Eloi Champagne
@echampagne.bsky.social
Chef, direction technique et technologie de production | Head of Technical Direction and Production Technology | ONF/NFB
— Art + Vie | Life + Tech —
#Art #Animation #filmmaking #XR #VFX #AI #storytelling #science
The views expressed are my own.
— Art + Vie | Life + Tech —
#Art #Animation #filmmaking #XR #VFX #AI #storytelling #science
The views expressed are my own.
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✨FYC -ANIMATED SHORT FILM ✨
📿𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬 (#ONF/#NFB)
→By allowing room for experimentation and spontaneity, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 discovered that mistakes transformed the creative process.
👀 Français → bit.ly/4p791Wo
@echampagne.bsky.social @nfb-jennifer.bsky.social
📿𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬 (#ONF/#NFB)
→By allowing room for experimentation and spontaneity, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 discovered that mistakes transformed the creative process.
👀 Français → bit.ly/4p791Wo
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Anarchists of Animation: How the Creators of The Girl Who Cried Pearls Broke Every Rule—and Made Magic - NFB Blog
Dive into the unique creative process of The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ filmmakers, Lavis and Szczerbowski, who embrace experimentation and spontaneity.
blog.nfb.ca
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
✨FYC -ANIMATED SHORT FILM ✨
📿𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬 (#ONF/#NFB)
→By allowing room for experimentation and spontaneity, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 discovered that mistakes transformed the creative process.
👀 Français → bit.ly/4p791Wo
@echampagne.bsky.social @nfb-jennifer.bsky.social
📿𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬 (#ONF/#NFB)
→By allowing room for experimentation and spontaneity, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 & 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 discovered that mistakes transformed the creative process.
👀 Français → bit.ly/4p791Wo
@echampagne.bsky.social @nfb-jennifer.bsky.social
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#NFB EP Christine Noël on #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls and Shaping the Future of #Animation - the executive producer discusses Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s #stopmotion film, her support for diverse creators and efforts to sustain the NFB’s legacy of innovation. bit.ly/48yMXOb #AnimationWorld
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#NFB EP Christine Noël on #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls and Shaping the Future of #Animation - the executive producer discusses Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s #stopmotion film, her support for diverse creators and efforts to sustain the NFB’s legacy of innovation. bit.ly/48yMXOb #AnimationWorld
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
(Published May 2024)
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Voici qui est, ma foi, fort amusant : en 1948, soit 40 ans avant l'explosion de l'image de synthèse et 75 ans avant l'IA, on s'inquiétait que l'animation de marionnettes, en raison de sa perfection, pourrait un jour faire disparaître les acteurs en chair et en os... (Parallèle 50, 4 mars 1948, p.5)
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Voici qui est, ma foi, fort amusant : en 1948, soit 40 ans avant l'explosion de l'image de synthèse et 75 ans avant l'IA, on s'inquiétait que l'animation de marionnettes, en raison de sa perfection, pourrait un jour faire disparaître les acteurs en chair et en os... (Parallèle 50, 4 mars 1948, p.5)
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Pour célébrer l'Halloween, je vous propose cette pub sociétale de l'ONF, réalisée et interprétée par Grant Munro, sur les dangers du tabac. Rétrospectivement, le propos du film apparait en contradiction avec son objectif, car on apprend ici que la fumée de cigarette élimine les vampires !
Ashes of Doom
This short film was produced for The Department of National Health and Welfare to warn against the dangers of cigarette smoking. Set against the backdrop of a typical …
www.onf.ca
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Pour célébrer l'Halloween, je vous propose cette pub sociétale de l'ONF, réalisée et interprétée par Grant Munro, sur les dangers du tabac. Rétrospectivement, le propos du film apparait en contradiction avec son objectif, car on apprend ici que la fumée de cigarette élimine les vampires !
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Pour prendre la mesure de l'immense talent de Mary Blair, je propose l'ouvrage de John Canemaker qui lui est consacré.
October 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Pour prendre la mesure de l'immense talent de Mary Blair, je propose l'ouvrage de John Canemaker qui lui est consacré.
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Un texte de 2018 sur Philip K. Dick, assez prémonitoire de #Sora. «The bombardment of pseudo-realities begins to produce inauthentic humans very quickly, spurious humans—as fake as the data pressing at them from all sides [...] inventing fake realities and then peddling them to other fake humans.»
Philip K. Dick and the Fake Humans - Boston Review
We live in Philip K. Dick’s future, not George Orwell’s or Aldous Huxley’s.
www.bostonreview.net
October 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Un texte de 2018 sur Philip K. Dick, assez prémonitoire de #Sora. «The bombardment of pseudo-realities begins to produce inauthentic humans very quickly, spurious humans—as fake as the data pressing at them from all sides [...] inventing fake realities and then peddling them to other fake humans.»
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Le 4 octobre 1895, naissance du très grand Buster Keaton. The General, son chef-d’œuvre, est une porte d’entrée vers une œuvre qui mérite d’être aussi estimée que celle de Chaplin.
