#flytopia

Flytopia film

קרני ושאול. צמד אנימטורים ישראלים שחיים באנגליה

Last thursday the awesome Karni and Saul came into uni to talk to us about their work. Karni was previously working as a photographer and Saul a freelance animator, but in 2004 they joined forces to become a creative film making duo. Both born in Israel, they moved to England to pursue their careers and are now based in Bristol. Their films were orignially based around the idea of flip book animation and were a natural evolution from their individual occupations, bringing photography to movement and the other way around. They like to call their work 'breathing stills'.

I watched their first 10 minute long film, 'Turning', which was BAFTA nominated and was commissioned by the BBC, before I went to the talk. Described as a "naive, soft fairytale with a dark side", it's playful, beautiful and surreal.

  At the talk they showed us a little film real montage of their work, and then we had a screening of their most recent 20 minute film 'Flytopia', which was commissioned by Flim4 and is based on a story by Will Self.

 It's pitched as:

"A dark fantastical tale in which a man enters into a pact with all the insect inhabitants of his rural cottage. Dripping with honey, sex, flies, meat...and a very sticky end."

I loved it. The way they deliver narrative is totally captivating. Having a mix of both of their skills and strong aesthetics, the visuals they create are just amazing, from their framing to their use of lighting and post-production effects. It's beautiful imagery, magical and whimsical, but it also comes accompanied by a darker side, which is always the premise of my own work.

go see our new exciting short film trailer:

http://www.flytopiafilm.com/flytopia/trailer.html

A film4 short film by karni and saul

based on will self story

Filmmaker Focus

Flytopia Interview with co- directors Saul and Karni.