"We Need To Talk About Alice"

"We need to talk about Alice" was commissioned by New Zealand based agency String Theory and created to be part of Good Books' "Great Writers Series," a collection of short films made to promote the non profit organization (gogoodbooks.com) which is an online charity book store that sells book and donates all proceeds to Oxfam, an organization that fights hunger and poverty since 1995.
In the last few years, a select group of directors have donated their time and knowledge to create animated shorts based on renowned literary works and authors to promote this charity. In 2012, Buck launched the amazing "Metamorphosis", a tribute to author Hunter S. Thompson. Then came "Havana Heat" in 2013, a sensual animation produced by renowned duo McBess and Simon from The Mill.
Plenty had the honor of creating the third a 2:30 minute short film for Good Books based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's adventures in Wonderland" to commemorate the book's 150th anniversary.
After a lot of dedication, hard work and passion for what we do, it's our pleasure to introduce "We need to talk about Alice"
We'll be posting more about the project soon! We have a 5 minute breakdown where you'll be able to see the whole process for this amazing adventure we embarked in! A lot of process stills, extra content and some magical gifs!
We hope you love it! We were honored to be a part of a series of shorts that will leave a mark in the history of motion graphics.
Directed & Produced by Plenty. Creative Director: Mariano Farías. Executive Producer: Inés Palmas. Creative Development: Mariano Farías & Pablo Alfieri Animation Director: Mariano Farías Art Director: Elda Broglio Producer: César Morán Mazo
Concept by: String Theory E.C.D.: Jeremy Taine Writers: Devon Wood & Jeremy Taine Music & Sound Design: Liquid Studios
Music Composer: Peter van der Fluit & Liquid Studios Storyboard & Animatic: Claudio Iriarte & Mariano Farías Character Design: Elda Broglio, Claudio Iriarte & German Merlo Production Design: Elda Broglio, Carolina Carballo & Eugenia Mello Background Design: Eugenia Mello & Elda Broglio Books Covers Design: Pablo Alfieri 3D Modelling: Juan Martín Miyagi, Matías Fernandez, Juan Pablo Fernandez , Benjamín Jagusieczko & Natalia Urrutia Scripting: Agustín Schilling & Ago Carrera CG Supervisor, 3D Technical Direction and FX: Agustín Schilling Character Rigging: Germán Merlo, Agustín Schilling, Benjamín Jagusieczko, Ramiro Tell & Guillermo Comoli Skin Fixing: Agustín Schilling, German Merlo & Nicolás Mandelman 3D Character Animation: Mauro Serei, Pablo Lorenzo, Laura Lempert & German Merlo 3D Animation: German Merlo, Mariano Farías & Hernán Estevez 2D Animation & Transitions: Germán Merlo, Mau Lencinas , Sergio Slepczuk, Hernán Estevez & Mariano Farías Animation Consulting: Federico Radero Painting & Texturing: Carolina Carballo, Elda Broglio, Benjamín Jagusieczko & Eugenia Mello Shading: Ago Carrera Lead Lighter: Ago Carrera Lighting: Ago Carrera, Benjamín Jagusieczko, Juan Casale, Natalia Urrutia & Matias Mastrogiano 3D Rendering: Ago Carrera, Benjamín Jagusiecsko & Agustín Schilling Lead VFX & 2D Technical Direction: Matías Mastrogiano Compositors: Matías Mastrogiano & Nicolás Holodovsky, Benjamín Jagusiecsko, Milena Girini & Edgardo Osornio Edition & Montage: Mariano Farías
Live Action Actors Coach:: Valeria Grossi Live Action Casting Camera: Sandra Grossi
Casting Alice: Catalina Alexander Mad Hatter: Julián Puchetta White Rabbit & Rose: Karina Hernandez
VO Presenter: Michael Hurst
Voice Over Artists Alice: Brie Ana Hill Mad Hatter: Syd Jackson Lady Rose: Tania Anderson White Rabbit: Ian Hughes Cheshire Cat: Michael Hurst
Special Thanks: Jelly London, Alín Bosnoyan, Mariela Fabregas, Sam McManus & Eduardo Graña