The Lunar cycle

A man on a unicycle travels above the sleeping city on a cloudy night, sweeping darkness away to reveal a new moon. This 3D animated fable offers a new interpretation of the term ‘lunar cycle’.
Music by Andy Statman.

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Credits

creator

Kai Faigenbaum

production company

Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE)

Duration

00:02:04:00

Production places

Victoria, Australia

Production dates

2006

Appears in

Group of items

Academy of Interactive Entertainment (Melbourne) Diploma of Screen student works 2006

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1007139

Language

No spoken word

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Animation

Animation → Computer animation → 3-D computer animation

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode

Mini DV; Master

Mini DV; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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Victoria, Australia, 2006

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