‘The Flying Sailor’ Filmmakers Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby On Blending Humor And “Poignancy”
deadline.comFilmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis were inspired to make The Flying Sailor from a small blurb about a sailor they found while researching the Halifax explosion of 1917.
As they were captivated by the flight aspect, their animated short takes a slowed down look at life flashing before a man’s eyes as his “balletic” movements are underscored by a beautiful piano.
The animation style blends 2D and 3D elements, which Forbis says created a “cartoony” opening sequence that contrasts the tragedy of the situation. DEADLINE: How did this short come about? WENDY TILBY: The inspiration came about 20 years ago when we happened to be in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada.
We went to the Maritime Museum where there was a display all about the Halifax explosion and among the many things that we looked at, there was a very small blurb that told the story of a sailor who was on the docks when the ship blew.
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