Safe (Dihangol)
Details: completed 2004 (produced 2001), 1 min, Digibeta
Background
A light simple dark comedy about taking the safe option. It may be pessimistic to think that many of the things we do to protect ourselves actually can ultimately cause our downfall, but I recommend reading “Vital Lies, Simple Truths” by Daniel Goleman which I read after making the film.
I could have done a lot more with this idea, and yes the dog could technically squeeze through the cage bars, that’s just my lazy drawing! (or maybe the dog is stuck in a mental rut and therefore can’t take any initiative). However this film was meant to be light and easy, short and made quickly.
I made the film using dogs as the protagonists because I got an urge to draw dogs. The term “yellow dog” means lowly being, and coward amongst other things, so it does fit on that level, and I guess using chickens is just too obvious.
Credits
Golygwyd yn Derwen gan Keith Farmer
Sain yn Taran gan John Davies
Ysgrifen, Animeiddiwyd a Chynhyrchwyd gan Lucy Lee
MMI ar gyfer S4C
© Lucy Lee 2004
Funded by S4C under the short shorts scheme
Festivals
2005
Zlinfest – Czeck Republic
Morbegno Film Festival – Italy
Int. Film & Vid. for Children & Young Adults – Tehran
0110 Digital Film Festival – New Delhi & Bombay
Super Shorts Online Festival Talent Circle
ROSHD International Film Festival, Tehran – Iran
International Film Festival Krakow, Etiuda & Anima – Poland
Corto di Cinema – Italy
2006
Tampere – Finland
Amiens International Film Festival – France
NAF – Neum Animated Film Festival - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sales, Distribution, Broadcast & Listings
- The Short List – have bought the rights for ‘The United States of America and its territories and possessions’ for period of 3 years (ending March 2009)
- Broadcast S4C, Wales
- Screened on the Sony PlayStation Portable site until January 2007
- Distributed by the British Film Council
- UK Short Film Database
- British Films Catalogue
Technique
Hand drew the cartoon on paper, scanned it into the computer, then painted up each frame in Corel Painter.
Film Stills
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