In today's episode, I interview Tobias Eckerlin, director of the short film "A Sparrow's Song," a story of a widowed air raid warden in the midst of World War II struggles to overcome grief and rediscover joy in her life.
Listen to hear about the challenges of creating a consistent look and feel in an animated virtual world, the importance of using sound and music to support and enhance the visual world, and what the experience of the Student Academy Awards was like.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
- Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta Schweblin
- Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:
- "A Sparrow's Song" directed by Tobias Eckerlin
- Zodiac directed by David Fincher
- The Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson
- Stalker directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
- Ratatouille directed by Brad Bird
- Soul directed by Pete Docter
- Aladdin directed by John Musker and Ron Clements
Follow Tobias on Instagram @tobiaseckerlin.visuals.
Popular Podcasts
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.