Ray Harryhausen presented eDward II!

On the eDIT opening gala on 11 November 2001 the winners of the film competition Edward II were honoured before 1000 guests. The price for the best film about ´odyssey 2001´ went at Jens Popken, Miodrag Nerandzik, Susanne Richter, Onja Himpele, Rebecca Graef and Laua Leising from Berlin with „No Change, no Chance“ For the first time delivered, Marc Bommersheim from Frankfurt won the category ´Best eDITing´ with its Social Spot "Urlaubsgruesse". Jury president Ray Harryhausen presented the new arranged cup to the winners apart from prize money: Edward is an animation doll from the production of Clay Art. The finalists of both categories are here specified. Shortly also as Videostreams for looking at.

eDward-winner 2001

Odyssee 2001

 

 Platz 1

No Change, no Chance

Of
Jens Popken,
Miodrag Nerandzik
Susanne Richter
Onja Himpele
Rebecca Graef
Laura Leising

from
Berlin

Contents: One after the other one, message moderators reads out current and thus bad messages to the happening in the world.

The Jury: With a strong and attractive visual language a message is obtained. The film is aesthetically fastidiously and above all it´s distinguished by ist direct impact. The consciously used dynamics affect the spectator effectful. The fastidious aesthetic connection of live action pictures with graphic elements succeeded well. Contentwise the causing concern current situation is connected with a view on the future: It lies in mankind, as its odyssey continues.

 Platz 2

Irrfahrt 01

Of

Jan Raiber
Christin Geigemüller
Christoph Karsch

from
Leipzig, Rochsburg und Dresden

 

Contents: Car, hectic, traffic - erring travels. The spot shows the hectic of the roads in the urban society in the year 2001.

The Jury: The responding design of the film and the dynamic of its picture language puts a spell on the spectator. The aesthetic connection of hectic and calm pictures succeeded well and serves the film narration. The visual expression of the film is strong. With the journey to the Jupiter a topic of the film "2001 - Odyssey im Weltraum" of Stanley Kubrick becomes quoted. Succesfully the film producers create a current reltion between the mankind topics traffic, over-population, environmental protection and the cosmos.

 Platz 3

Chance 2001


Of

Alex Feil aus Taunusstein, Freier Cutter



 

Contents: In the quick-motion grows the belly of a pregnant women. On their body current message pictures are projected.

The Jury: The film leaves a strong impression at the spectator. The use of the pregnant belly as a Projector Area are succeeded aesthetically and technically. By first causing concern current pictures to be shown, the impression of a sceptical view of the future of mankind is aroused. The dissolution with the transition into the Mysterium of the birth is hope-arousing against it. This connection may have to be regarded as hopeful view.

 Finalist 4

Attention Span

Of

Erik POLLS aus Köln
Freier Regisseur und Autor
Studium der Contemporary Media Practice, University of Westminster, London
&
Hakan SÜMER aus Köln
Operator
Mediengestalter Bild und Ton

 

Contents: Those relatively long attention duration of gold fish of approx 3.5 seconds is compared with that of humans.
 Finalist 5

Enjoy

Of

Anja ROSIN aus Großaitingen
Studentin für Media Design, Filmakademie Ludwigsburg


 

Contents: A dark odyssey, a nightmare, a personal end time tendency is contents of this Spots. Bitter Persiflage of the Microsoft advertising Claims "Where do you want to go today?"
 Finalist 6

Deutsches Irren 2001

Of

Nicolas SEMAK aus Frankfurt
Abiturient, Mitgründer der Nachwuchfilmergruppe "Filmnische"
&
Jan KRAUß aus Frankfurt
Student der Politologie, Gründer der Nachwuchsfilmergruppe "Filmnische"
&
Tobias SPRINGER aus Frankfurt
Schüler, Free-Lancer bei Filmproduktionen und Event-Bereich
&
Dominique DURING aus Frankfurt
Freier Videoeditor bei Zweigwerk, Frankfurt
Contents: Pictures of the demonstrations in the German east briefly before the case of wall 1989 over-dazzled into the eye of a neo-Nazi in bomber jacket.
 Finalist 8

Odyssee 2001

Of

Diana THIESEN aus Wiesbaden
Germanistikstudium in Frankfurt am Main


 

Contents: Four film gates, four faces next to each other. The camera draws up and one recognizes soon that each of the four sits on the toilet...

 Finalist 9

i:HAL

Of
Frank A BECKER aus Düsseldorf
Studiert Film-, Fernseh- und Theaterwissenschaften in Köln.
Arbeitet als Video-Editor und Musikvideoproduzent

Contents: The Spot shifts the spectator into the subjective of the I:HAL, while it is switched off.

