Ladybird - Vancouver Film School (VFS)

[69LEGACY69]

Very nice intro; although..The hand seemed out of place. What i mean is: the intro made it seem as the movie would be sad but with the lady bugs, kind of a sad romance. But with the hand at the end, it made me feel as if it were going to be a murder/mystery type feel. But lady bugs are omnivores, not carnivorous; so im wontering if there may be another reason a mass amount of them has gathered around what i assume to be a body?

[valgranaire]

really beautiful and inspiring. it's quite convincing too

[valgranaire]

really beautiful and inspiring. it's quite convincing too

[joeskims]

What editing programs did he use?????



[joeskims]

What editing programs did he use?????

[cartiver]

beautiful.

[weisscrow]

i think one bug is better than a pile as one can more easily identified with and its travels are invitations to imagine, whereas multiple bugs are just that.. bugs sans soul.

[ricmageyt]

thanks VFS for explanation.

[ricmageyt]

What you do?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@ricmageyt Christopher created the concept for this title sequence. He also shot the live footage and edited the piece. Thanks!

[ricmageyt]

@VancouverFilmSchool

Haaa sorry, i had think he create bugs in 3d, thanks!

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@ricmageyt The ladybirds are actually all live bugs! They were provided by a lady who distributes them as a means to control aphid infestations. You can read more about it on the VFS blog. The link to the post is in the video description. Thanks!

[ricmageyt]

Where is breakdowns?

[JoaquimGomesCaldeira]

sick.

[MrsEccentric]

Voll genial !

[BeondaPale]

I SO want to see this movie now !!

how did this czech gir(?) die??

lol, I found myself looking up simon hapworth and lotta davilla - the 1st names in the credits

great job!!

[MrMotr]

incredible)..oh btw..is that liing book really in czech langueage? - my native :)

[m80cluster]

so much bugs ... gr8

[noah2461]

as someone planning on going to film school, it seems i have found my future film school. this is awesome!

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@noah2461 Thanks for watching! Hope you will join us one day.

[pearsonkid]

Beautifully done. Just stunning. What was the video camera that was used?

[BBOY356]

wow

[TheDemonliciousS]

Awsum!... =)

[somoslosbebitos]

ok, i loved the shots, but with the credits at the beginning it made me feel like there's was going to be more, like something missed, however the final part where the hand full of bugs, didn't satisfy me the way the beggining showed, i'm pretty sure there's a lot more you thought about this film. amazing shots!

[leviandrews]

Really well done! Great look and feel to the title sequence.

[Buschelhase]

very good.

[Aciel88]

so awesome, makes me really want to see more, especially after the bugs on the obviously dead hand

[paulinamp]

PERFECT!

[sloterfilmgroep]

Really wonderfull. I like the way the focus of the camera is used. Awesome

[OriginalVillain]

Wow! That's so intriguing. Great job!

[GeraltDaDirector]

Why is the book - after jesus - in czech? because czech books are garbage?

I´m just kidding, I´m from Czech rep ;)

Amazing!

[QuitePossiblyANinja]

all i could think was "i didnt know there were ladybug colonies..." even though i know there arent

[hulkthefuror]

wow ive never seen anything like this, thats so many of them

[gralegath]

So simple, and yet so amazing !

[Wideshut80]

It 's great. Personally I really like. The acting, photography, the choice of colors, and also the font of the titles. I only like the red flash that appears to change scene. Congratulations anyway!

[Gottesanbeterin22]

Very, very good! :)

Love it. The music fits the video perfekt!

[sparrow111260]

Cery nice. Good end with the "hand".

[Titandusk]

The weird thing about this video is to me.... if it was any other bug, i would be grossed out, but ladybugs are sooo cool!

[FutureBurntDirector7]

Ohh by the way what camera did you use? Did you use natural o artificial light? How long did it take to shoot? Hope the hand guy or girl liked insects hahaha.

[FutureBurntDirector7]

Great quality, great music, cool concept. To be an excercise it is very good. Congrats Chris!!! Love VFS!!!

[TheViciousViper]

Ok I want to know how this was done! Did they really find so many bugs? Or was it CG? Or maybe multiple videos on top of each other?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@TheViciousViper They are real! They came from a lady who works distributing ladybirds to stop infestations of aphids! For more information, check out the blog link in the info box above - and then read the case study (linked from the blog story) on Christopher's own blog. Thanks!

[87Zcool78]

wow, those pictures are impressive!

[IrisOsirI]

Hmmm I think it would've been better if it had been the roundish ladybugs instead.... just saying, they look friendlier :p

[pubtor]

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[Morningstar55]

Would be better without the singing. Guitar was nice, but the singing, not so much.

[Nymphaea86]

Oh wow! where did you get alle the ladybugs from?

[colloredbrothers]

WOW awsome!!!

[raeeees]

the hand was freaky!

[dierenfreak10]

how did you get the ladybirds ?

[foxtoon]

How you get some one to lay down with all those bug?

[matrixm777]

Well done....

[UAEDisaster]

i got disgusted ... too many lady birds...

[r4p1dmage]

i liked how the titles gone on the blurred part of dof.

and did i heard ´ballz in my heart´ ? :S

[sarvpratham]

Very good

[derkule]

nice one.. :)

the last stuff sucked ..

but that was very cool! :)

[wrenthereaper]

this is one of the best short films VFS has put out in a long time

[BravuraK]

Interesting....

Thank you

[drewbieware]

way cool

[vseslav1]

Where do you find so many bugs?

[BenedictWolfe]

@vseslav1 In the woods.

[jodroboxes]

@vseslav1 once a year ladybugs gather to mate

[d313373r]

@vseslav1 they probably bought them somewhere. often used to control aphids and other insects that eat plants in greenhouses

[duhcola]

Saw this awhile back. It is still amazing. this guy is such an inspiration to me.

[redrumtd]

kinda predictable but ok

[Kroy23]

very awsome

musta been hard collecting all the ladybugs

:D

[farvision]

@Kroy23 I once saw a swarm like that. In the right place and time it would be easy.

[tyfra95]

jesus ladybugs!

[flickerman68]

This is actually pretty impressive.

[johnshepherdsg]

What!!! )-;

[SOMENAMEOK]

I would totally watch that movie if it was'nt imaginary!

[Radtechgirl]

Very atmospheric. Well done.

[CosmoHunter24]

Wow. Impressive. Beautiful..

[3DandSpecialEffects]

The insects are in cg 3d ?

[TheAsherRoth]

@3DandSpecialEffects probably not.

[lilypad57]

very beautiful, serene video. it was so tranquil it was almost eerie.

what is the song called?

[ClearWhorm]

OMG SOOO MANY LADY BIRDS

[Kroy23]

omg lady birds