I, Pet Goat II

Last updated
I, Pet Goat II
Directed byLouis Lefebvre
Written byLouis Lefebvre
Produced byLouis Lefebvre
Edited byLouis Lefebvre
Music byTanuki Project
Production
company
Heliofant
Release date
  • June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24)
Running time
7 minutes
Budget$500,000

I, Pet Goat II is a 2012 Canadian animated short film written, directed, produced and edited by Louis Lefebvre. The title is a reference to The Pet Goat (often erroneously referred to as My Pet Goat), the book President Bush read to children at Emma Booker School in Sarasota, Florida at the time of the September 11 attacks.

Contents

The film is a commentary on both globalism and American post 9-11 society and politics, infused with religious and occult imagery. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are presented as main characters, alongside the gnostic Christ with allusions to Osama bin Laden, the War on Terror, Biblical theology, and Egyptian mythology in a post-apocalyptic setting. The film is known for its strong use of cryptic symbolism and referencing Lebfebre's belief in the Illuminati and 9/11 trutherism. [1] I, Pet Goat II continues to be discussed online, with Lew Rockwell describing it as the "granddaddy of conspiracy cartoons". [2]

Development

Louis Lefebvre began production on I, Pet Goat II in 2006. By 2008, he had established his studio, Heliofant, in Montreal, Quebec, employing various 3D animators, and the Tanuki Project who scored the film. I, Pet Goat II was released on June 24, 2012.

Lefebvre stated in an interview with Webneel that he had sought to create images that came to him without necessarily understanding their meaning during the creative process: [3]

I had always been interested in spiritual traditions and philosophies and it’s as if I felt that I would find some sort of resolve in this exploration of my internal landscape using all these universal symbols. I felt that I would be lead to a deeper peace. Throughout the process I tried not to let my intellect get in the way, choosing to let the images pass through me even if I didn’t fully understand them on a conscious level rather than censoring everything, even if I was a bit shocked by some of the imagery. I followed the story in its visual form. When things made sense visually and rhythmically, I went with that. In the course of doing this work I have found many explanations for all the micro stories and I have had many other people give me various other explanations. I think it works well that way – evoking different things for different people.

Lefebvre predominantly used Autodesk Maya, V-Ray, FumeFX and RealFlow software for rendering sprites and animation. [4] He hired several dance teachers at a Montreal university to motion capture the dancers who appear in the film. [1]

Reception

SUFI Journal described the film, "bringing together dancers, musicians, visual artists and 3d animators, the film takes a critical look at the events of the past decade that have shaped our world, and visualises a global-scale spiritual awakening featuring spiritual entities from various cultures across the world." [5]

Amid Amidi, the Editor of Cartoon Brew, commented, "The sophisticated production design stirs mo-cap and keyframe animation into a mesmerizing Surrealist soup that is hard to stop looking at. Conversely, the film’s occult and spiritual symbolism–cataloged in excruciating detail on the company’s website–is almost embarrassing, like peering into the mind of a precocious high schooler who thinks he understands the world." [6]

Awards

I, Pet Goat II won the following awards: [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Computer animation</span> Art of creating moving images using computers

Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating moving images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both still images and moving images, while computer animation only refers to moving images. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics.

<i>Runaway Brain</i> 1995 Mickey Mouse cartoon

Runaway Brain is a 1995 American animated comedy horror short film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, the short centers on Mickey attempting to earn money to pay for an anniversary gift for Minnie. He responds to an advertisement to work for Doctor Frankenollie, only to find out that he is looking for a donor to switch brains with the monster he created. Featuring animation by animator Andreas Deja, it was first released in 1995 attached to North American theatrical showings of A Kid in King Arthur's Court and in 1996 attached to international theatrical showings of A Goofy Movie. It would be the final original Mickey Mouse theatrical animated short until Get a Horse! in 2013.

<i>Nicktoons Film Festival</i> American TV series or program

The Nicktoons Film Festival was an annual event that was created by producer Fred Seibert and produced for its first three years by his Frederator Studios.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruno Bozzetto</span> Italian cartoon animator known for "Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness"

Bruno Bozzetto is an Italian cartoon animator and film director, creator of many short pieces, mainly of a political or satirical nature. He created his first animated short "Tapum! the weapons' story" in 1958 at the age of 20. His most famous character, a hapless little man named "Signor Rossi", has been featured in many animated shorts as well as starring in three feature films: Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976), Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977), and Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1977).

