community, your city is composed of vessels, wires, networks, and infrastructure that is very much like an organism ... but it is not that which defines a city but rather the inhabitants and how they relate to each other."

Their film now makes me think of 9/11 and how calamitous events inspire the best - or worst - in human nature (and, of course, pig and chicken nature).

[download000]

perfect!

[ChrisSketch]

I really want mp3s of those songs.

[ChrisSketch]

I have this on "The Animation Show" DVD. Definitely one of my top favorites.

[ChrisSketch]

Oh wow, just noticed this: at 7:08, the radio brand is "Stitzer" which is the name of the woman who arranged the music for the animation.

[elbocho19]

how did you notice that?

[ChrisSketch]

Wow, six months ago I wrote that, and you replied on the same day I decided to view the video again.

Not sure how I noticed that. Just watching this over and over I guess, and wondering what the hell that word was.

[mairaq]

Wendy Tilby is one of the best animators in the world without a doubt.

[mstrofmsc]

shes quite the pig

[gallopinto30]

it's a superb film.

[HighwayNegative]

I can't believe this has no comments. I adore this animation!