Closeup White Now 比赛结束

Hello eYeka, we are Sendy and Fadhel, two graphic artists passionate by the cinema and the world of ads. Since we've discovered eYeka our discussions bring us more than the contests themselves. We are really happy to win the 1st prize. This is very encouraging for future participations. Thank you eYeka!

I love eYeka! Now that I have won a prize this is an easy thing to say of course. :) But there is another reason why I learned to love eYeka. eYeka is a training ground for me to learn to get an idea fast and on the brief, and to execute that idea within a given timeframe. These are valuable skills I can use in “real life”.

Of course the money I won helps to get my own projects going like VHS-Man (check vhs-man.com if you like).

The idea for “Split” came when I read the brief. The word “split” actually appeared in it twice. ;) How many times have you thought about rewinding time to make a different decision? How would that alter the outcome? Remember the movie “Run Lola Run” where this idea is played out nicely! Then I added the split screen to that idea and dramatized the outcome drastically to a dystopian/utopian future. This of course was only a dream… or wasn't it? Sometimes “big things have small beginnings” as we just learned from “Prometheus” (who stole that from “Lawrence of Arabia”).

In the future I'd love to befriend filmmakers from around the globe here on eYeka and like to share insights and experiences. Contact me!

The Close up brief sounded very interesting to me, but initially I didn't have any inspiration. I found it hard to express “moments that matter” creatively.

A few days later, I went to the supermarket to buy fruits and saw the staff standing there impatiently, which made me feel uncomfortable. Then I got an idea: what if fruits can smile? I am sure they will be so popular and make customers happy. So I went back home and started to work on the idea