The Cat Piano

Description by The People’s Republic of Animation:

The Cat Piano is an 8-minute short film by The People’s Republic of Animation, co-directed by Eddie White and Ari Gibson, and produced by Jessica Brentnall. The story is told in the form of a poem written by Eddie White, which is narrated by iconic Australian artist Nick Cave. The film’s co-investors were the Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival and The South Australian Film Corporation.

The film’s graphic 2D look is achieved by animating the entire film by hand in Adobe Photoshop, drawing with Wacom tablets directly into the computer. This highly versatile technique of animation is quickly becoming a signature style of The People’s Republic of Animation.

Credits:

Narrator: Nick Cave
Directors: Eddie White & Ari Gibson
Poem Written by: Eddie White
Producer: Jessica Brentnall
Executive Producers: Nick Cave, Sam White, Hugh Nguyen
Art Director: Jason Pamment
Animators: Ari Gibson, Makoto Koji, Alex Grigg, Benjamin Drake, Brodie McCrossin
Production Manager: Renée Boucher
Character Design: Ari Gibson, Eddie White, Makoto Koji, Alex Grigg
Editor: Jeremy Hill-Brooks
Assistant Editor: James Calvert
Music: Benjamin Speed
Supervising Sound Designer: Robert Mackenzie
Sound Designer: Tom Huezenroeder
Re Recording Mixer: Pete Smith
Music Mixer: Geir Brillian Gunnarsson
Compositing & VFX: Ben Steele, Raynor Pettger, Leath Mattner
3D Visualisation: Simon Westlake, Ben Steele, Brodie McCrossin
Colouring & Shadows: Luke Marsden, Heath Pagram, Leath Mattner, Jonah Booth-Remmers

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