A short poem about Eddie the Engineer and the important role he plays in the Household.
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The hearts of the Blackheart Gang are, as the name suggests, dark. They hardly show emotion and seldom seem to show any regret for their previous actions, such as the creation of their latest project The Tale of How.This brings me back to something I mentioned earlier, that is, that their hearts are black. Their cold smug bravado, and their black-in-black eyes are known to strike fear into the hearts of film festival organizers and hotel managers alike. It's their unresponsive natures, the rumours of the missing journalist, the way they stand in the rain, on the cold veranda, staring at the grey sea.
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Tale of How
Nine months of part time work gave birth to The Blackheart Gang's acclaimed short film called, The Tale of How. The Tale of How is the second part of a trilogy of works called the Dodo Trilogy. It is to later beflanked by The Tale of Then and The Tale of When. The Dodo Trilogy, in turn, fits into a much greater work called, The Household.
Ringo
Ringo is the name of a music video project. My music video in fact! And it took a team of five creatives, nine months to complete. And it's finished! And we're all very proud of it. Its a two minute long animation, that will stun and amaze all, with it's dazzling amount of detail and wacky style. The lead actor's name is Ringo, and he's late for a date.
Behind the scenes look at the production process of Tale of How.
The Tale of How has received loads of press in some top publications. Here is a selection of some of the coverage the movie has generated.
A gallery of wooden dodo sculptures custom made and all the way from the steamy jungles of Indonesia.
Carefully selected international and local short films caught, brewed and unleashed into the night sky.
A rare look inside the drawings and stories of Ree Treweek. Just turn the page to step inside.
A series of high quality beautifully framed prints formed part of the Tale of How and the travelling exhibition that accompanies it.
Read the lyrics by Markus to get further insight into the story and world of “The Tale of How”
The biggest bang since the big one,
the exhibition at Bell Roberts.
Fun commercial for Pepsi China. Another one Markus and Jannes worked on.
