
Cadaver
A Bittersweet Love Story
by Jonah Ansell
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Pub Date Feb 05 2013 | Archive Date Jan 31 2014
Description
Synopsis: A cadaver wakes up to say a last goodbye to his wife, but discovers a truth in death he didn’t know in life.
CADAVER isn’t just any old love story. It is a cinematic poem. Literally, it rhymes. Inspired by the wit of Shel Silverstein and the wisdom of William Shakespeare, it is a 21st century love sonnet that seeks to awaken the hopeful romantic within even the harshest cynic. Additionally, Cadaver features a haunting rendition of Neil Young’s 1972 Billboard #1 hit, Heart of Gold, performed by Tavi Gevinson.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Jonah D. Ansell is a Los Angeles-based writer/director of animated and live action films. He develops creative stories for film and TV. A former four-year NCAA starting pitcher, Ansell is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College and an award winning USC MFA screenwriting graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. At 25, he created and sold Rivalfish a sports/pop culture humor magazine to National Lampoon. Ansell oversaw a staff of 30 writers nationwide to generate monthly readership of 150,000 readers.
He and his creative work have been featured on TV, in print and online at NBC, ABC, FOX, MTV, New York Times, USA Today, Entrepreneur, Glamour, Huffington Post, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Allure, The Onion A.V. Club, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports, FHM, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, PRWeek, as well as the recent book How’d You Score That Gig.
Ansell currently serves as CEO & Chief Storyteller of Los Angeles-based integrated marketing and creative content development firm JAMS Productions, where he develops original creative content and campaigns for businesses, government agencies and individuals. Author Jonah D. Ansell is represented by William Morris Endeavor. He and his creative work can be found on the web at jonahansell.com and jamstories.com.
CADAVER was hand drawn with Sharpie markers and brought to life through the Adobe Creative Suite by illustrators Carina Simmons, Eric Vennemeyer, & Abe Dieckman.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORS:
Carina Simmons is an illustrator, animator and designer living and working in Seattle. She consistently pushes traditional technique with all of her projects and has currently started a production studio with a strong focus in animation. Her most recent animated project will be premiering at Sundance 2013.
Eric Vennemeyer studied Theater and German at Amherst College before setting out to see the world and use neither of his majors. He is a founding member of the award-winning filmmaking group Chinese Takeout and has worked as a freelance artist, animator, and English teacher. He is currently getting an MFA in film directing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.
Abraham Dieckman is an award-winning animator and special effects artist, as well as a dedicated film director living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Having graduated from SFSU with a Fine Arts degree in Cinema, he is constantly pushing to expand his creative toolkit in bringing imaginative worlds to life. Most recently he completed a feature length science-fiction film currently targeting the festival circuit, and screened a short film at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Connect with him online at skylightcity.com.
A Note From the Publisher
For password codes to access the original music and video content links below email Sarah Russo at sarahlrusso(at)gmail(dot)com.
Advance Praise
Praise for Cadaver the animated short:
**Long-listed for an Oscar® in the animated short film category**
The Cadaver premiere was noted “a must attend event of [2012] New York Fashion Week” by the New York Times
“SURREAL.”—INTERVIEW MAGAZINE | “AN ANIMATED GEM.”—METACAFE | “WOWED THE AUDIENCE.”—NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | "THE STUFF OF INDIE LORE."—SONOMA NEWS | “AMAZING.”—SHANE ACKER, ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED DIRECTOR | "WONDERFUL."—SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS | “GAVE US THE CHILLS…THE AUDIENCE WAS RAPT.”—STYLEITE | “IT’S A SWEET AND HILARIOUS FILM FULL OF CREEPILY TENDER MOMENTS.”—MTV |“POETIC AND BEAUTIFULLY ABSTRACT THIS ANIMATED SHORT FILM OFFERS A PERSPECTIVE ON DEATH WHICH EMBRACES OPTIMISM EVEN AFTER ALL SEEMS LOST….A BRILLIANT SHORT ANIMATED FILM.”—SANTA BARBARA REVIEW | “SHEL SILVERSTEIN WHIMSY AND RHYTHM WITH AN EDGAR ALLEN POE EDGE.”—MY OLD KENTUCKY BLOG | “EXPLORES GROWN-UP THEMES ABOUT LOVE AND DEATH THROUGH THE YOUTHFUL MEDIUMS OF CARTOON AND RHYME”—HUFFINGTON POST | “A MUST-SEE PICK!”—ANIMATION MAGAZINE | “A SEVEN-MINUTE 2D EXPLORATION OF THE TENDERNESS OF LOVE.”—PORTABLE.TV | "OUTSTANDING."—SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW | “OUR STAFF WAS WOWED.”—SANTA BARBARA SEASONS MAGAZINE| "A CLEVER LITTLE FABLE ABOUT LOVE, DEVOTION AND THE HEART'S ABILITY TO REBOUND."—SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW | “ANIMATED IN A BEAUTIFUL, UNIQUE 2D STYLE…. WHAT COULD SEEMINGLY START OUT AS A HORROR FILM QUICKLY BECOMES A CHARMING LOVE STORY.”—SANTA BARBARA REVIEW | “COMBINES THE MACABRE AND THE AMUSING.”—COLUMBIA CHRONICLE | "DR. SEUSS MEETS TIM BURTON."—CINEQUEST REVIEW | "BEAUTIFULLY ANIMATED AND PROFOUNDLY BITTERSWEET…DIRECTOR JONAH D. ANSELL COULD BE CHANNELING TIM BURTON."—EXAMINER | "A QUIRKY AND ARTISTIC SHORT FILM ABOUT FINDING LOVE IN UNLIKELY PLACES."—SONOMA NEWS | “A DARK, DARK, DARK SHORT.”—ANIMATION MAGAZINE | "THIS FILM WILL ESPECIALLY PLEASE LOVERS OF THE MORE MACABRE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS, ROALD DAHL AND TIM BURTON…TERRIFICALLY EXPRESSIONISTIC…A MODEL OF CONCISE STORYTELLING."—CINESPECT | “REALLY GOOD, REALLY WELL MADE.”—JOSS WHEDON, DIRECTOR | "A DARK ROMANTIC STORY IN A TIME OF COMMERCIALIZED LOVE."—PROJECT QUALITY | “SUCH AN INNOVATIVE SHORT.”—DREAMWORKS | "MAGICALLY DELICIOUS."—HELLO GIGGLES | "WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE THIS AS A FULL FEATURE FILM."—SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW
Marketing Plan
National Print Campaign
National Broadcast Campaign
Online Promotion including Advertising, Giveaways and a Facebook Campaign
Blog Campaign
Launch Events in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Denver
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9780897337021 |
PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |