Sunday, July 20, 2014

Video short animation "Everest" by Assaf Hayut






Watch "Everest" (3:46 minutes) music video inspired by a true events that took place on the second expedition to Mt. Everest (1924), where two mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine lost their lives reportedly near the summit. Speculations on whether they reached the top continue till this day, if they did, they were the first UK men in known modern times to reach it. A nice storytelling using closeness and coming together to move through obstacles, with no drama. The characters in the story like each other, and their support of each other increases as the story's tension increases. YouTube link

Music: "Everest" by Public Broadcast Service

Directed by Assaf Hayut
Animation BRUT is run by Assaf Hayut, an independent filmmaker, animator and craftsman. Assaf was educated in art and design at Vital College, Israel, and graduated B.A. studies at Goldsmiths College in the UK. He has recently been training in puppet and animation, in Prague the capital city of the Czech Republic, as part of HAFAN Film and Studio workshop. During his education, Assaf started a career in prop and set design for theatre then turned to animation after graduation. He has since completed numerous commissioned and independent productions, and his work screened at festivals, screening events and online. In recent years, Assaf pioneered the use of animation as a therapeutic healing tool, and facilitated successful healing workshops for staff and service-users in the NHS and other mental-health organizations.