The Smile 'Thin Thing' by Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
David Knight - 26th May 2022
A remarkable film by Chiléan artists and filmmakers Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña for The Smile - a seemingly chaotic stream of visual consciousness, involving found objects, rubber arms, papier mache heads, wax, and lots of paint.
Strictly speaking, its an animated piece. But León and Cociña's video for Thin Thing, although captured in stop motion photography (on what appears to be an ancient camera) is more like an ongoing, utterly unpredictable creative event. There is none of the order and control associated with the creation of animated work. That's what makes it mesmerizing.
This is León and Cociña's first official music video commission. But they have been working together since 2007, have made numerous short films, including the award winning Lucia, and their first feature fiction film, La Casa Lobo (The Wolf House), premiered at the 68th Berlinale Film Festival in 2018.
David Knight - 26th May 2022
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
- Producer
- Lucas Engel
- Production Company
- Diluvio
- Production Company
- Pista B
- Executive Producer
- Catalina Vergara
- Executive Producer
- José Hosiasson
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
Art
- Art Director
- Natalia Geisse
- Art Director
- Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
- Stage Design
- Natalia Geisse
- Corpse Props
- Melissa Luengo
Animation
- Animation
- Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
- Animators
- Natalia Geisse, Javiera Sandoval, Javiera Vega, Francisco Visceral Rivera, Diego Cumplido, María Ignacia Hargreaves, Marcelo Cruzat, Octavio Palma, Violeta Santander, Guillermo Arias, Dalia Cociña
Editorial
- Editor
- Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
- Editing Assistant
- Constanza Maldonado
Grading
- Colourist
- Niles Atallah
Misc
Other credits
Development and Film Digitalization
Ceis 8
Pre-production Editing
María José Salazar
Behind the Scenes Photography
Sebastián Utreras
David Knight - 26th May 2022