"But Milk Is Important" is my graduation film at Volda University College, Norway. It was made together with Anna Mantzaris and we spent a little over a year to make it.
Its a 10:38 minute long stop motion film using puppets.
Short synopsis:
A man with social anxiety gets followed by a naive and clumsy creature. Terrified the man tries to escape, unaware that the creature is actually a helper with slightly unconventional methods...
"But Milk Is Important" is currently being screened around festivals.
Awards:
Best Animated Short Film ( +18 category) - Giffoni International Film Festival - 2013
Gold Winner - Visuelt - Moving Image Student Category - 2013Student Special Award - Anifest - 2013Audience Award - Frame by Frame - 2013
Post Graduate Student Jury: 1st Student Film Award - Athens Animfest - 20131st Student Film Award - Athens Animfest - 2013
Best Nordic-Baltic Studentfilm - Fredrikstad Animation Festival - 2012
You can check out our production blog HERE
I have wanted to watch this in full for a long while, where can i see it, please? x
ReplyDeleteHello Kittyalice! Glad you find our film interesting :) If you send me a mail I can give you link with password to the full version!
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Eirik
I lovelovelove it! Where can i see it, please?
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hello! Thank you! Just sent you a link :)
DeleteHello there- Thank you so so much!
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kittyaliceinwonderland@hotmail.com
I am so looking forward to watching this in full!
The puppets are beautiful, by the way, especially how traditionally Norwegian he looks- did they teach you all of this in the animation university?
How did you make so many lovely faces for him? : ) xx
Hello!
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Thank you very much! I must admit I would very much like to have a sweater like that myself hehe!
You can read and look more about the making process on our production blog:
http://butmilkisimportant.blogspot.se/2012/06/making-of-puppet-face-replacements.html
The university teaches some but a lot is self taught by sharing knowledge with friends and classmates and looking on different inspirations on the internet. There is also good tutorials all around for different things too :)
Eirik
I recently saw this at an Ottowa Animation Festival screening and I absolutely loved it. I'd very much like to see it again. Where can I find it?
ReplyDeleteohh i really want to see this cause it looks wonderfull. where can i find it?
ReplyDeleteHey! The film is currently travelling around on festivals! Maybe near you? :O But pass me a mail and I'll give you the link and password to the online version!
Deleteooh thanks! ( i tried to find a festival somewhere here, but anywhere:( )
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thanks a lot:)
May I also get a link to see it please?
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I saw it today at Zlin Film Fest, it's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI had been wondering what that girl's monster is untill I found some interview with you, where it was stated that she suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. I totally missed her not stepping on the lines (not a surprise I guess). And I'm also quite puzzled about what happened to the man with milk in the street (did he die?)
So I would very much like to see it again. Could you please give me a link to the online version too? My e-mail is matejDOTkocianSOMETHINGgmailDOTcom. Thank you :-)
Hello Matej! Thank you very much!
DeleteYea the cuts in the train are quite fast so its not the easiest detail to spot first time watching. You are not the first to miss it hehe.
Her creature is a more physical creature while the man's creature is more psychological.
Sadly yes, that man dies. He gets some sort of heart attack. The man then realizes he wont be able to get milk, almost worrying more about the milk than the poor man lying in the street..
Happy you want to watch it again, link sent!
Hii Eirik , I love your stopmotion film and right now I am working on my own stop motion graduation animation, I feel I can learn a lot from your works . Would it be ok to send me full version link? Thank you very much . This is my email: dream77225656@163.com
DeleteHello Dream! Thank you so much :) Hope you find useful stuff around here to help you out. Also check out the milk production blog! Good luck with your grad film.
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Would it be possible to be sent a link to view the full short? I have been told that I'm missing out having not seen it. markurstadt@gmail.com. Thank you for sharing!
DeleteHey Mark! Its still travelling around on some festivals so keep a look out! But I will send you a link too :) Say thanks to your notification person!
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Hey would love to see this! my email is joeallen92@gmail.com
Deletehi there! I've seen the trailer of this amazing work! I've been trying to find the full short for some time already. This is my email: samjesstinor@yahoo.com
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DeleteHello! I love it and I really want to see this. My email is: street.of.penguins@gmail.com
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Sent you a link! :)
DeleteHi from Saint-Petersburg! You are great!!! So do I want to see full version of your animation film. Thank you for your work! my e-mail: daryzlat@mail.ru
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DeleteWow I really want to see the full version of this film...I've been looking for it
ReplyDeleteReally love your character!!
Can I receive a link too? Thank you very much
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congratulations, i want to see this so muuuch! where can i watch it pleeasee? :)
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your amazing work, can i also ask for the full version of the film ? My email is gacsjulia@hotmail.com thank you!
ReplyDeleteJust watched the trailer and seems amazing. I'd love to try animation and I'd love to watch it. My e-mail is: folco.soffietti@gmail.com. if you'd be so kind to send me the link i'd really appreciate it. Congrats again!
