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James - Dear John

Director:
Péter Vácz
Country:
Hungary
year: 2016
Running Time:
4:00
Technique:
Stop-motion (animated objects, puppets, clay animation, etc.)
Category:
Music video
Producer:
Sam Hope
Distributor:
Péter Vácz
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Synopsis

"A couple’s trip to a mountain is interrupted by a black cat who leads them astray into the forest where they discover dark secrets." – Dear John is an award-winning music video for the famous British rock band James.

Director's BIO

Péter Vácz is an award-winning animation director from Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Animation BA and MA in with his films called 'Streamschool' (2010) and 'Rabbit and Deer' (2012) which has won over 125 festival awards in more than 60 countries. During his studies he attended ASF – The European Animation Production Workshop and took the Professional 3D Animation Course in Viborg, Denmark. After his studies Péter co-founded the one-year avant-garde film group Caravel Collective in France then he spent a year in Berlin. Since 2013 Péter is represented by the London based Picasso Pictures production company where he made two award-winning music videos (‘All I'm Saying’ and ‘Dear John’) for the famous British rock band James. Since 2015 he is based back in Budapest where he also teaches and lectures animation practice and theory beside his professional work.

Contacts

vaczpeter@gmail.com