Bla Bla
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BLA BLA is an interactive animated film for computers created by Vincent Morisset with Montreal studio AATOAA, and produced by the National Film Board of Canada
. The online work has been described as exploring "the principles of human communication," and follows Morisset's collaborations with Arcade Fire on Neon Bible
, considered the first interactive music video.
The characters in BLA BLA were designed by Caroline Robert using stop-motion puppetry and traditional animation
as well as computer animation
methods such as ActionScript
animation and real-time 3D mapping. The work is designed to be principally non-linear, with users constructing the story through point-and-click
choices.
The music by composer Philippe Lambert and characters' speech was broken into short clips and distributed randomly throughout the programming, which was created by Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit. As an added bonus, BLA BLA users can also access classic NFB animated films, including works by Ryan Larkin
, René Jodoin
, Michèle Cournoyer
and Norman McLaren
. BLA BLA was produced for the NFB by Hugues Sweeney.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
. The online work has been described as exploring "the principles of human communication," and follows Morisset's collaborations with Arcade Fire on Neon Bible
Neon Bible
Neon Bible is the second album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released in March 2007 on Merge Records. Originally announced on December 16, 2006 through the band's website, the majority of the album was recorded in a church that the band bought and renovated.Neon Bible became Arcade...
, considered the first interactive music video.
The characters in BLA BLA were designed by Caroline Robert using stop-motion puppetry and traditional animation
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
as well as computer animation
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
methods such as ActionScript
ActionScript
ActionScript is an object-oriented language originally developed by Macromedia Inc. . It is a dialect of ECMAScript , and is used primarily for the development of websites and software targeting the Adobe Flash Player platform, used on Web pages in the form of...
animation and real-time 3D mapping. The work is designed to be principally non-linear, with users constructing the story through point-and-click
Point-and-click
Point-and-click is the action of a computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen and then pressing a mouse button, usually the left button , or other pointing device...
choices.
The music by composer Philippe Lambert and characters' speech was broken into short clips and distributed randomly throughout the programming, which was created by Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit. As an added bonus, BLA BLA users can also access classic NFB animated films, including works by Ryan Larkin
Ryan Larkin
Ryan Larkin was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic 1969 Oscar-nominated short Walking and the acclaimed Street Musique . He was the subject of the Oscar-winning film Ryan.-Home life and education:Ryan Larkin's father was an airline mechanic...
, René Jodoin
René Jodoin
René Jodoin is an animation director and producer who founded the French-language animation studio of the National Film Board of Canada.-Joining the NFB:...
, Michèle Cournoyer
Michèle Cournoyer
Michèle Cournoyer is a Canadian animator.Cournoyer studied graphic arts, photography and animation in Quebec, England and Italy...
and Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren
Norman McLaren, CC, CQ was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada...
. BLA BLA was produced for the NFB by Hugues Sweeney.