<i>Rejected</i> 2000 film by Don Hertzfeldt

Rejected is a 2000 animated surrealist short comedy film directed by Don Hertzfeldt that was released in 2000. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film the following year at the 73rd Academy Awards, and received 27 awards from film festivals around the world.

Bob Kurtz, founder of Kurtz & Friends Animation, is a director, producer, artist, and designer who primarily works in films and TV commercials. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute. He has taught at the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.

Sony Pictures Animation Inc. is an American animation studio owned by Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment through their Motion Picture Group division and founded on May 9, 2002. The studio is based in Culver City, California. Most of the studio's films are distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing under their Columbia Pictures label, while direct-to-video releases are released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chinese animation refers to animation made in China. In Chinese, donghua describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. However, outside of China and in English, donghua is colloquial for Chinese animation and refers specifically to animation produced in China.

<i>Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf</i> Anime-influenced television series

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a Chinese animated anime-influenced television series created by animation director Huang Weiming and produced by Creative Power Entertaining. The show is about a group of goats living on the Green Green Grassland and a clumsy wolf who wants to eat them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan Tománek</span> Czech director and writer

Jan Tománek is a Czech movie director, writer and artist. He is the creator of animated movies Goat Story – The Old Prague Legends and Goat Story with Cheese. Nowadays, he mostly writes books.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Bailey (animator)</span> American animator and film director

Chris Bailey is an American animator and film director.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to animation:

Crew972 is an Israeli 3D animation studio that provides 3D animation services and develops and creates original animated entertainment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David OReilly (artist)</span>

David OReilly is an Irish artist, film maker and game developer based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Reel FX Animation, formerly known as Reel FX Creative Studios, is an American visual effects and computer animation studio with studios in Dallas, Texas, Hollywood, California, and Montreal, Quebec.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vasoon Animation</span>

Vasoon Animation is a privately owned Chinese animation studio that was established in Beijing in 1992.

The tradition of Estonian animation dates back to the 1930s when the first experimental films were made. The only surviving short film from the era is Kutsu-Juku seiklusi (1931). After the Great Depression, World War II, and Soviet Occupation interrupted its development, Estonian animation was reborn in 1958. Elbert Tuganov founded a puppet film division Nukufilm in Tallinnfilm Studio. The first film was titled Peetrikese unenägu based on a Danish writer Jens Sigsgaard's children story Palle alene i verden. Joonisfilm an 2D and 3D animation division of Tallinnfilm was founded by Rein Raamat in 1971. Films like Põld (1978), nominee for Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival in 1979; Lend (1973), the winner of Special Jury Award at the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films; the Suur Tõll (1980), 2nd place at Ottawa International Animation Festival in 1982 and Põrgu (Hell) (1983), the winner of FIPRESCI Prize and Special Jury Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival made Raamat the first internationally recognized Estonian animation director.

<i>Le Building</i> 2005 French film

Le Building is a 2005 French animated short film directed by a team of final year students at Gobelins, l'École de l'image. The story depicts a series of slapstick accidents that cause destruction to a three-story apartment complex. Le Building's team of five directors is composed of Pierre Perifel and Olivier Staphylas, both of whom went on to become Annie Award-recognized animators at DreamWorks, Xavier Ramonède and Annie award-nominated Marco Nguyen, who have continued their careers with animation credits on various high-profile French productions, and Rémi Zaarour, who has since become a comic book artist, published under the pseudonym Pozla.

Ashkan Rahgozar is an Iranian author, director and filmmaker of multiple animation movies. He is founder and chief executive of Hoorakhsh Studios.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ukrainian animation</span>

Ukrainian animation, which began in the late 1920s, is part of Ukrainian cinematography and has involved a variety of techniques, including frame-by-frame filming, time lapse, and computer animation.

References

  1. 1 2 Infowars.com, Nightly News, July 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Conspiracy Cartoons Revisited - LRC Blog".
  3. ↑ https://webneel.com/webneel/blog/i-pet-goat-ii-best-3d-animated-short-film-beautiful-animation-and-character-designs [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ "I, pet goat II". Vimeo. 2012-06-24.
  5. ↑ "I Pet Goat, II". 10 February 2013.
  6. ↑ ""I, Pet Goat II" by Heliofant". 10 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "HELIOFANT _I, pet goat II". Heliofant.com.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.