October 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Le 4 octobre 1895, naissance du très grand Buster Keaton. The General, son chef-d’œuvre, est une porte d’entrée vers une œuvre qui mérite d’être aussi estimée que celle de Chaplin.
Reposted by Eloi Champagne
NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
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Corus has halted production at Nelvana, ending a 50-year run that made Canada a global force in animation with classics like 'Care Bears,' 'Babar,' 'Franklin,' and 'The Magic School Bus.'
www.cartoonbrew.com/business/cor...
www.cartoonbrew.com/business/cor...
Corus Halts Nelvana Production After 50 Years Of Storytelling
Debt-hit Corus halts production at Nelvana, ending decades of beloved Canadian animation from 'Care Bears,' 'Babar,' 'The Magic Schoolbus,' and more.
www.cartoonbrew.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Corus has halted production at Nelvana, ending a 50-year run that made Canada a global force in animation with classics like 'Care Bears,' 'Babar,' 'Franklin,' and 'The Magic School Bus.'
www.cartoonbrew.com/business/cor...
www.cartoonbrew.com/business/cor...
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Cet article explique le rôle extraordinaire qu'a joué l'émission Sesame Street pour le soutien à l'animation indépendante et l'émergence de cette dernière. D'ailleurs, au Canada, je sais que Marv Newland a aussi réalisé des vignettes pour Sesame Street.
Once, Sesame Street was a lifeline for indie animators. It offered money and incredible freedom to create.
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
August 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Cet article explique le rôle extraordinaire qu'a joué l'émission Sesame Street pour le soutien à l'animation indépendante et l'émergence de cette dernière. D'ailleurs, au Canada, je sais que Marv Newland a aussi réalisé des vignettes pour Sesame Street.
Reposted by Eloi Champagne
Once, Sesame Street was a lifeline for indie animators. It offered money and incredible freedom to create.
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
August 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Once, Sesame Street was a lifeline for indie animators. It offered money and incredible freedom to create.
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
This built an indie animation boom that powered MTV, Nickelodeon and much more. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-golden...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump may have a greater impact on the English language than any president in the history of the United States, maybe ever,” writes Adam Aleksic, an American linguist known online as the Etymology Nerd.
“Trump may have a greater impact on the English language than any president in the history of the United States, maybe ever,” writes Adam Aleksic, an American linguist known online as the Etymology Nerd.
Opinion | The Insidious Creep of Trump’s Speaking Style
The fact that we’re talking like Donald Trump could mean that we’re starting to think like him as well.
nyti.ms
August 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump may have a greater impact on the English language than any president in the history of the United States, maybe ever,” writes Adam Aleksic, an American linguist known online as the Etymology Nerd.
“Trump may have a greater impact on the English language than any president in the history of the United States, maybe ever,” writes Adam Aleksic, an American linguist known online as the Etymology Nerd.
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NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
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A NOTE FROM THE FRONT: THIS EPSTEIN WITNESS' AFFIDAVIT IMPLICATES TRUMP BIGLY - IN FACT IT'S THE BIGGEST, BEST... MOST DISGUSTING
And it's been known about for nearly 10 years. 🧵 1/12
And it's been known about for nearly 10 years. 🧵 1/12
August 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A NOTE FROM THE FRONT: THIS EPSTEIN WITNESS' AFFIDAVIT IMPLICATES TRUMP BIGLY - IN FACT IT'S THE BIGGEST, BEST... MOST DISGUSTING
And it's been known about for nearly 10 years. 🧵 1/12
And it's been known about for nearly 10 years. 🧵 1/12
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When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
ICE Agents Invade a Manhattan Little League Field
Youman Wilder has coached local kids for twenty-one years—including four who have gone pro. When masked agents tried to interrogate his players, he told them, “You don’t have more rights than they do....
www.newyorker.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
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Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
July 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
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This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
July 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
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Idées | La CAQ multiplie les «spins», mais il y a des limites au nombre de sapins qu’elle peut nous passer.
En postvérité, je vous le dis
www.ledevoir.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Idées | La CAQ multiplie les «spins», mais il y a des limites au nombre de sapins qu’elle peut nous passer.
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Wow, this is cool.
Sony Pictures Animation and Imageworks along with Yellowbrick have launched a free educational resource called THIS IS ANIMATION!
Find out how to sign up at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/05/30/t...
Sony Pictures Animation and Imageworks along with Yellowbrick have launched a free educational resource called THIS IS ANIMATION!
Find out how to sign up at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/05/30/t...
May 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Wow, this is cool.
Sony Pictures Animation and Imageworks along with Yellowbrick have launched a free educational resource called THIS IS ANIMATION!
Find out how to sign up at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/05/30/t...
Sony Pictures Animation and Imageworks along with Yellowbrick have launched a free educational resource called THIS IS ANIMATION!
Find out how to sign up at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/05/30/t...
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From one of the greatest stop-motion films of all time: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959), dir. Jiří Trnka, Loutkový Film Praha
May 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
From one of the greatest stop-motion films of all time: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959), dir. Jiří Trnka, Loutkový Film Praha