The full 11-minute film, plus behind-the-scenes footage
Director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, music videos for Björk and a ton of others) shot his short film on an iPhone – and posted making-of videos along with it:
Update: sadly, Gondry’s official behind-the-scenes / tutorial videos seem to have been removed from YouTube. All that’s left, at the time of writing at least, are short clips of Gondry creating his titles by hand and working with forced perspective (via ARTPLA ADOLTO):
Further Viewing
A bunch of behind-the-scenes, video essays and notes on one of Gondry’s feature films, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004):
Gondry and Eternal Sunshine… star Jim Carrey reteamed for the Showtime series Kidding, which contains its own surreal production design and an astonishing single take:
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