 Finalist 10

Odyssey

Of
Natalie PICHA aus Frankfurt am Main
Studentin der Medienwissenschaft, Englisch, Sozialkunde in Frankfurt

Contents: "Penelope spreads her wings. Her legs have become flabby after all those years".

 Finalist 11

Watershed 2030

Of
Lars RAU aus Gießen
Rechtsreferendar, freier Autor u.a. beim ZDF

Contents: A woman body is appropriate in coma? The 'HAL' floats over it. Or you on a journey? Consciousness is the knowledge around the own its.

 

eDward-winner 2001

Best eDITing

 

 Platz 1

Urlaubsgrüße

Of

Marc Bommersheim Frankfurt am Main Mediengestalter Bild & Ton, Freie Digitale

Technology
Final Cut Pro, Softimage 3D, After Effects


Contents: The view of a vacation postcard. A young woman tells in the Off of her vacation, with a pin in addition suitable illustrations are noted.

The Jury: "The film is captivates by its excellent visual conversion. A history is told, which is set also very well and at the same time with minimalistic means in scene. Its structure is easily accessible and so well understandable at the same time: The message is arranged for the viewer impressively and directly. The simple aesthetic organization is meaningful. The graphic organization and the calm telling way are brought in agreement well with one another, so that the attention of the spectators is bound, without straining it. Technical means are used economically appropriately meaningfully, above all. It is a real excellent Social Spot."

 Platz 2

Moon 69

Of

Thomas Wagner aus Frankfurt am Main, Dipl. Werbefilmregisseur

Technology
PC Dual 400 MHz, Win NT, Adobe After Effects 4+, Photoshop 5.5, Sound Forge

Contents: When the Americans land 1969 on the moon, they experience a surprise.

The Jury: "The film is made well relating to crafts. The advertising message is brought humorously at the customers. That films reaches the viewer directly and the aesthetic organization is succeeded.
In particular the economically meaningful employment of the technical means serves the cinematic purpose:
An alleged authenticity is suggested and waived in successful way ironically. The idea captivates by its play with historical dimension and is simply good."

 Platz 3

Zivi


Of

Falko Jäger
Christian Frahm
Husam A-Hakim
Gou-Feng Tang

from
Stuttgart und Elstal

Technology
Discreet/Edit Edit 6.0, Photoshop 6.0, After Effects 5

Contents: Following the "11 88 0" - Spot a civil service in a old people's home explains how he notes the preselection...

The Jury: The film is a very good example, how with simple technical means a message is to be mediated well. He captivates particularly by the charming kind of the stories telling and the not typical connection between advertising world and everyday life situation.

 Finalist 4

Chamäleon

Of

Juan-Pablo Brockhaus, Unterföhring
&
Sebastian Faber
&
Rüdiger Kaltenhauser

Technology
Softimage/ShakeSZM-Studios, Animation/VFX

 

Contents: in chamaeleon snatch after a fly - and stick to it firmly....

 Finalist 5

Geo

Of

Stephanie Fischer, Wannweil
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, TV/Film Design

Technology
Silicon Graphics/Flame

Contents: Graphic conversion of the Claims: "the more you know, the less must believe you".

 Finalist 6

Max, die Möwe

Of
Yvonne Guillery, Hersbruck
Diplom-Designerin

Technology
Softimage XSI, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects

 

Contents: The short-sighted sea gull max comes on food search to maliciously plants.

 Finalist 7

New Balance

Of

Lale Nalpantoglu, Köln
Diplom an der Kunsthochschule für Medien

Technology
Avid After Effects/Photoshop
Contents: A recent pair refers metaphorically to the advantages of "new Balance" running Shoes.

 Finalist 8

t-u-n-e

Of

Ulf Ricken, Bochum
Diplom-Grafiker

Technology
Apple Mac G4, After Effects, Photoshop, Soundedit, Quicktime 4


Contents: A young woman hears music of a Channels in the Internet. It sings loud neck along and does not meet always the correct clay.

 Finalist 9

‚The Kolibri Project'


Of

Anja Rosin, Großaitingen
Filmakademie Ludwigsburg

Technology
Flame/Maya

 

Contents: The flight of a hummingbird ends surprisingly abruptly.

 Finalist 10

Idioten


Of

Ricardo Steinicke, Schwedt/Oder
Mediengestalter
&
Sandra Kobelt, Angermünde
Nachrichtenredakteurin
&
Mirko Trott, Schwedt/Oder
Moderator, Sprecher, Schauspieler

Technology

Media Composer 7.1, Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Contents: In the darkness we see veilful a dear scene, only end the conclusion recognize we humans, whom it concerns.