ReplyDeleteHello ^_^ my email is doubledeckerduck@hotmail.co.uk thanks ! <3
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Eirik
Hello! I too would really love to see the full length of the film, I have watched the trailer so many times! Such inspirational work and I haven't even seen it yet, I would like to add my email to the long list! Hetty.bax@hotmail.co.uk
ReplyDeleteMany thanks in advance :D hetty
Hello Hetty! Thank you! Sent you a mail
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Hey!
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Could u please send it to me as well? :D
maria.pavlenko@artun.ee
Big thanks and good luck in going on with things like that!
hello maria!
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Eirik
Hello Mr Bjørnsen,
ReplyDeleteI have seen your film with my girlfriend last year at the Animateka festival in Ljubljana and we loved it! It shows that you put a lot of work into it and it is great when animation has such amount of nice warm detail and a thought-provoking story as well.
We remembered it a few weeks ago and since apply the "but ... is important" phrase to pretty much everything :). I went looking around the web to see it again ... can I ask you for the link also? markokuder {.at.} gmail.com
Thank you and looking forward to your next work,
Marko
Hello Marko! Thank you for the good comments about the film! :)
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Hello Eirik
ReplyDeleteI would love to see your animation! I'm working with stop motion myself for my bachelor, and would love to get some inspiration.
My mail is: isabella_t_hamid@dskd.dk
Can I ask you what school you have been studying at?
I'm currently studying at the Kolding School of Design in Denmark, but I'm looking for another school where I can take my masters. I'm searching for a school with more focus on storytelling, illustration and animation.
I'm looking forward to hear from you
Thank you
Best wishes Isabella
Hello Isabella!
DeleteGlad to see you are interested in our animation film :)
You have a really good animation school in Denmark called the Animation Workshop. You probably know about it? Its mainly 2d and 3d but with a lot of illustration work and animation. Royal College of art in the UK is also known for having some students who have done some really good films with excellent storytelling. There you can do masters at least.
I studied 2 years in art school before attending Volda University College and took a bachelor degree.
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Eirik
Hi... I really love to watch it. I'm in love with that sweetheart cotton candy. Can u plzzz email me the link as well? Btw, congrats, ur animation is known as one of the best animations in all around the world :) .
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Thank you! We are really happy it has been so well received around!
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Eirik
Hi, I'm Korean and I got a card maybe from you at Roskilde 2013.
ReplyDeleteI've kept that card because hand-written title 'BUT MILK IS IMPORTANT' is so cute.
I'm also studying about videos and I want to watch the full version of this animation.
Could you send me, please? my email address is 'bbbjjjeee@gmail.com'
Hello! Haha that can probably be true, I think I gave around some cards here and there :) Cool that you kept yours and wrote me!
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Eirik
Hi Eirik,
ReplyDeleteI loved your film, But Milk Is Important and would love to see it again. Could you please send me the link for the full version so that I can show my friends?
Emilylemon@hotmail.com
Regards
Emma
Hey! Thank you, sent you a mail with info
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eirik
Hi Eirik,
ReplyDeleteI loved your film, But Milk Is Important. Could you please send me the link for the full version ?
grumbumbes4@gmail.com
Hello! Thank you Oscar!
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Eirik
Hello Eirik,
ReplyDeleteI've heard a lot about your film and I would really love to see the full version. Any chance you're still passing out links? My email is mikeclark17@gmail.com
Thanks so much and congratulations on creating such a successful piece of art!
Hello! Thank you, it was a ton of work which we never had any idea would be so well received. All this comments we get are a truly motivational and inspiring.
DeleteSent you the info and hope you like it!
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eirik
Hello :D
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see this, could You send me link plz? maksymwojcik@gmail.com. Many thanks!
Hello!
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Eirik
Hi! I would love to see the full version of your film, could you send the link too me as well, please? thank you very much from an italian fan. my mail is: silvia.littardi@gmail.com
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Eirik
Please send me a link as well if possible. I have been waiting to see this since I saw a clip and an interview on Swedish television a while back.
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Niklas
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DeleteHello Niklas! Sent you a link! :)
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Hello! I have been looking everywhere for this full film since I heard it in an interview. I saw the title, thought it was strange, but saw the trailer and immediately began searching every corner of the internet. If you happen to still be handing out links, I would be absolutely honored to watch it, It looks incredible!
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Caitriona Callahan
caitrionacallahann@gmail.com
Hello Caitriona!
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Will send you the link
eirik
Hello Eirik!
ReplyDeletePlease send me a link to the full movie. I'd love to see it!
Thanks!
Erik Stålberg, Härnösand, Sweden
erik.stalberg@hfs.se
sent you a mail! :)
DeleteThis monster is so extra damn cuuteeee!!! )))) I can't wait to see more of Your beautiful films! Best Wishes!
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