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DramaComedyDocumentaryAnimationExperimentalMusic
Bad is as Bad Does (alternate)
Liam Garvo
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music | 2007 | London | 5 min
Published 06 Oct 08
An old man comes out of a sleeping child's wardrobe and transports her to an enchanted forest where she is planted and grown into a tree.
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synopsis
While sleeping, Ofelia, is visited by an old man that lives in an enchanted forest inside her wardrobe. The old man takes Ofelia in his arms and carries her through the wardrobe into his world where he plants her into the ground. Ofelia then grows up into a beautiful tree that the old man cares for until it’s time to harvest. During the harvest time, the old man collects the apples that are Ofelia’s babies and proceeds to eat them. Ofelia is then left alone and isolated.
short fact
This music video started its life as a pitch to the BBC for their New Music Shorts 2007 competition. Unfortunatley I didn’t win the commission but decided to shoot it anyway as I felt that it would make a very beautiful piece.

The child’s name in the synopsis, Ofelia, is taken from Pans Labyrinth which influenced me during the creative process throughout. This video is also known simply as Ofelia.
crew
  • director Liam Garvo
  • writer Liam Garvo
  • producer Liam Garvo
  • editor Sam Bald
  • director of photography Ciro Candia
  • music The Earlies / Domino

For a full crew list please see:
http://www.coralbark.com/ofelia/credits.php
cast
  • Old Man Brian Withstandley
  • Tree Woman Livia Turco
  • Young Girl Olivia Alrich
format
16mm/Super 16

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comment by Rosemary  Cvetanovic
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Great title,very now,wow love the imagination and original idea,very hard the take my eyes off.Awesome piece of work.interesting

comment by Joseph  Monahan
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posted May 29, 2009

Very well made, dark and surreal video.
The visuals were amazing - loved the slo-mo leaves falling and a great job on the costume/make-up.

A very original piece of work.

comment by Andrew  Fawcett
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posted Mar 29, 2009

superb, what more can i say. Love the music too.

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useful links
  • 679 recordings
  • www.coralbark.com/ofelia
Funded by:
Self funding through my production company Coral Bark.

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