Bunnies in a Cup

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Well I was in NYC shooting a film for Booklinks a publishing services company that I work for. Booklinks does work for various large publishing houses that do text books, especially bilingual and ELL text books. It was a hectic week; we had a limited time to shoot the film which although it isn't very long, was pretty involved. There was an animation segment, a live action segment with professional actors and a live action segmant with the staff of Booklinks. It was written by Steve Zimmerman and directed by Gerard Damiano with animation by Ruth Schwartz. I was the DP.

This is the first clip I can show. It's a shot from the middle of the animation scene where the bunnies come out of a coffee cup. Basically the film shows a day in the life of Booklinks. A large publishing house has to come up with a math book for K-5 that is aimed at ELL (English Language Learners) students. It has to be level apropriate, and in Spanish. Eventually they decide to contract Booklinks to do the project. The animation segment comes when one of the Booklinks employees comes up with the idea of an adition and subtraction song for kids that involves piggies and bunnies. To her astonishment, the objects on her desk then come to life and act out the song as she sings. This clip is a very short piece that shows the bunnies first appearing. It does not yet have a sound track. I'll post the complete scene once it is ready.

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