what is warming?

Warming is a short animated film created in 2007 at Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver, BC, Canada. It was created as the thesis project for Colleen MacIsaac's undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Media Arts in Animation) over a period of 8 months after several months of preproduction.

Tagline
A lyrical look at climate change animated in watercolours.

Synopsis
Warming attempts to address the issue of climate change in a lyrical and visually contemplative manner. Focusing on the interconnected nature of the ecosystems and societies in which we live, it explores the causes and effects of global warming across the planet through an ever-shifting montage of painted watercolour images.

General Information:

Running Time: 4:24

Distributor: Ouat Media Distribution
Director/Animator: Colleen MacIsaac
Score Composed and Performed By: Jonathan Altschuler
Assistance: Dorian Lang

Medium: Watercolour and pencil crayon on paper, animated by hand and then digitally composited
Programs Used:  Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects; Protools
Available on: BetacamSP, DVCam, Mini DV, DVD