The Last Goodbye At Summerhill

Short movie created by Anne Douris and Dan Busheikin. Combination of video and paint, edited to an original soundtrack. Enjoy.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• summerhill
• ttc
• toronto
• paint
• art
• animation
• short
• film
• movie
• rotoscope

[onlyandrewn]

How was the paint superimposed over the video?

[busheikin]

@onlyandrewn Each painting was on a clear sheet of acetate, and then scanned. The white background was keyed out in Aftereffects.

In our more recent project Letters, the scanner background was deleted manually instead of keyed, which was more time consuming but produced better results.

[busheikin]

@onlyandrewn Each painting was on a clear sheet of acetate, and then scanned. The white background was keyed out in Aftereffects.

In our more recent project Letters, the scanner background was deleted manually instead of keyed, which was more time consuming but produced better results.

[ZELIG500]

That really was elegantly beautiful ... sad, romantic and hopeful at the same time. And somehow it feels just right for Christmas. Anyone who knows Toronto and the Summerhill Station has usually given some thought to its tiny pefection and quietude ... it's from a different era when the city was smaller and more peaceful. Can someone please tell me what the musical accompianment was? I love that piece.

[busheikin]

Thank you! We composed and recorded the music.

[theglitchinthematrix]

this is epic dude

[jellypeanutbutternut]

this is beautiful !

[TinaB1990]

I love this...and to think, I stumbled upon this video by accident on another website. This is definitely going in my "favourites".

[TinaB1990]

I aagree with rlissner!! Every station does have a story to tell! I go from Islington to St. George everyday to get to school...I would love to see a video from you guys that is set in Islington Station...or even Museum because that one is my personal favourite just because the architecture is so beautiful.

[zenything]

I was travelling home on the subway

When a vision got on at Summerhill

And as I casually eyed the classifieds

She sat down next to me

Every face in the carriage was wondering

I replied with a smile and a wink

While I slipped into the arms of Morpheus

To daydream the rest of the way

Very nice video. (Anne, I happen to know that your dad is very proud of you. So am I. u.j.)

[smokeblanket]

re: station stories

my mom saw this and she told me about when she was a kid and her mom took her to the doctor, they took the subway.

The doctor's office was at Davisville, and every stop approaching it was filled with anxiety. She recalled to me how she would look up two stops before her destination, see the word "Summerhill" and feel the relief of not being there yet.

She still feels that way about it.

She still feels bitterly toward Davisville, too.

Thanks for the kind words,

Anne

[elijahteitelbaum]

This is a lovely short film (not to mention a lovely original soundtrack)!

Also, Summerhill is my station! I get on and off there every day to go to and from my house! I think the effect of the film was magnified by the closeness I feel with that station (it's so familiar to me).

Great job!