Skip to main content

Shaun Tan's Oscar-nominated short film, The Lost Thing.

From Indiemoviesonline.com

Don't you just hate it when a film you haven't seen gets nominated for an award? While a trip to the cinema may answer your problems for the feature films, what about the shorts? We have one for you today – Shaun Tan's Oscar-nominated short film, The Lost Thing.

Based on Tan's 2002 kids book with the same name, the story sees a boy discover a strange creature at the beach while out collecting bottle tops. After spending the day with it, he realises it is lost and sets about finding a place where it belongs. While it's essentially a children's story, it will appeal to young and old alike.

The animation style looks hand-drawn; it's quite cute and simple, but that just adds to its charm. The creature is very bizarre and has a steampunk vibe to it, but it's easy to see why the boy empathises with it and wants to help it.

The short is co-directed by Tan and Andrew Ruhemann, and is narrated by Australian comedian, actor and musican Tim Minchin. Video comes via Daily Motion.

 I love Shaun Tan's work and am thrilled to discover that The Lost Thing has been turned into a short film. I will be watch the Oscar's tonight with renewed hope! You can watch The Lost Thing in its entirety here.

UPDATE: The Lost Thing did win the Oscar for best animated short film!!!!! Congratulations!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Peek Into My New Building/Office

My classroom in the new School of Education I am so lucky! This week, the fall semester started at The College of William & Mary and the first group of students entered a brand new School of Education ! The picture above is of the classroom in which I am teaching. It is so beautiful. There is so much light and space and everything is new. Including the technology. The picture to the right is the podium from which I can choose to use the computer, document camera, VCR, or television, all at the touch of a button. Let me tell you, it is a wondrous thing, especially when I have had access to none of it in the old building (and when you teach on a campus that is over 300 years old , "old" takes on a new meaning:-). My office, however, is still in need of work. I did get pictures hung on the wall though. Does anyone know from which picturebook I took these pictures? And, I did get most of my picturebooks shelved.  But, as I said, I still have a lot of work to do! O
5 comments
Read more

Harry Potter Prize Pack Give Away!

I am a HUGE fan of the Harry Potter series! I have so many wonderful memories around the books over the years. I remember that the talk about the first book really didn't get started until the second book was out. I bought the first book in paperback at the airport and started reading it on the way home from a trip. I was hooked and couldn't wait for the second book. By the time the third book came out, the midnight release parties started at bookstores across the country. The news carried footage of the unexpected long lines of children and adults waitin g in line to buy the book. My family was getting ready to move and there were boxes all over the house. So, I was sitting in the floor as I watched the television and tears started running down my cheeks when I saw the lines. Not in my lifetime had I ever seen anything like it. Children actually waiting in line for hours, dressed up as their favorite character, to buy a book . This is a reading teacher's dream!!! My son w
4 comments
Read more