182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

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🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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This year, one of the most talked about Animated Shorts at this year's Oscars is WAR IS OVER. The project, inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, is an 11-minute animated short featuring the 50-year-old classic song Happy Xmas (War Is Over), set against the backdrop of WWI. Today, we welcome three of the shorts' brilliant creators: Pixar alum and Oscar®-nominee Dave Mullins, Golden Globe®-Nominee Brad Booker, and co-writer Sean Ono Lennon who executives produces alongside his mom, Yoko Ono. This is part ONE of our two part conversation with the brilliant trio, so make sure you tune into part two tomorrow! JOIN OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/thescreenwritinglife

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, producer Jeff here with some quick housekeeping.
0:02.8	Today's episode is actually part one of a two-part episode that we'll be releasing today and tomorrow.
0:08.0	It's a conversation with the brilliant minds behind the Oscar-nominated short film War is Over, which is perfectly timed because the Oscars are this Sunday.
0:17.0	So this conversation with three of the creators was so packed with amazing stuff.
0:21.0	We decided to break it up into two parts. So today we're
0:24.0	mostly going to be chatting about the specifics of the shore, how it came together, and
0:27.6	then tomorrow is more of the state of the animated film industry as a whole, how
0:31.6	emerging technologies are getting more access to creators,
0:34.7	and how all of that is impacting the creative process in general.
0:38.1	So it's an amazing conversation, you didn't want to cut anything, so we're actually going to be breaking it up into two parts so you can get the most bang for your buck. So for today, enjoy part one and make sure you don't miss part two tomorrow.
0:50.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to the show. I'm Meg Lafov. And I'm
0:53.9	L'Orian McKenna. And today we're welcoming three of the brilliant creatives
0:58.1	behind the Oscar-nominated short film War is Over. Producer Brad Booker, writer director Dave Mullins, and singer-songwriter Sean Oh no Lennon.
1:08.0	Brad and Dave are animation experts.
1:10.0	Brad has produced hits like Rumble and The Book of Life, the latter earning him nominations and five annual.
1:17.0	And Dave is a 20-year veteran of Pixar and worked on hits like Up and Soul,
1:22.0	and his directorial debut Lou earned him an Oscar nomination for best animated short film in 2018.
1:29.0	In 2020, the duo founded Electro League, a real-time animation studio redefining the way storytellers approach this medium.
1:36.8	They're joined by Sean Ono Lennon, who in addition to being an award-winning musician and
1:41.5	music producer is a co-writer and executive producer on this short film.
1:46.5	Now before we jump into the show let's have each of you introduce yourselves so our
1:50.9	listeners can know who you are during our conversation.
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